Climate Resilience and Carbon Reduction in South India through Building Youth Leadership for Climate Action (YOU-CAN).
Formation of youth clubs
- 34 youth clubs are formed and there are 486 members in the youth clubs from both genders.
- Youth clubs contributed to pit marking, manuring, tree planting, and watering saplings.
Training to CLC and staff on climate literacy
- 44 CLC facilitators and staff participated in the training program on climate literacy.
- Messages on Climate Crisis shared to 920 children from 34 villages through our CLC gathering.
- The participants took part in tree plantations in two oxygen parks from two villages.
- The children have started advocating to avoid plastic materials especially carry bags.
- The CLC facilitators encouraged children to plant tree saplings as part of their birthday celebration.
Training to young people on climate literacy
- 65 youth leaders from 34 villages participated in the climate literacy program.
- Mr Gnanasuriyan and Mr Venkatesh from Bhoomi trust Tirupatur, were the resource persons.
- The complete training program was covered by Makkal Television.Children and youth had an opportunity to share their views on CC in the state level media.
- The youth leaders took part in tree plantations in two oxygen parks from two villages as part of the training program through experiential learning
Mass awareness campaign
- 34 villages covered in two days reached around 24700 community members.
- Used the existing IEC materials such as hand bills, posters, audio materials and stickers.
- Youth, CBO members and PRIs took responsibility for all the villages for the smooth happening of the campaign.
