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Global Fund for Children highlights the voices and leadership of Brazilian youth climate activists at COP30, challenging traditional funding structures and ensuring youth have a seat at the table.
As Brazil hosts COP30, Global Fund for Children (GFC) highlights a critical contradiction: young people from Indigenous, quilombola, and peripheral communities are leading innovative climate solutions every day — yet colonial funding structures continue to exclude them from the resources and decision-making spaces they need to scale their work. High travel costs, bureaucratic hurdles, and systemic barriers often prevent the very youth most affected by climate change from participating in summits meant to address it.
The impact on youth is real. According to the national research – JUMA 2023 – 8 in 10 young Brazilians report that the climate crisis is already affecting their lives through mental health deterioration, food insecurity, and feelings of hopelessness. Despite organizing for climate justice, they face significant barriers to accessing support.
Youth activism in Brazil is not waiting for permission. The question for philanthropy is: will you meet them where they already are?
Simplify reporting requirements for youth-led projects
Ensure fair payment for activists’ time
Invest in mental health support and activist security
Expand access to decision-making spaces such as COP30
Support youth-led climate justice
When you support GFC, you help young leaders access the resources, recognition, and spaces they need to drive climate solutions. GFC’s trust-based approach strengthens existing community initiatives and removes barriers that exclude youth from climate finance and decision-making spaces like COP30.Your gift helps us:
Support youth-led climate action
Expand access to flexible, direct funding
Strengthen grassroots leadership across Brazil
Invest in the wellbeing, safety, and participation of young activists
During COP30, GFC staff and Brazilian partners will participate in key events across Belém, amplifying the voices of youth climate leaders:
Global Climate March – 15 November
Join GFC and partners in Belém for the global march for climate justice.
Panel:
Youth from the Global South – Decolonizing Climate Finance from the Grassroots
Global South House – 19 November, 2:00–3:30pm (local time)
The panel will explore how youth are challenging traditional climate finance structures, redistributing power, and removing barriers to participation. Experiences from Indigenous communities, youth organizations, and global funds will be highlighted.
Panel:
Youth from the Global South – Climate Justice, Territories, and Just Transition
Casa das ONGs – 18 November, 2:00–3:30pm (local time)
This panel highlights the role of youth from the Global South in shaping transformative climate policies. Intersectional perspectives of race, gender, and territory will be explored, alongside philanthropy’s responsibility in supporting historical reparations and grassroots leadership.
Documentary screening
Living the climate crisis: A study of children and youths in Nepal's climate-affected communities
Climate Live & Entertainment + Culture Pavilion – 13 November, 10.00-11.30am (local time)
GFC alumni partner – The Partnership for Sustainable Development (PSD) Nepal – will share the findings from their research report and a short documentary about the effects of climate change on children in Nepal.
Recommendations from the Weaving Climate Solutions Study
Here’s a quick glance at all 21 recommendations from the study:
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Global Fund for Children’s climate work across Brazil receives funding through the Postcode Education Trust thanks to funds raised by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery.
