Over 150 Stakeholders, Youth Ambassadors Benefit Climate Justice Training

At least 150 youth ambassadors and stakeholders from across Bong County on Friday, March 28, 2025, benefited from a day-long climate justice training aimed at empowering participants to help protect their environments against potential threats and effects of climate change.

The training, which was organized by Youth Action Lead Liberia (YALL), was also geared towards the launching of its Climate Justice Hub in the country, something they described as a vital initiative designed to empower especially young people to take the lead in addressing climate change within their schools and communities. 

The launching event brought together a diverse group of stakeholders, including students, administrators, community members, representatives from local media outlets, and private sector professionals committed to combating the climate crisis. The initiative, according to YALL, additionally underscores the shared commitment to tackling the rapid global challenge.

The Climate Justice Hub will serve as a central platform for young people to strategize, collaborate, and implement impactful climate action projects in schools and communities. It will further provide training, resources, and mentorship to equip young leaders with the skills and knowledge necessary to effect meaningful change at the grassroots level. 

The Hub's activities will range from campus and community-based initiatives to policy advocacy, ensuring a comprehensive and robust approach to climate action against the environment.

Meanwhile, Youth Action Lead Liberia has extended its gratitude to the Fund for Global Human Rights for its support in making this crucial project a reality. The funding YALL maintained has been instrumental in establishing the Hub and empowering the next generation of climate leaders in Liberia for the next two years. 

The Climate Justice Hub represents a significant step towards YALL's ongoing commitment to fostering climate justice and building a more sustainable future for all Liberians. The organization at the same time looks forward to working with its partners and the wider community to achieve its goals.

Meanwhile, some participants of the event, including Angel W. Paye of the Yankoi Be High School and Jonah A. Kollie of the William R. Tolbert High School in Gbalatua, Zota District among others lauded YALL for the training and termed it as an eye opener.

The participants also committed themselves to serving as ambassadors of change against climate degradation by further extending the awareness skills they have acquired from the day-long interaction. They pointed out planting of trees and flowers in the communities as an important solution to battling against climate change.

They further recalled that many homes across the globe in recent years have been greatly affected by the rapid climate change effects not only in Bong where they come from but cited that disaster has become a serious global challenge that needs urgent attention.