The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) officially launched Phase II of the Youth Climate Action Fund, which seeks to empower young people to take meaningful action plans towards combating climate change in the capital.
The initiative, powered by Bloomberg Philanthropies and in collaboration with United Cities and Local Governments as well as the Bloomberg Centre for Public, will be accepting proposals from beneficiaries between the ages of 15 to 24 years to come out with sustainable projects on climate change to qualify for a grant.
Speaking at the launch in Accra yesterday, the Presiding Member of the AMA, Mr Alfred Asiedu Adjei, called on the youth to partake in the exercise by bringing their proposals for the grants.
He explained that the reason for choosing the ages between 15 to 24 was to monitor the beneficiaries' project for many years and inculcate climate change conversation in their lifestyle.
