A youth-led climate platform for learning, building, and action.
The Centre for Climate Action, Innovation and Engagement works to make climate action more visible, climate education more practical, youth innovation more supported, and public engagement more participatory.
Who we are & why we exist
CCAIE is a youth-led climate organization working across action, innovation, and engagement — with young people, schools, communities, and institutions to strengthen climate understanding, readiness, and participation.
Climate change is an education, governance, justice, and participation issue — not only an environmental one. Many young people know it affects their future but lack pathways to act; many schools want to teach it but need practical support; many communities feel the risks but find climate action distant or technical.
CCAIE exists to close that gap.
Action. Innovation. Engagement.
Action
Action makes climate readiness visible through tools and public-facing frameworks such as the Climate Action Index.
Innovation
Innovation supports young people to build climate ideas and practical solutions through Crafting Tomorrow.
Engagement
Engagement brings climate learning, dialogue, culture, and participation into schools, communities, and public life.
To advance climate action, innovation, and engagement by building accountability tools, education programs, youth innovation pathways, and public engagement platforms that strengthen climate readiness across Africa.
An Africa where young people, schools, communities, and institutions are equipped to understand climate risks, build practical solutions, and act for resilience.
Values
Youth agency
Young people are not only beneficiaries of climate programs. They are learners, builders, organizers, innovators, and voices for change.
Learning for action
Climate education should help people understand risk and take practical steps in their schools, communities, and institutions.
Accountability
Climate action must be visible, evidence-based, and open to public understanding.
Practical innovation
Climate solutions should respond to real problems and lived experiences.
Public engagement
People need spaces to ask questions, speak, reflect, organize, and participate in climate action.
Local relevance
Climate work must reflect the realities of African schools, communities, cities, states, and ecosystems.
Collaboration
Climate readiness requires partnerships across schools, civil society, public institutions, funders, educators, young people, and communities.
Programs overview
CCAIE's work spans climate education, youth innovation, public dialogue, accountability, and creative civic expression.
Climate-Safe Schools
Climate literacy and preparedness for schools.
Crafting Tomorrow
A youth climate innovation program.
Climate Action Index
State-level climate readiness and accountability.
Climate Conversation Series
Public dialogues on climate justice and readiness.
Artivism
Art, storytelling, and civic expression.
The people behind CCAIE
CCAIE is a small, youth-led team working across climate education, innovation, research, and community engagement in Africa. Full team profiles will be published soon.
Contact the teamBoard of advisors
CCAIE is guided by advisors with experience in climate, education, civil society, and youth development. Advisor profiles will be added as they're confirmed for publication.
Partner With UsWork with CCAIE
We welcome partners who want to support school-based climate education, youth innovation, public climate conversations, climate accountability, and creative community-centered engagement.