Executive Summary
The Climate Action Leadership Training, organized by Green Hope Movement (GHM), was conducted with the aim of equipping grassroots community members with the skills and knowledge necessary to assume leadership roles in climate action.
This training was grounded in the 4 A’s principles: Ambition, Action, Advocacy, and Accountability.
Each principle was explored in depth, providing participants with a comprehensive framework to guide their climate leadership efforts.
The training emphasized the importance of local leadership in addressing the climate crisis and fostered a network of motivated individuals ready to spearhead sustainable practices within their communities.
Training Objectives
The Climate Action Leadership Training aimed to achieve the following objectives:
- Instilling Ambition: o Encourage participants to set high-impact goals that are both aspirational and achievable. The training aimed to foster a sense of urgency and ambition necessary for tackling the climate crisis at a local level.
- Promoting Action: o Equip participants with practical tools, strategies, and methodologies to transform their ambitious goals into actionable plans. This included hands-on exercises in project development, community engagement, and resource mobilization.
- Enhancing Advocacy: Strengthen participants’ advocacy skills, enabling them to effectively communicate the importance of climate action to various stakeholders, including local communities, policymakers, and international bodies. The training also focused on building coalitions and leveraging networks for greater impact.
- Ensuring Accountability: Highlight the importance of transparency, responsibility, and ethical leadership in climate action. Participants were trained on how to maintain accountability in their initiatives, ensuring that their actions align with broader environmental and community goals.
Participants
A diverse group of 85 participants from various grassroots communities across Puntland, Somalia attended the training. These participants were selected based on their demonstrated commitment to environmental protection and their potential to lead climate action initiatives in their districts/regions. The participants included youth leaders, community organizers, local environmental advocates, and representatives from civil society organizations. Their varied backgrounds contributed to rich discussions and cross-pollination of ideas throughout the training