Young Climate Leaders Program

The Youth Climate Leadership Program (YCLP) is a flagship initiative of the Quezon City Climate Action Labs, designed to equip Sangguniang Kabataan leaders, youth organizations, and student leaders with the knowledge, tools, and platforms to lead bold, community-rooted climate action.

This program recognizes the unique role of the youth as catalysts for transformation — in their communities, schools, and the city at large. YCLP supports young leaders from awareness to action, and from local innovation to systems change.

A key feature of the program is activating of Climate Action Labs chapters in universities and senior high schools across Quezon City — creating a city-wide youth network committed to climate resilience, sustainability, and civic engagement.

Program Objectives

• Educate: Build a strong foundation in climate science, local adaptation strategies, and community-based mitigation.

• Empower: Strengthen leadership, design thinking, and systems innovation capacities among young leaders.

• Engage: Foster meaningful collaboration between youth, local government, educators, NGOs, and industry partners.

• Activate: Launch and support Climate Action Labs chapters in schools and universities as hubs of youth-led climate innovation.

• Elevate: Amplify youth-led solutions through mentoring, seed funding, public platforms, and integration with local policy initiatives.
  
  

What You'll Learn

Participants will take part in an experiential learning journey that includes:

• Climate Change 101: Global Challenges, Local Realities

• Disaster Risk Reduction & Urban Resilience

• Environmental Justice and the Role of Youth

• Green Governance and Climate Policy in Quezon City

• Climate Innovation & Project Design (using design thinking and systems mapping)

• Strategic Communication and Youth Organizing

• Institutionalizing Climate Action Labs in Schools and Communities
  
  

Program Format

• Duration: 3 months (blended learning format)

• Learning Sessions: Monthly workshops and clinics (in-person and virtual)

• Leadership Studio: Community and campus-based projects in collaboration with barangays and schools

• Mentorship: Expert guidance from the Quezon City Climate Action Labs network

• Capstone: Launch of a climate project or Climate Action Labs chapter in participants’ home institutions
  
  

Who Can Join?

This program is open to:

• Sangguniang Kabataan officials and council members

• Student Supreme Government Officers from Grade 8-12

• Youth leaders (ages 15–30) from youth organizations, student councils, and community groups

• Senior high school and college students from Quezon City-based schools and universities

• Young people with a strong commitment to environmental sustainability and public service
  
  

Why Join?

• Become a certified Youth Climate Leader

• Launch your own Climate Action Labs chapter in your school or university

• Gain access to mentorship, training, and network for your climate initiative

• Join a city-wide movement of youth leading climate resilience

• Contribute to Quezon City’s climate action strategy and youth development agenda

For inquiries, contact ask@climateactionlabs.com or follow us on Facebook at @QCClimateActionLabs.

Join the Movement

Whether you’re an SK leader, a student organizer, or a passionate advocate, the Youth Climate Leadership Program is your platform to create impact. Let’s build a climate-resilient Quezon City — one empowered youth leader, one school, one community at a time.