Overordnede mål
The project’s overall objective: Young people in slums take action towards making their local communities more resilient towards the effects of climate change.
Umiddelbare mål
The project has three specific objectives: 1. Increased awareness and understanding among youth in 3 fragile urban communities of climate change and its effects in urban slums. 2. Increased access to green and climate resilient public spaces in 3 fragile urban communities. 3. Increased ability of young people to communicate and advocate about the impacts of climate change in their communities.
Målgrupper
Primary target group: 480 young people (youth defined as aged 15-35 with a target gender distribution of 50% male and 50% female) will be directly involved through trainings, workshops, and events. Secondary target group: At least 3000 community youth will be reached through the Green and Safe Cities 4 All campaign. The Youth Climate Resource Centre will be visited and used by at least 30 young people on a daily basis. Ultimate target group: The project will ultimately reach at least 5000 young people, who will be in contact with the project through the various activities.
Resume
The overall objective of this project is that young people in slums in Kampala take action towards making their local communities more resilient towards the effects of climate change. In a partnership between Dreamtown and the Ugandan organisation Network for Active Citizens, youth from three slum communities in the so-called K-zone of Kampala will be mobilised as active citizens around inspiring initiatives addressing the negative effects of climate change. These include the development of Public City Gardens, a Youth Climate Resource Centre, trainings for young people in urban agriculture and Communication for Development, climate campaign activities, and community cinema. These activities will increase awareness and understanding among youth of climate change and its effects in urban slums; increase access to green and climate resilient public spaces; and increase the ability of young people to communicate and advocate about the impacts of climate change in their communities.