CLIMB - Climate Leadership, Innovation & Mentorship for Bangladesh

Project Overview

CLIMB turns young people in Bangladesh's most climate-exposed districts from bystanders into leaders who design and deliver local climate solutions. Each six-month cohort combines structured climate and leadership learning, continuous mentorship and a competitive micro-grant that funds youth-led community projects. The programme addresses a clear gap. Rural and coastal youth are willing to act on climate change but rarely have access to structured leadership training, experienced mentors or seed funding. CLIMB closes that gap with a learn-design-implement model that ends in visible action, not just awareness. SustainEra, a climate change and development organization and Greenman Foundation, a youth-led organisation, will pilot CLIMB in Satkhira and then replicate it district by district. Each cohort leaves behind trained leaders, funded community initiatives, documented evidence and a growing alumni network that sustains action after the grant period.