AYC The African Youth Commission (AYC) as a key implementing partner of the African Activists for Climate Justice (AACJ) programme is playing a key role in bringingmore young people on board to raise awareness on climate change and influence national governments to implement climate-related projects.Since the launch of the AACJ in 2021, AYC has been ensuring that its actions are centered on the inclusion and participation of youth in all the activities andprocesses of the AACJ project through its downstream implementing partners in selected countries of AACJ. Throughout the implementation, the AYC havemobilized more than 30 youth-led or youth-focused organisations and various socio-political and economic actors in different countries to contribute to thedevelopment of practical solutions and efforts to enhance the livelihoods of vulnerable communities.AYC therefore intends to maximize the opportunity of Tipping Point's Movement Strengthening Fund to build on the gains, foster youth collaboration and mobilizemuch wider constituencies for climate justice.We will utilize the fund to bring together youth movements of all partners in the countries (PACJA, FEMNET, Oxfam, NaturalJustice and African Youth Commission)for a 2-day Capacity Development and Team Building Workshop aimed at empowering them and strengthen their capacities to broaden and deepen AACJ’scollective local community-based development solutions and impacts, while contributing to sustaining the technical, operational and programmatic capacities,especially in the areas of mutual learning, team building, community mobilization, dialogue and advocacy efforts of each individual youth movement. The actionwill further contribute to raising awareness of numerous youth-led actions of all partners in the countries, equip youth movements with new knowledge and toolsto claim their space, strategize and contribute to building strong climate justice movements.The activity will feature sessions led by experts in climate change, organization management, movement strengthening, and effective advocacy. Participants willengage in practical exercises, group discussions, and knowledge-sharing activities to enhance their skills and capacities.

We hope to:●Connect and build an inclusive AACJ youth movement of all partners in the countries in all their diversity and link these youth movements to thewider climatemovements at national, regional, continental and global level.●Support and enable AACJ youth movements to peer-learn, co-create or co-shape and jointly implement actions that transform society and protect theenvironment necessary for climate justice.●Empower AACJ youth movements with skills and competences to co-lead and jointly initiate safe spaces to discuss, co-facilitate and pilot innovative greensolutionsthat will benefit the society beyond young people.● Inspire consolidation and support the functioningof youth organisations, youth groups, networks and movements to fight the climate crisis in a strategic,youthful, effective and sustainable way.●Documentand build evidence on the impact of youth engagement and activism across AACJ consortium, their individual groups and organisations.

We hope to:1. Objective 1: Enhance the skills and capacities of AYC staff members in organization management, planning,financial management, and leadership.2. Objective 2: Strengthen the organizational structures of AYC to better support youth-led climate justice initiatives.3. Objective 3: Equip AYC staff members with tools and strategies for effective movement4. Objective 4: Motivate and empower AYC staff members to champion the fight against climate change and promote climate justice within theircommunities andbeyond.