The Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) as committed to train more than 500 young climate leaders from Africa and beyond to reac more t an 3000 of total trained alumni on Climate Justice.
The message was delivered during the launch of applications for the
sixth cohort of the Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice (NSSCJ), on the margins of COP31 underway
in Antalya, Türkiye.
For the last five cohorts, Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice trained over 2500 young people from 144 countries across Africa and beyond.
Currently, a large number of the programme alumni are leading
platforms in climate negotiations and other climate engagement across Africa and at the global level.
The Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice (NSSCJ), a flags ip yout capacity-building and leadership
incubation initiative of the Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), as opened applications for its sixth
cohort, scheduled to take place from 20 June to 3 July 2027 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Dr Mithika Mwenda, Executive Director of PACJA, noted that the school as been an impactful hub of young climate leaders.
Some of the programme alumni are taking part in climate negotiations, representing Africa under the
framework of the African Union.
Dr Samuel Ogalla , Head of Unit – Climate Change, African Union, said that when the organ selected the first cohort…