Planet One: Empowering Young People for Climate Action

forthcoming

Planet One: Empowering Young People for Climate Action is an initiative that aims to equip the next generation of climate leaders with the tools, skills, and platforms they need to drive change. Building on the proven success of the Planet One global youth hub model (2021–2024), this project will establish 4 innovative Virtual Climate Hubs in Sweden, Hungary, Armenia, and Ukraine, blending physical community-based youth spaces with digital platforms to create a hybrid environment for transformative youth engagement. The project will engage over 2,500 young people aged 13 to 30 in at least 120 moderated virtual exchange sessions, with each hub hosting a minimum of 30 international sessions. These exchanges will address key themes such as climate justice, digital advocacy, human rights, social inclusion, peacebuilding, and democratic participation, using non-formal education methodologies grounded in co-creation, intercultural dialogue, and youth empowerment. Each hub is embedded within a trusted, youth-led organization that already operates physical meeting spaces. These include Fryshuset in Sweden, Bolygo in Hungary, Armenian Progressive Youth NGO (APY) in Armenia, and STAN in Ukraine. These existing spaces form the foundation for the digital hubs, ensuring that online activities are anchored in real-world engagement, peer trust, and long-term community presence. A key innovation of the project is its emphasis on inclusive, trauma-informed digital facilitation. The project will train 32 youth workers through a 6-day in-person Training of Trainers (ToT), followed by a series of advanced thematic webinars to deepen their competence. The facilitators will be equipped to lead safe, inclusive, & empowering virtual exchanges tailored to diverse age groups. Sessions will be designed in age-appropriate formats, with targeted exchanges for young adolescents and separate, more advanced sessions for older youth & young adults.