TikTok partners with The Mary Robinson Centre for New Youth Climate Leaders Alliance

Programme to run from May until the end of the year

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Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson, Chair of the Elders and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Susan Moss, TikTok

TikTok has launched the TikTok Youth Climate Leaders Alliance, a programme aimed at 18-30-year-olds looking to make significant changes in the face of the climate crisis.

The programme, which is in partnership with The Mary Robinson Centre will equip 50 participants with the knowledge, skills, and tools they will need to make a real difference in tackling climate change, and includes a climate literacy and leadership programme for secondary schools, along with digital learning resources, and an invitation to participate in a climate festival to take place in September 2024.

Highlights of the programme will include an eight-month climate leadership workshop series, held at the Mary Robinson Centre; participation in the Mary Robinson Climate Conference, hosted by Mary Robinson on 5-7 June 2024 in Ballina; site visits to local Ballina Green Town climate action projects; and a bursary opportunity for five participants at the end of the programme to continue their climate action initiatives.

Mary Robinson, Chair of the Elders and former President of Ireland, said: “The Mary Robinson Centre’s partnership with TikTok to deliver the TikTok Youth Climate Leaders Alliance is an exciting development. It has the potential to deliver real impact, empowering a new generation and building a movement of young people equipped to address some of the global challenges ahead, and to drive significant change. I look forward to seeing their achievements in time.”

Applicants are invited to apply at www.maryrobinsoncentre.ie/programme-call. The closing date for entries is Earth Day, Monday, 22 April 2024.

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