Our work
Across four flagship programme areas, SYND empowers young people to convene, advocate, build green businesses, and tell their own environmental stories.
YOUTH CLIMATE & NRE CONVENING HUB
This Hub facilitates the coordination, anchoring, and strengthening of multi-level platforms that connect youth, government, civil society, and global partners for collective climate and environmental action.
We intend to increase our capacity to host key national, regional and international platforms.
- West Africa Regional Node of ACCESS Coalition
- Annual General Assembly for members
- Technical Working Groups that support research, policy papers, and advocacy initiatives
- Capacity-building activities and collaborative programmes among member organizations.
YOUTH ADVOCACY (YOUTH-NREG PLATFORM)
Our Youth in Natural Resources & Environmental Governance (Youth-NREG) Platform drives social change through climate & environmental justice campaigns as well as advocating for good governance practices in the extraction and utilization of our natural resources.
Since its inception in May 2019, the Platform has equipped over 750 young people directly and over 25,000 young people indirectly to lead and engage with NRE policies.
- 750+ young people directly equipped
- 25,000+ young people indirectly reached
- African Youth Conference on NREG
- Eight thematic PETALS working groups
YOUNG GREEN ENTREPRENEURS (YGE)
In addition to climate campaigns, SYND established the Young Green Entrepreneurs (YGE) programme in 2022 with the aim of identifying and empowering young enterprising people who are innovatively developing green solutions in the fight against climate change and contributing to the circular economy.
This intervention has triggered co-benefits such as creating youth employment, addressing deforestation, eliminating indoor pollution among women in rural communities and tackling poverty.
- Established in 2022
- Youth employment creation
- Deforestation reduction
- YoGSEC Consortium support
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
We are establishing communication and visibility channels on social media including YouTube (SYND TV) and Podcast. This is a strategic amplifier in showcasing youth governance impact, elevating environmental justice stories, and influencing public discourse.
This will further strengthen the mission of SYND. SYND's strategy is anchored in community engagement, youth-led solutions and good environmental governance.
- SYND TV on YouTube
- Environmental justice podcasts
- Youth governance storytelling
- Public discourse influence
