The AYCAN Local Solutions Challenge will give young people an opportunity to identify climate and environmental problems around them and develop practical ideas to address them.Instead of beginning with a predetermined solution, participants will begin with a question:

What participants will do

  • Identify a real community challenge
  • Research the causes and effects
  • Collect local information and evidence
  • Develop possible solutions
  • Work with mentors and other young people
  • Test their ideas where possible
  • Document their results
  • Share their experiences and lessons

Our goal

To create a generation of young Africans who do not only understand climate challenges, but are equipped to respond to them with practical, locally relevant solutions.