African Activists for Climate Justice - PACJA

To amplify and unite the voices in Africa to ensure that women, youth and local and indigenous communities defend and realize their human rights and live a decent and dignified life in a healthy and sustainable environment, within the context of the climate emergency. The Project’s long-term impact is a strong and inclusive African movement that has mobilised citizens, companies and governments (local, national, regional, global) in support of climate justice. PACJA in collaboration with four other partners, Oxfam Novib, Natural Justice, African Women Communications Network (FEMNET) and African Youth Commission (AYC), as a consortium, believe that all people have the right to live a decent and dignified life in a healthy environment. PACJA in Ethiopia will fast track climate action that is strong, all-inclusive and gender sensitive climate justice movement that advocates for fair, accessible and equitable climate policies, including community-driven adaptation strategies, which specifically benefit disadvantaged groups (in particular women, youth and indigenous communities). PACJA in Burkina Faso will promote traditionally excludes groups in acceleration of climate cation through the organization of young and female farmers, pastoralists, people with disabilities, refugees in the Centre, Nord, Sahel, Sud-Ouest and Centre-Nord regions, and local and national authorities become aware of the challenges posed by climate change, and decide to work in synergy towards climate justice.