Frequently Asked Questions

We are dedicated to context-specific socio-environmental and climate solutions for the most impacted communities in Africa. As such, our work is guided by Africans, people living in Africa, and indigenous knowledge.

The climate crisis is a human rights crisis that encapsulates environmental, climate and social issues. It is a symptom of a broader context in which colonialism and capitalism has caused environmental breakdown and social injustice, especially for people in Africa and the global South.

It is also an opportunity to address intersectional issues with indigenous and African-led sustainable socio-environmental solutions to energy poverty, lack of housing, food and water sovereignty.

No matter how bad the crisis gets, It is never too late to address the climate crisis when there are many ways to build a better world for all.

As a youth-led and youth-focused organisation, we work with the definition of youth in South Africa, which defines young people as between the ages of 14-35.

We center young people in our work because they are, and will be, disproportionately affected by the realities of the climate crisis.

Whilst our work encourages intergenerational conversations and actions, we focus on capacitating young people with skills and knowledge that help them take action in their own communities for a more just, sustainable world.

Through the years, we have found that the ways of climate organising in the Global North often don't align with the contexts of people living in African countries. We constantly see that people living in African countries are excluded from climate decision making spaces.

Our focus on youth in Africa is informed by the fact that we are based on this continent. As such, our work is dedicated to working towards solutions with young people most affected by inequality and climate injustice in Africa.

We would never actively exclude those in the diaspora, but rather acknowledge that people in the diaspora can often access resources and engage with organisations that work within the context where they live.

We are also a small team with limited capacity and need to focus on deepening the impact of our work in Africa which already has an incredibly wide range of diverse contexts.

We do our best to nurture safe and welcoming spaces in the climate justice movement that encourage people from all backgrounds, identities, and walks of life to be a part of the movement.

We are also dedicated to context-specific socio-environmental and climate solutions for the most impacted communities in Africa. As such, our work is guided by Africans, people living in Africa, and indigenous knowledge.

We believe that humans are deeply connected to and not separate from nature. We strive to center people and communities through our work, acknowledging our different contexts and realities.

In an effort to ensure that our online workshops, gatherings, and consultations are more accessible, we make a limited amount of data available for reimbursement to those in need that attend. Clear instructions for how to access data reimbursement are provided during each online session.

Important notes on the process of reimbursement:

1. Because of the number of requests and the limited resources, we do not reimburse data for each session attended. It is a rotational basis to ensure all have an opportunity to get credited for data used.

2. If you do not qualify for data reimbursement - an email has been sent to you saying you do not qualify for it this round. But this means for the next session you attend you may be eligible.

3. The data form closes 2 days after the session to ensure no random users fill it out. We then assess attendance based on Zoom registration forms that a created and show you are present once you attend a session (this register also lets us know how long you attended for (people who drop in to be marked present, and then leave but request data are not eligible to receive it). As mentioned in all our data forms - Data takes up to a week from a the session attended to process (if not processed an email will be sent to explain the hold up)

4. Please do not harass the ACA teams private social media or WhatsApp numbers to complain. As it is their personal numbers they will not be obligated to respond to you. Should you have an issue with data please email team@africanclimatealliance.org