About this opportunity
Every movement of climate activists needs a room to learn in. The African Climate Alliance 2027 Ambassador Programme is that kind of room, a nine month hybrid programme that takes young people who already care about climate justice and gives them training, mentors and a project of their own to lead.
The alliance describes ambassadors as being cultivated into young climate justice activists through relevant trainings across four learning schools, growing their climate justice knowledge, their capacity to organise within communities, and their ability to shape advocacy narratives to create change. Alongside the schools, ambassadors engage in peer mentorship as a form of decentralised knowledge sharing and support, and they lead localised projects that contribute to the growing work and impact of the alliance and the wider climate justice movement.
At the end, graduates leave with certification, networks and demonstrated work, which the application form presents as pathways to the next steps of your climate action journey. The journey does not stop there.
The programme page explains that past ambassadors are encouraged to submit project proposals to the ACA Opportunity Fund to receive a micro-grant and mentorship, and notes that in the past year, we have funded 7 projects in Zambia, Malawi, and South Africa. The application cycle for the 2027 cohort runs from Friday, 09 October 2026 to Sunday, 01 November 2026 at 23:59 CAT, and the form is plain that late submissions will not be accepted.
The application itself should take 30 to 45 minutes, and the alliance runs a zero tolerance policy towards AI generated responses, asking you to write in your own voice and using AI only to review your own draft. On who the programme is for, the alliance is a youth led and youth focused organisation working with the definition of youth that runs from the ages of 14 to 35.
Its own FAQ states that our focus on youth in Africa is informed by the fact that we are based on this continent, and that the work is dedicated to young people most affected by inequality and climate injustice in Africa. Neither the programme page nor the application form prints a country restriction, and the ambassador rounds are open to young African applicants in that spirit.
If you are already organising in your community and want structure, mentors and a certified project behind you, the 2027 ambassador round is a realistic next step. Apply through the alliance form before 01 November 2026 at 23:59 CAT.
What you receive
- Trainings across four learning schools built around climate justice knowledge, community organising and advocacy narrative
- Peer mentorship as a form of decentralised knowledge sharing and support
- A localised climate justice project to lead in your own community
- Graduation with certification, networks and demonstrated work
- Access to the ACA Opportunity Fund micro-grant and mentorship for past ambassadors
Who can apply
- Emerging climate justice activists, the alliance working with a youth definition of the ages of 14 to 35
- Young people most affected by inequality and climate injustice in Africa, which is how the organisation describes its continental focus
- No country restriction is printed on the programme page or on the application form
- Applications written in your own voice, the form carrying a zero tolerance policy towards AI generated responses
Who should not apply
- Late submissions will not be accepted after Sunday, 01 November 2026 at 23:59 CAT
How to apply
- Open the African Climate Alliance 2027 Ambassador Programme application form
- Answer the application questions in your own words, the form noting the application should take 30 to 45 minutes
- Submit before Sunday, 01 November 2026 at 23:59 CAT, since late submissions are not accepted
- If selected, commit to the nine month hybrid programme and the localised project you propose to lead
Selection process
- The alliance screens the applications for the 2027 cohort itself and asks applicants to reach out to ambassador@africanclimatealliance.org only under necessary circumstances because of the expected volume
Sources and verification
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Questions applicants ask
Who can apply for the ACA 2027 Ambassador Programme?
The programme is aimed at emerging climate justice activists. The alliance is youth led and youth focused, working with a definition of youth between the ages of 14 and 35, and it describes its work as dedicated to young people most affected by inequality and climate injustice in Africa.
Is there a fee to take part?
Neither the application form nor the programme page prints a participation fee. The learning schools, peer mentorship and project support are delivered inside the ambassadorship.
What happens after graduation?
Graduates keep a route into the ACA Opportunity Fund, where past ambassadors can submit climate justice project proposals for a micro-grant and mentorship to bring the idea to life.
Can AI be used to write the application?
The form states a zero tolerance policy towards AI generated responses, allowing AI only as a tool to review your own responses or check for grammatical errors.
How long does the application take?
The form states that the application should take 30 to 45 minutes to complete.
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