Bo City Council Reveals Successful Youth Climate Action Fund Micro Grant Applicants
Bo City Council has officially announced the list of successful applicants for the Youth Climate Action Fund micro grant, a sponsorship from Bloomberg Philanthropies to 101 cities worldwide, including Bo City in Sierra Leone. The fund aims to support youth-led climate change solutions in the city to create a positive impact.
Project Manager Samuel Hinga Navo explained that the Council has completed several stages of the project, including announcing the grant, a call for proposals open from June 1st to 21st, 2024, and evaluating the proposals. This gathering was meant for the official announcement of the youth community-based organizations that met the criteria for the fund. The proposed ideas included waste recycling, illegal dump site clearing, door-to-door waste management, tree planting, and ornament planting. Navo urged the winners to implement their projects judiciously, emphasizing that “proper implementation shall help save our already damaged environment.”
In his official opening statement, His Worship the Mayor of Bo City, Kobba Musa, highlighted Michael Bloomberg’s aim to create a positive impact worldwide by providing lasting solutions in various fields, including the environment. He announced the winners, which included the Forum for Agriculture Innovation and Empowerment for Children and Youths Sierra Leone (FAIECY), Klin Bo Services, United Youth Development Association, Ndeguloma Agricultural and Development Organization (N.A.D.O), People’s Right Integrity and Dignity Empowerment – Sierra Leone (PRIDE SL), Muloma Enterprise and General Services, Elevate 2060 Movement Sierra Leone, Green Leone, Soba Wan Pot and Coal Pot Enterprise, Youth in Agriculture Environmental and Anti-Violence, Anbert Investment and General Services, and Community Development Association (CODA).
The grants, based on their budgets, will be remitted into the bank accounts of the organizations by the first week of August 2024. The project team will fully monitor implementations to ensure compliance with the set guidelines and the proposals, with the Youth Climate Action Fund running from August to September 2024.
