COP16 Youth Voices from Africa

Produced around the COP16 meeting in Mexico, the Children's Radio Foundation and UNICEF's Unite 4 Climate initiative have created a series of radio features and podcasts featuring youth voices from Africa discussing climate change and how it affects their lives.

Our newest podcast comes from Kenya, where young people in Kibera, aged 12-18, speak out about pressing environmental issues in their community. The podcast also includes a feature about two young people in Zambia and their quest to build floating schools in the flood plain.

The second podcast comes from South Africa, where young people ask if they can influence their friends and families to change their behaviors and reduce our carbon footprint.

The first podcast in this series came from Zambia, where young people from the capital Lusaka and a rural town in the Western Province recorded short radio features on climate change and how it is affecting their lives and communities.

This project is a production of UNICEF's Unite for Climate and the Children's Radio Foundation. Unite for Climate is an online community of young people from all around the world working together on Climate Change. Under the umbrella of UNICEF, our goal is to empower all youth in all countries. Unite for Climate will be a participating member at COP16 in Cancun, Mexico and ready to share the knowledge we receive globally with interested youth. The Children's Radio Foundation gives young people a voice, connecting and empowering them to contribute to individual and social change. Through the use of radio and other existing low-cost technologies, the CRF creates innovative media content made by and for children. And through equipping them with the necessary skills and tools, the CRF allows young leaders to make their voices heard. See our websites for more information: www.childrensradiofoundation.org and www.uniteforclimate.org
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Produced around the COP16 meeting in Mexico, the Children's Radio Foundation and UNICEF's Unite 4 Climate initiative have created a series of radio features and podcasts featuring youth voices from Africa discussing climate change and how it affects their lives. Our newest podcast comes from Kenya, where young people in Kibera, aged 12-18, speak out about pressing environmental issues in their community. The podcast also includes a feature about two young people in Zambia and their quest to build floating schools in the flood plain.The second podcast comes from South Africa, where young people ask if they can influence their friends and families to change their behaviors and reduce our carbon footprint.The first podcast in this series came from Zambia, where young people from the... Show full description