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Build a connected movement of young Africans able to act together across countries and regions.
Youth for Adaptation Finance in Africa
Finance Africa’s adaptation. Fund its future.
A continental youth movement advancing fair, predictable, grant-based and accessible adaptation finance for African communities.
Africa’s youth shaping adaptation finance
Why YAF exists
Young Africans are not waiting for climate finance systems to change. We are organising to change them.
YAF Africa mobilises youth, builds climate finance knowledge, amplifies community-led solutions and influences the policies that shape National Adaptation Plans, NDCs, the Global Goal on Adaptation and international climate finance.
“Adaptation finance should reach the people already building resilience, not remain trapped behind systems they cannot access.” YAF Africa
20,000+ Young people reached through training, dialogue and mobilisation
50+ African countries represented across the movement
3 Continental Youth Forums on Adaptation Finance
1 Shared call for fair and accessible adaptation finance
What we do
From youth mobilisation to policy influence.
YAF links community experience, technical learning, public advocacy and continental negotiation spaces.
Build capacity
Strengthen climate finance literacy, proposal development, policy analysis and negotiation skills.
Influence policy
Bring youth priorities into NAPs, NDCs, the Global Goal on Adaptation and finance negotiations.
Track finance
Promote transparent commitments, accessible delivery and accountability to frontline communities.
Amplify solutions
Showcase youth-led agriculture, energy, ecosystems, water and local resilience initiatives.
Convene Africa
Create forums where young people, institutions, funders and policymakers can shape action together.
Continental reach
A continental network grounded in local action
From community adaptation projects to global negotiations, YAF connects youth leaders across regions, languages and lived realities. The movement translates local experience into continental advocacy and practical proposals.
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Egypt
- Malawi
- Nigeria
- Uganda
Latest from the movement
Stories, evidence and action from across Africa.
COP30: Progress on Adaptation Finance, but Africa Still Needs More
As world leaders wrapped up COP30 in Belém, one theme stood out: adaptation finance is finally gaining overdue attention. The Youth for Adaptation Finance…
COP30Youth Leaders at COP30 Demand a Rewiring of Adaptation Finance for Africa
Belém, Brazil — 19 November 2025 #YAF@COP30 As climate impacts intensify across Africa, young leaders gathered at COP30 to deliver an unequivocal message:…
AdaptationYAF Africa’s Participation in ACS2, AYCA 2025, and CCDA-XIII
YAF Africa’s Participation in ACS2, AYCA 2025, and CCDA XIII: Elevating Youth Voices on Adaptation Finance Discover our full journey and download the…
UncategorizedElevating Climate Adaptation Finance at ACS-II: YOFAFA2025 Virtual Forum
Elevating Climate Adaptation Finance at ACS-II; YOFAFA2025 Virtual Forum With Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS-II) on the horizon, the Youth for Adaptation Finance…
Initiators and partners
Built through African leadership and strategic partnership.
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