Libra Rising Global Leaders Climate Fellowship

Libra Philanthropies runs the Climate Cohort as part of its Rising Global Leaders programme, a nine month leadership and experiential learning fellowship for climate leaders aged 20 to 35 who already run a community-grounded climate initiative or organisation. Six to eight people are selected, and every travel and programme cost is covered. The year combines three in-person convenings, ending at the Concordia Annual Summit in New York City, with online workshops and tailored capacity-building for the work you already lead.

What you get:

• All travel and programme-related costs fully covered by Libra Philanthropies
• Three in-person convenings: a Kickoff in February 2027, an Experiential Learning Trip in May 2027, and the Concordia Summit and graduation in New York City in September 2027
• Expert-led workshops, mentorship and networking
• Personalised capacity-building on strategy, governance, communications and partnership building
• A place in a small cohort of 6 to 8 participants and the wider Rising Global Leaders community

What you'll do:

• Commit roughly 100 to 110 hours between January and September 2027, in person and online
• Work through three pillars: understanding the climate system, local adaptation and community resilience, and moving from participation to climate action and influence

• Aged 20 to 35
• Already leading or playing a significant role in a climate-focused initiative or organisation
• The initiative or organisation must have at least one year of operating history and be nonpartisan, preferably with an annual budget under $500K
• Work addresses climate change in ways grounded in the needs and experience of the communities served
• Would benefit from capacity-building and is willing to collaborate and share learning
• Able to commit about 100 hours over nine months, attend in-person convenings abroad and work in English