About Us
We are committed to being a youth-led, youth-serving organization. This means all of our staff are 30 and under, and we maintain that 50% of our board members are youth.
Our team acts as a support system for the youth-led climate movement and is here to scale, amplify, and empower our network.
Our Mission
Our mission is to empower youth, change lifestyles, and amplify powerful youth projects to create a sustainable future. We provide training, resources, and other support to see youth-led projects and leaders grow and be sustained across the country.
Our Vision
We envision a future where young people are empowered and supported in their active involvement building solutions for a climate resilient future.
Our Values
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We are youth-led, youth-serving - always.
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We are working towards an equitable and accessible future.
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We are committed to building relationships of trust and mutual respect.
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We strengthen the movement through responsibility and reciprocity.
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We are in a climate crisis, and we act like it.
Our Story
Our initial programs the 3% Project and UN SDGs LAB, were instrumental in our journey. These initiatives educated and activated thousands of young people, laying the groundwork for our current focus. Building on that foundation, we now invest in emerging leaders through two core programs: The Youth Harbour, which provides flexible support to help projects grow and deepen their impact, and our newest initiative, N:OW for Net Zero, designed to empower youth to lead the transition to a sustainable economy.
The Youth Harbour
Providing flexible, trust-based support to the youth-led climate movement in the form of funds, services, and resources.
N:OW for Net-Zero
N:OW for Net-Zero empowers Canadian students and educators with the resources they need to explore and implement meaningful climate action in pursuit of net-zero.
Our Strategy
To operationalize the strategy, FES has developed three key areas to build until 2030.
Priority 1: Finance
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To enable youth initiatives to access an additional $80M by 2030, outside of FES giving.
Priority 2: Engage
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To enable the development of an ecosystem of co-conspirators and collaborators across climate, To enable exposure of climate action to the general public and moveable middle pressuring traditional and new media to cover climate action from 1.2% to 3.5% to re-balance narratives around climate change.
Priority 3: Sustain
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To enable the sustainability of youth and organizations, so that (youth) leaders continue to engage in climate-related work after 30.
Getting to 2030
Our Strategic Plan
Building a Stronger Future, Together
FES aspires to cultivate a youth climate movement that is well-sustained, which means honouring that the strength of the youth-led climate movement comes from its diversity of perspectives and identities.