How can young people go from feeling climate apathy to leading real change in their cities? This is the core of Y-RESCUE.
We start, in co-operation with the European Youth Parliament, the Station Foundation and Youth and Environment Europe, a new initiative that brings together and empowers 300 young people aged 18-30 from across Europe, giving them the knowledge, tools and community to develop new solutions to urban climate challenges.
Y-RESCUE: Young leaders at the forefront of urban climate resilience
Y-RESCUE is a new initiative that empowers 300 young people aged 18-30 with the tools, knowledge and community to turn climate anxiety into action. Together with partners across Europe, they are developing pilot projects that create concrete solutions in cities - and that can be scaled and replicated in other communities.
100% for the Children is one of the organisations behind Y-RESCUE, Youth for Resilient Cities and Urban Environments, because we as an organisation work to ensure that children and young people in vulnerable urban areas are not forgotten, but given a voice and real influence in climate work. Climate change affects children the most, which is why it is crucial that young people are involved in finding and driving the solutions.
The effects
Y-RESCUE will elevate youth work by integrating methods from social entrepreneurship. Participants will design financially and operationally sustainable solutions that both address climate risks and create broader benefits for diverse urban communities at risk.
The 300 participants gain new skills, stronger belief in their own abilities and a sense that their efforts can make a difference. For local communities, this means both new answers to pressing challenges and a platform where they can actively participate in co-creation. The project will counteract climate apathy by demonstrating direct pathways to participation.
Instead of leaving young people with only theoretical knowledge or distant global campaigns, it equips them with concrete tools and experiences.
