Climate Storytelling

This is a high school program designed to help students cultivate a deep understanding of climate change effects in their communities and explore actionable solutions through impactful storytelling.

The Climate Storytelling Competition

We have partnered with the annual National Film and Drama Festival for high schools and tertiary institutions to celebrate the most compelling climate storytelling projects through awards. We will present up to four awards, including trophies, film screening grants, and distribution deals.

How to Apply

If your institution would like to participate in the competition, please fill out the Expression of Interest (EOI) form and follow the instructions to upload it on this platform. All applications must be submitted online.

Resources

A collection of simplified tools and resources to introduce students to the key stages of filmmaking, including:

Climate Films

Stories by filmmakers from across the continent that feature climate themes. See them as inspiration for the stories you would like to tell.

The Climate Argument for Africa

A collection of published material, scientific papers, and research that provide a deeper understanding of climate change impacts and discourse.

The Africa carbon markets initiative: a wolf in sheep’s clothing

Carbon credits are, essentially, pollution permits – an imaginary commodity created to benefit the wealthy, not the climate. They are a financialisaton of African nature and the climate crisis, dealing in an imaginary commodity of tonnes of carbon ‘saved’.

Climate Change Impacts in Kenya - What climate change means for a country and its people.

Kenya stands at a pivotal moment in the fight against climate change. As a nation, we pride ourselves with the spirit of rising in the face of adversity and generating locally led, science-backed solutions to cope with climate change and its impacts. 

Summary of the african leaders nairobi declaration on climate change and call to action

The Declaration emphasises that Africa possesses both the potential and the ambition to be a vital player in the architecture of global climate change solutions.

Our Partners

A dynamic Film in Education Platform seamlessly integrating African Films as an essential teaching resource, redefining the learning experience in schools across the continent.