Amos Climate Fellowship
Open Call
Amos Climate Fellowship
2026–2027
“We come here to learn, because one comes to the territories to learn. We are the ones who learn, we never come to teach, maybe sometimes we have something to share, but we almost always learn from the land, we learn from the women.”Ana Lucía Ixchiu — Climate Fellowship participant
Are you a young woman land defender or climate activist in Mexico or Central America?
We’re inviting applications for the third cohort of the Amos Climate Fellowship — a year-long programme supporting young women to lead climate justice projects in their own communities.
If you’re between 18 and 35, actively defending your territory or working on climate justice, and have a project idea that can be completed in six months, we want to hear from you.
Application deadline: 31st January 2026
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Who can apply?
This opportunity is open to 12 young women land defenders and climate activists from Mexico and Central America (Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama). We especially encourage applications from Central America due to lack of representation in previous years.
We strongly encourage applications from:
- Trans women and other women within the LGBTIQ+ community
- Afro-descendant women
- Racialised women
- Women with disabilities
- Indigenous women
You must be:
- Between 18 and 35 years old
- A resident of the community or territory where you'll implement your project
- Available to attend an in-person learning circle or in-person visits in September 2026 (travel, accommodation and meals covered by Amos Trust)
This call is for women on the frontlines of defending their territories. It’s not an academic or research programme — participation focuses on activism, community work and territorial action. University students may participate if their role is as defenders or activists in their communities, not for academic purposes.
What kind of projects are we looking for?
Your project should focus on one or more of these objectives:
- Reducing women’s vulnerability to climate change — providing knowledge, resources or tools for women to adapt and strengthen their resilience.
- Increasing women’s participation in climate action — amplifying women’s voices and strengthening their leadership capacities.
- Protecting threatened habitats and territories from a gender perspective — defending ecosystems while recognising how extractive threats impact women differently and supporting their leadership in territorial defence.
Projects can be existing initiatives seeking to increase their impact or new ideas lacking the resources for implementation. We support the living solutions that women are planting in their lands.
What the Climate Fellowship offers
- Financial support
Up to $2,500 USD to implement your project over six months.
- Skills training
Four online training sessions during your first three months, covering project management and development, plus ongoing support tailored to your needs.
- Mentorship
One-to-one support to develop your project proposal and guidance throughout implementation.
- Community
Join the Micelias — a living network of women land defenders and climate activists across Mexico and Central America, creating spaces for sharing knowledge, experiences and collective learning. Find out more → - Learning Circle or in-person learning visits
A week-long learning circle or in-person visits in September 2026, following a feminist learning model that emphasises horizontal and community-based approaches rooted in dialogue, reflection and collective learning.
What we don’t support
The call does not support:
- Projects limited to research only, without practical implementation or documentaries.
- Projects being delivered in territories where you don’t live, unless they’re horizontal collaborative initiatives between communities that include active participation from your own community and respect the leadership of those living in the territories involved.
- Initiatives focused solely on productive activities or income generation, unless those activities are part of a broader process of territorial defence against extractive threats (such as agrochemicals, predatory tourism, land grabbing, water contamination, etc.). If the primary aim is to sell products, increase income or strengthen commercial chains, the project is not eligible.
- General operational and administrative expenses of organisations, cooperatives or institutions that aren’t directly related to project activities.
Timeline
- 31st January 2026
Application deadline. - March 2026
Programme begins with online training sessions. - June 2026
Six-month project implementation period begins. - September 2026
In-person learning circle or visits.
How to apply
Before you begin, we recommend watching the recording of our first information session. You’ll find guidance, recommendations and key information to help strengthen your application.
Questions
If you have questions, please contact Alexia Lizarraga Quintero, our Climate Fellowship Manager, at [email protected]
Why the Amos Climate Fellowship exists
In Mexico and Central America, land defenders are people — mainly Indigenous peoples, rural women and local communities — who resist extractivist projects that threaten their lands, ecosystems and ways of life. For these communities, land is more than just soil; it is an extension of their own bodies, where nature, culture, identity, autonomy and collective well-being reside.
Women land defenders and climate activists continue to experience profound gender inequalities, particularly in how climate change impacts their lives. Patriarchal structures in the region often place a disproportionate burden on women due to their caregiving roles, their dependence on the land and local ecosystems and their limited access to decision-making spaces.
Unlike the dominant perspective in the Global North, land defenders and climate activists recognise that the climate crisis is not simply a crisis of emissions, but a crisis of justice. As Mexican activist Xiye Bastida reminds us,
“Climate change did not start with the Industrial Revolution; it began with colonisation.”
The same colonial model that once invaded these territories continues to shape the systems that exploit them today.
The climate crisis will not be solved if we remain anchored to capitalist and colonial models. We must dare to imagine otherwise — to dream of new worlds that can exist within this one. That is precisely what women land defenders and climate activists are doing: listening to the ancestral wisdom that has cared for the Earth for generations and committing to restore these paths — to live in reciprocity with the land, guided by logics of care.
The Amos Climate Fellowship supports young women to continue creating other possible worlds within their lands.
Join the Micelias Community
Like mycelium growing quietly beneath the forest floor, the Micelias Community is a living network of connection, nourishment and strength. We exist to support, heal and amplify the work of women of diverse identities who are land defenders and climate activists across Mexico and Central America — transcending borders while remaining deeply rooted in our territories and our bodies.
This community emerges from Amos Trust’s commitment to active listening and to honouring the strength, experience and voices of these defenders. Since our first visit to Mexico in 2024, we have witnessed how vital it is for activists to be able to connect: to share ideas, experiences and emotions and to build a collective vision for the future.
We warmly invite you to become part of this network — to grow alongside us, to be supported and to support others. The Micelias Community is open to all land defenders and climate activists, regardless of whether they are selected for the Amos Climate Fellowship.
About Amos Trust
We are Amos Trust, a small human rights organisation based in the United Kingdom, dedicated to challenging injustice, building hope and creating positive change.
Our projects focus on promoting the rights of marginalised groups, covering issues relating to girls and young women, defending the rights of Palestinians and addressing climate justice in Mexico and Central America.
We collaborate with local organisations around the world, recognising their expertise in tackling global challenges. We firmly believe that another world — one where justice prevails and every voice is heard — is possible.
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