"The rain has failed for 3 years. The only working well is 4.5 km away and the river is dry. They say the water is polluted and we shouldn’t drink it, but what choice do we have?" Hipolito, Las Joyas, Nicaragua
Amos Climate Justice seeks to develop a greater understanding of how to support highly impoverished rural communities as they face the impact of climate change.
Over the next 5 years we will be supporting seven rural communities in Teustepe, Nicaragua through our long-term partner CEPAD – a vibrant community-led organisation working with communities to identify their needs and provide training and resources, equipping communities to become self-sustaining.
Their needs include access to electricity, water and healthcare; better roads, farming skills, leadership training, youth work and women’s economic development.
Join us and journey with the people of Teustepe.
Our range of resource and fundraising packs, blog posts, downloads and products have been produced to help you find out more about Amos Climate Justice.
When last year’s COP (UN Climate Change Conference) was delayed by 12 months, young people from around the world called their own ‘Mock COP’. Delegates from 140 countries put together and voted through their own treaty with 18 policies/demands for COP 26. For our own COP 26 webinar, we were delighted to host a group of young climate activists from the UK and Nicaragua who were drawn together by our partner CEPAD.
Alexandra Wanjiku Kelbert from Ithaca College and Warwick University discusses how our calls for climate justice will only make progress when we recognise its inter-connectedness with the need for social, racial and gender justice. Alexandra has research interests in Sociology and Development Studies with a particular focus on the intersections of poverty, race and gender. She is an alumni of the Institute of Development Studies and is a leading voice and activist in Black Lives Matter UK. In conversation with Richard Elliott from the Pickwell Foundation.
Nicaragua is one of the countries most affected by climate change. While the world is talking about the need for drastic action, the people of Nicaragua have been living with its escalating consequences for decades. This webinar marked the launch of our new five-year programme with our partner CEPAD. We are investing in their work in seven rural communities in Nicaragua’s dry belt — where long periods of drought are now followed by intense rain and flooding, and where hurricanes are becoming more frequent and more severe.
With Dámaris Albuquerque, Jocelyn Timperley, Molly Elliot and Richard Elliot. We heard the latest news from Dámaris from CEPAD on the impact of Coronavirus in Nicaragua and had a conversation with Jocelyn Timperley from DeSmog UK, youth climate activist Molly Elliot and Pickwell Foundation’s Richard Elliot on how we can emerge from the current situation with a far stronger call for climate justice.
“In the past few years, it’s been my great pleasure to be part of two large groups that have visited Nicaragua. We have gone to see the inspiring work CEPAD is doing in these communities that are facing the effects of climate change.” Peter Bone shares his experiences of travelling to Nicaragua with Amos Trust.
As we re-launch our travel programme, the August edition of First Of The Month sees Amos Director Chris Rose inviting some of our Trustees to talk about the circle that we can’t square. “Are we trying to dance on the top of a pin? To justify the impossible? Is it like re-framing the question: “Which brand of cigarette will do me the least harm?” We all know the answer is none of them.”
Hello. Are you sitting comfortably? Welcome to 6 Stories, a literary update on our work from around the world. As the writer, James Joyce once said, “in the particular is contained the universal.” For what is given as being uniquely ours is often what we most have in common with every other person on this planet.
Over the past few months, we’ve been getting to know six climate activists who are fighting against climate and gender injustice in their communities and countries. Today, we’d like to introduce you to three of them. These three young women, whom we’ve met in person at the COP26 or virtually over the past few months, are passionate advocates for the rights of women and girls who are most affected by the climate crisis.
During the 2020 Lockdown, we thought it was more important than ever to continue to talk about the issues that all our partners face, particularly in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a back catalogue of Amos@5 webinars from Season 1 featuring 30-minute conversations with thought-leaders and Amos partners and friends.
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