On October 11, 2025, LEAF Organization held a Climate Change Awareness and Action Workshop under the theme “Empowering Youth and Volunteers for Climate Action”. The event was organized in response to the upsurge of climate crisis in the country. From the 2024 floods that displaced over 400,000 people to the heatwaves in 2024 and 2025 respectively that closed schools and disrupted daily lives. These events have undoubtedly shaped the South Sudan climate situation. One of the programs under the LEAF Organization’s plan to develop climate-resilient communities aims to provide the knowledge and tools to the youth and volunteers for local climate action.
More than 20 youth volunteers, students, teachers, and regional climate experts came together to build capacity and inspire grassroots leadership. It directly aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 13 (Climate Action), 4 (Quality Education), and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). The participants went through both foundational learning and practical engagements, enhanced by expert presentations from Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda who provided cross-border perspectives into the causes, impacts, and solutions to the climate emergency.
Some of the key outcomes were a growing understanding of climate change from the participation of individuals, strengthening of regional collaboration, and successful preparation of youth leaders on the anticipated October 31, 2025, Climate Change Awareness Campaign. The challenges of confined space and unreliable power supply were conquered by adaptive planning, local partnerships, and sound community involvement. (See full report under the documents section)