The Second Annual Juntanza Fund Invests
$50,000 in Youth-Led Organizations
Tackling Climate Justice, Health, and Gender Equity
NEW
YORK, July 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
Comic Relief US announced a $50,000
investment in the Juntanza Fund, a grantmaking vehicle that is
directed and administered by its Youth Advisory Council. The
Juntanza Fund resources youth-led organizations globally in their
efforts to ignite change around the world. Now in its second cycle,
the Youth Advisory Council is awarding a round of unrestricted
grants up to $10,000 to seven
visionary organizations working to address climate justice, health,
and gender equity with an intersectional focus on youth leadership,
racial equity, and disability justice.
![The Youth Advisory Council is awarding unrestricted grants of up to $10K to seven visionary organizations spanning Argentina, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, the United States, and Zambia. The Youth Advisory Council is awarding unrestricted grants of up to $10K to seven visionary organizations spanning Argentina, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, the United States, and Zambia.](https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2465326/2024_ComicReliefUS_JuntanzaFund_Logo.jpg)
The Youth Advisory Council is a leadership development program
made up of eight global youth leaders from communities that are
most impacted by poverty, systemic inequity, and injustice. The
Juntanza Fund launched in 2021 and provides youth-led organizations
with grant funds and technical assistance in support of efforts to
implement and scale programs in their local communities and
beyond.
"Comic Relief US is committed to investing in youth-led
strategies. Young people are driving systemic change in their
communities, and we are proud to invest in these emerging youth-led
initiatives," said Alison Moore, CEO
of Comic Relief US. "We're not only funding projects, we're helping
to kickstart a movement, by providing access and resources to the
next generation of leaders that are creating equitable solutions
for long-term impact."
Comic Relief US has partnered with Moore Philanthropy, a
Black-owned, women-led philanthropic advisory firm and public
charity, that will provide fiscal sponsorship services to
the Juntanza Fund grantee partners that are registered in
their country of operation and do not have 501(c)3 status. This
partnership will give grantees the opportunity to pursue vital
grant funds from other US-based funding organizations to ensure
their continued growth and sustainability.
"The Juntanza Fund utilizes a participatory grantmaking
approach, placing decision-making power directly in the hands of
proximate youth leaders who are nearest to the solutions. These
funded organizations represent the incredible potential of young
people to solve some of today's most pressing issues," said
Ayo Roach, Senior Vice President and
Head of Grant Programs at Comic Relief US. I am extremely proud of
the Youth Advisory Council and their ongoing achievements and
honored to witness the extraordinary impact they are making in the
world through the Juntanza Fund and beyond.
Juntanza Fund grantee partners were selected from Argentina, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra
Leone, the United States,
and Zambia, the home countries of
the Youth Advisory Council members where they are identifying and
responding to some of the most urgent and pressing global
challenges.
The 2024 Juntanza Fund grantee partners:
Adaptive Leadership Zambia in Zambia: enhances community health systems
to address the needs of adolescents and young people.
Baithak – Challenging Taboos in
Pakistan: addresses the
intersectional challenges faced by young girls in climate-affected
areas inPakistan.
Jóvenes por el Clima Argentina in Argentina: provides essential knowledge on
climate change and pedagogical tools for environmental
education.
PEKIN TO PEKIN TOK in Sierra
Leone: leverages legal empowerment strategies to promote
environmental safety and climate justice in Bombali and
Portloko.
The Ability Youth Movement in Sierra Leone: increases awareness and
access to sexual reproductive health and rights services, focusing
on menstrual hygiene management and capacity-building for teachers
and community health workers in Kambia District.
YandyTech Community in Nigeria: empowers young people in Gombe
State to address climate change through leadership training,
capacity-building workshops, mentorship, and entrepreneurship
incubation.
Youth OUTright in the U.S.: provides critical
harm reduction resources for LGBTQIA+ youth ages 11-24 in
North Carolina, focusing on drug
use safety, sexual health, and gender affirmation.
For more information on Comic Relief US and its work to create a
just world free from poverty,
visit www.comicrelief.org.
About Comic Relief US
Comic Relief US is a nonprofit
committed to breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty. It
harnesses the power of entertainment to drive positive social
change. To date, the nonprofit has raised over $436
million by mobilizing donors of all ages to engage with causes
through powerful content-driven campaigns and new digital
platforms. Since 2015, Red Nose Day,
Comic Relief US' signature campaign to end poverty, has raised
over $370 million and positively impacted more than 35
million children and young people in the US and around the world.
Donations are invested in grantee partners and social impact
programs that ensure children are safe, healthy, educated, and
empowered and that address the root causes of poverty in the most
impacted communities. Comic Relief US, also known as Comic Relief
US, Inc., is a registered U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity. For more
information about Comic Relief US and its impact,
visit www.comicrelief.org. Follow @ComicReliefUS on
LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Facebook.
CONTACT:
Keita Jones, k.jones@comicrelief.org
Tiffanie Thomas,
tiffanie.thomas@porternovelli.com
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