The LIVE-EX project offers you the chance to gain essential digital and soft skills through engaging virtual dialogues and hands-on community actions. Focused on digital inclusion and climate justice, LIVE-EX empowers you to become a global advocate for change. Join us to fight climate crisis, enhance your employability by building your skills, engage in lasting friendships, and drive meaningful impact in your community.
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LIVE-EX is part of the Living Earth Campaign, If you would like to know more about Living Earth click here
LIVE – EX is coordinated by ICYE and CCIVS, it includes 8 partners from 8 countries: AJUDE – Mozambique, Astovot – Togo, COFO – Malawi, ICYE Kenya, ICYE Nigeria, ICYE Tanzania, SAVWA – South Africa, ZWA – Zimbabwe.
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Welcome to the LIVE-EX Resource Hub and Certification Space!
This platform is designed to support youth workers, European Solidarity Corps (ESC) Humanitarian volunteers, and participants in the Earth Advocacy Mentorship Programme. It is built not only for project participants but also for broader use by volunteers and educators. Our resources aim to empower individuals with the knowledge, tools, and strategies needed to address critical global issues, including climate colonialism, sustainability, and advocacy for environmental justice.
Read through the Handbook, Toolkit, and watch the Videos then pass the assessment to receive your official LIVE-EX Certification of Completion.
As an added bonus, we include the link to the Decolonise IVS resources page and the Decolonise MOOC – where you can gain an additional certification of completion. The Decolonise IVS project focuses on addressing global inequalities and promoting anti-colonial approaches within volunteering and advocacy efforts. These tools provide insights and strategies to challenge systemic power structures, fostering equitable and sustainable practices worldwide.
Handbooks and Toolkits
Earth Advocacy Mentorship Curriculum Handbook for Youth Workers
LIVE-Ex Project Launch: Empowering Youth for Digital Inclusion & Climate Action
1st Virtual Dialogue
2nd Virtual Dialogue
Nutrition & Climate Change
Evaluation Dialogue
3rd Virtual Dialogue: Preservation of Wetlands
Check-in with Trainers
Dialogue on Climate & Culture
2nd Dialogue: Art as a Mirror of Climate Change
Second Cohort Launch
Mentors Check-in + Wits University Session
Online Dialogue: Art as a Mirror of Climate Change
Live-EX Launch Event
Live-EX Online Dialogue – Water and Sanitation
Live-EX Online Dialogue – Inclusion in Action
Decolonise Resources
The Decolonise International Voluntary Service (IVS) project addresses historical inequalities, promoting an inclusive framework for voluntary service. It seeks to dismantle colonial legacies, ensuring fair and equitable participation for all volunteers and communities.
Read the Handbooks and watch the videos, then pass the assessment to receive your official LIVE-EX Certification of Completion. This certification acknowledges your understanding of climate advocacy, sustainability, and anti-colonial practices, preparing you for impactful action in the field.
The LIVE-EX project is designed to empower young people across Sub-Saharan Africa by providing essential digital and advocacy skills. aiming to bridge the digital divide and promote climate justice by challenging and dismantling colonial legacies and power structures.
Aims and Objectives
LIVE-EX stands for Living Earth Exchange, a project that strives to address the digital and environmental challenges faced by young people in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The primary aims and objectives of the project include:
Digital Inclusion: To provide young people with the digital skills and access necessary to participate fully in today’s interconnected world. This includes overcoming barriers such as inadequate ICT infrastructure and high costs of internet services.
Climate Justice: To educate and engage youth on the impacts of climate colonialism and to empower them to advocate for climate justice. The project focuses on creating awareness and driving actions that contribute to sustainable and equitable environmental practices.
Capacity Building: To enhance the capabilities of youth organizations in the region, enabling them to support and mentor young people effectively. This includes training youth workers in virtual volunteering and hybrid project management.
Intercultural Dialogue: To foster intercultural understanding and cooperation among young people from different backgrounds through virtual exchanges and collaborative community actions.
Youth Empowerment: To support young people in developing critical thinking skills, active citizenship, and global competence, ultimately improving their employability and ability to contribute to their communities.
Partners and Countries
The partners bring a wealth of experience in international voluntary service and community development. The consortium includes the following countries; if you are from one of these countries, please contact the organisations to find out about how you can become involved!
The LIVE-EX project aims to achieve significant and lasting impacts for both the participants and their communities. The intended outcomes include:
Enhanced Digital Skills: Thousands of young people will gain critical digital competencies, enabling them to access educational and employment opportunities that were previously out of reach.
Increased Awareness and Advocacy: Participants will become well-versed in climate justice issues, equipped to advocate for sustainable practices and influence policy at local, national, and international levels.
Strengthened Youth Organisations: Partner organisations will improve their capacity to support and mentor young people, ensuring the sustainability and scalability of their initiatives.
Intercultural Understanding: Through virtual exchanges, young people will develop a deeper appreciation for diverse cultures and perspectives, fostering global solidarity and cooperation.
Community Actions: Small teams of young people will implement local community actions, directly addressing social and environmental challenges and creating tangible improvements in their communities.
Youth Leadership: By engaging in decision-making structures and advocacy activities, young people will take on leadership roles within their communities and organisations.
ICYE NIGERIA
Adeoluwa OnamadeFabunmi Ayoola
– Name: Adeoluwa Onamade – Job title: National Coordinator ICYE Nigeria – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Coordinator
– Name: Fabunmi Ayoola – Job title: Project Coordinator – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Mentor
– Name: Oluwakanyinsolami Ayoola – Job title: Co-Worker – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Mentor
AJUDE MOZAMBIQUE
Horacio Ernesto Changa
– Name: Horacio Ernesto Changa – Job title: ICYE Mozambique National Correspondent – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Partner/Coordinator
– Name: Melanie Crescencio Houana – Job title: Volunteer/ICYE Youth Engagement Member – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Mentor
– Name: Belarmina Geraldo Marrucule – Job title: ICYE Mozambique Hosting Coordinator – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Mentor
CCIVS
Julieta Blanco
– Name: Julieta Blanco – Job title: CCIVS Communication Officer – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Communication Officer, Promoting the project, ensuring visibility – Co-Coordination WP4
COFO MALAWI
– Name: Joshua Malunga – Job title: Executive Director/Programmes Manager – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Project Manager
SAVWA SOUTH AFRICA
Enock PedzeDorcas Jena
– Name: Enock Pedze – Job title: SAVWA Chairman/Founder – Position in the LIVE-EX project: SAVWA LIVE-Ex Project Coordinator
– Name: Dorcas Jena – Job title: SAVWA Volunteer Coordinator – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Facilitator
UP TANZANIA
Abdallah MikuluJaneth Filbert Makungu
– Name: Janeth Filbert Makungu – Job title: STePs Coordinator – Position in the LIVE-EX Project: Project Coordinator
– Name: Hassan Pukey – Job title: UPTZ Director – Position in the LIVE-EX Project: First Mentor
-Name: Abdallah Mikulu – Job title: Programme Support – Position in the LIVE-EX Project: Second Mentor
– Name: Zawadi Mchonjo – Job title: Volunteer Liaison – Position in the LIVE-Ex project: Mentor
ICYE KENYA
Kerubo Nyaribo
– Name: Kerubo Nyaribo – Job title: Programme Director – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Coordinator
– Name: Mercy Inyanya Kubasu – Job title: Programme Coordinator – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Mentor
– Name: Mogoi Nyaribo – Job title: Programme Support – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Assistant
– Name: Vitalis Tongesayi Madhawu – Job title: ZWA President – Position in the LIVE-EX project: ZWA President
– Name: Ian Tawanda Mugowa – Job title: Research and Youth Innovation Officer – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Mentor
– Name: Stella-filda Nyamande – Job Title: MEAL Officer – Position in the LIVE-EX project: MEAL Officer
– Name: Ratherford Mwaruta – Job title: Coordinator – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Projects Coordinator
ICYE International Office
Nicolaus Novatus MukasaKatja Walther
– Name: Nicolaus Novatus Mukasa – Job title: Project Manager – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Project Manager
– Name: Courtney Kelner – Job title: Programme and Grants Manager – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Support to project team
– Name: Katja Walther – Job Title: Finance Officer – Position in the LIVE-EX project: Finance Coordinator
Are you based in one of the partner countries and would like to know more about how you can join the Virtual Exchanges or Local Community Actions? Through the LIVE-EX project we intend to involve over 2000 young people under the age of 30 from Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Zimbabwe.
Advantages of Joining LIVE-EX
Free Earth Advocacy Mentorship – Follow a free online Earth Advocacy Mentorship program led by experienced facilitators.
Skill Development – Learn new skills, such as intercultural understanding, advocacy and running community actions for environmental protection.
Networking – Make new contacts and friends across countries in Africa through the online exchange and expand your professional and personal network.
Community Engagement – Be part of community actions in your country, supported by the organisation coordinating the action locally (listed below).
Future Opportunities – Create contacts for future community engagement even after the project is finalised.
International Collaboration – Engage in actions with international networks such as CCIVS and ICYE through their Youth Engagement Committees.
