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Despite their energy, innovation, and commitment, youth-led projects receive less than 1% of climate funding—stifling the transformative solutions they offer for urgent global challenges. The Iris Project exists to change this, empowering young leaders to drive impactful environmental action.
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Situation
The Iris Project empowers young leaders to drive environmental solutions through a global annual prize. By providing trust-based funding, we support diverse, youth-led projects that protect and restore nature. We amplify early-stage ideas and scale established initiatives, fostering growth, resilience, and lasting impact. With a focus on the Global South, The Iris Project demonstrates the transformative power of youth-led action to tackle the planet’s most urgent challenges.
Solution
In the form of a global, annual prize, The Iris Project champions trust-based funding to enable young people to protect and restore nature. Supporting up to nine diverse projects annually, we demonstrate the value of investing in youth-led initiatives. Our approach nurtures early-stage ideas and scales established projects, fostering growth, creativity, and sustainability in the environmental movement. This strategy showcases young leaders' transformative potential for broader long-term impact.
