Learn about the current and past accelerator participants below.

Climate Democracy Accelerator (CDA)

Current cohort participants

• Luanda, Angola: Fundacao Kissama, in partnership with the Angolan Ministry of Environment

  • Facilitate legislative theatre to address fire-management gaps and broader climate mitigation needs. This project builds multi-level leadership among community groups, traditional authorities, and officials through “legislative theatre” workshops that turn residents’ stories into policy proposals.

• Buenos Aires, Argentina: Government of the City of Buenos Aires, in partnership with Potenciar Argentina Foundation

  • Facilitate citizens' assembly to strengthen climate adaptation and mitigation across solid-waste management, air quality and green-infrastructure planning. Citizens will co-define priorities, monitor progress with open-data dashboards and advocate for sustained funding.

• Córdoba, Argentina: Fundeps, in partnership with the Human Rights Directorate of the Municipality of Córdoba

  • Convene a legislative theater to craft youth-centred adaptation policies that directly address how the climate crisis affects young people. Assembly deliberations sit alongside a training track and a “climate-champion” programme to embed youth leadership.

• Mendoza, Argentina: ENCAI, in partnership with Mendoza Municipio

  • Convene a citizens' assembly to restore ecosystems and improve watershed management in this drought-prone region. Multi-sector round-tables map a shared vision and set up long-term governance arrangements spanning local, provincial and national actors.

• Florianópolis, Brazil: Politize!, in partnership with the Government of the State of Rio Grande do Sul

  • Facilitate participatory policymaking to set state-level climate-resilience priorities. Public-policy laboratories and open assemblies diagnose the most pressing problems and generate actionable recommendations for Rio Grande do Sul.

• Winnipeg, Canada: Climate Reality Project Canada, in partnership with the City of Winnipeg

  • Facilitate participatory policymaking to guide municipal investments in energy planning and sustainable infrastructure. Residents rank climate projects, allocate budget envelopes and track delivery through an open-government portal supported by provincial energy experts.

• Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala: Municipality of Antigua Guatemala, in partnership with the Foundation for Ecodevelopment and Conservation (FUNDAECO)

  • Convene a citizens’ assembly to build resilience to earthquakes, floods, landslides and forest fires. Community forums prioritise adaptation measures, and citizen monitors oversee implementation in collaboration with disaster-risk agencies.

• Kissidougou, Guinea: Cooperative for Agro-Pastoral Development (CODAPA), in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

  • Facilitate participatory policymaking to combat drought, soil erosion and deforestation. Farmers, pastoralists and officials co-design land-restoration plans and track results with shared scorecards and satellite imagery.

• Pune, India: Centre for Environment Education (CEE), in partnership with Salawade and Kelawade Gram Panchayats

  • Convene a citizens’ assembly to expand regenerative agriculture, organic farming and local climate-adaptation measures. Assembly outputs feed directly into village-development plans and are distilled into state-level policy briefs.

• Magelang, Indonesia: Yayasan Tiga Pilar Pertiwi, in partnership with the Village Government of Tirto

  • Facilitate participatory budgeting to identify local climate priorities ranging from flood-control infrastructure to sustainable livelihoods. Deliberations merge ancestral knowledge with scientific expertise, producing an integrated adaptation roadmap.

• Kakamega, Kenya: Girls to Women Organization, in partnership with the Kakamega County Department of Environment

  • Facilitate participatory policymaking to reduce the environmental and social impacts of small-scale mining. Gender-focused forums generate community scorecards and negotiate action plans with mine operators and county regulators.

• Tepoztlán, Mexico: City Hall of Tepoztlán, Morelos, in partnership with Sarar Transformación S.C.

  • Facilitate participatory budgeting to reform water-governance rules and safeguard local aquifers. Activities include watershed walks, deliberation circles and the launch of a citizen-monitoring committee that publicises water-quality data.

• Zapopan, Mexico: ProSociedad, in partnership with the Gobierno de Zapopan – Dirección de la Ciudad de los Niños y las Niñas

  • Convene a citizens’ assembly to co-design child-centred climate-resilience policies. Play-based workshops ensure children’s voices shape priorities in urban planning, public-space design and emergency-response training.

• Hanang, Tanzania: EmpowerHer Tomorrow Initiative, in partnership with the Hanang District Council

  • Facilitate participatory policymaking to address water scarcity, foster climate-smart agriculture and reduce energy poverty. The project links community water-user committees with women-led micro-grids and agroforestry pilots.

• Dar Chaabane El Fehri, Tunisia: Commune Dar Chaabane El Fehri, in partnership with the Tunisian Association for a Better Future

  • Co-create participatory solutions to manage coastal-erosion risks and adapt to rising sea levels. A series of deliberative “street theatres” tests policy options, revises municipal plans and monitors shoreline-defence upgrades.

Past cohort participants

• Argentina: Municipalidad de Rosario

• Brazil: Edgar Reinaldo Prandini, Centro de Referência Popular - CERPO

• Brazil: Mandato Coletivo "A Cidade é Sua"

• Brazil: Prefeitura do Recife

• Chile: Gore Los Lagos

• Chile: Gobierno Regional Metropolitano de Santiago

• Chile: Ilustre Municipalidad de Pichilemu

• Chile: Municipalidad de Maipú

• Democratic Republic of the Congo: Aide et Action Pour la Paix

• Democratic Republic of the Congo: Research Center for Environmental Planning

• Ghana: Wassa Amenfi East Municipal

• India: Vishwadeep Trust

• Kenya: Community Initiative Action Group Kenya (CIAG)

• Mexico: Fundación Por Un Campo Productivo IAP

• Nepal: Good Neighbors International

• Nicaragua: Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Universidad Centroamericana (Nitlapan-UCA)

• Nigeria: Ashley Lashley Foundation

• Nigeria: Environmental and Rural Mediation Centre (ENVIRUMEDIC)

• Nigeria: Muhammad Ibrahim, Break-Free From Plastic Awareness Initiative

• Nigeria: People Environment and Sustainability Foundation

• Palestine: Rahaf Rifai

• Pakistan: Sindh Community Foundation

• Paraguay: Alma Cívica

• Scotland/United Kingdom: Neisha Kirk

• Senegal: Centre de Suivi Ecologique

• Senegal: Espace de Co-production des Offres Populaires Pour l'Environnement et le Développement en Afrique (Enda ECOPOP)

• Sudan: UN-Habitat

• Tanzania: Dodoma Environmental Network

• Tanzania: Tanzania Natural Resource Forum (TNRF)

• Uganda: Uganda Community Based Association for Women and Children Welfare (UCOBAC)

• United States: People's Voice on Climate

• Venezuela: Juventud Unida en Acción

• Zambia: Freeman Mubanga, Centre for Environment Justice (CEJ)

• Zambia: Future-Prenuers Zambia

• Zimbabwe: Community Voices Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe: Green Governance Zimbabwe Trust

• Zimbabwe: Green Institute Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe: Harare Lemba Jewish Community

• Zimbabwe: Reyna Trust

• Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association

Learn more about the grant recipients that received $20,000 each!

All participants received a $10,000 grant to support the start of their implementation, and an additional $20,000 awarded to the best action plan

Best award recipient ($10,000 grant and $20,000 award) 

• Uttarakhand, India: Himadd Samiti, in partnership with the Bardrinath Forest Division of the local council, will convene a citizens’ assembly of forest councils, a traditional governance system, for watershed and erosion management and carbon sequestration, to improve conditions for subsistence agriculture and environmental resilience.

Grant recipients ($10,000) 

• In Semarang, Indonesia: Pattiro Semarang, with the support of Semarang’s local government’s planning office, will lead a participatory policymaking process to assess the socio-economic impacts of the climate crisis on vulnerable coastal communities.

• Quintana Roo, Mexico: Ciudadan@s por la Transparencia, alongside the state government, will lead the development of a participatory environmental governance system to protect the natural environment, move towards renewable energy, and embed climate democracy in the state’s 2050 Strategic Plan.

• Rajasthan, India: the Manhila Housing Trust in partnership with their local government, is co-creating an early warning system for intense heat that can reach low-income women with limited access to technology and high levels of illiteracy. 

• Laikipia, Kenya: the Laikipia Wildlife Forum and county government, are running a citizens’ assembly to tackle a heavy reliance on rainfed agriculture, through increasing community participation in creating climate-resilient policies.

• Colobre, Panama: Fundación CoMunidad, alongside the government committee convened to protect Panama’s hydrographic basins, are implementing a citizens’ climate assembly with the goal of decreasing landfill waste by 10% and increasing jobs in the circular economy.

• Nairobi, Kenya: Youth-Voice for Peace and the county government are running a participatory policymaking process to reduce air pollution from the diesel-powered informal public transportation system.

• The Mchinji district of Malawi: The Youth Alliance for Sustainable Development are working with the district council to reduce the high deforestation levels through a participatory policymaking process which will be used to create policy proposals to make the forestry industry more sustainable.

• Ekiti State, Nigeria: the Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative is working with the state government to implement a participatory policymaking process to create accountability and inclusive governance for climate change adaptation, in the context of high reliance on subsistence farming. 

• Kasangati, Uganda: I4DEV with the town council are convening a citizens’ assembly to institutionalize citizens’ voices in municipal climate action to ensure well-coordinated, inclusive and sustainable actions are taken. 

• Rosario, Argentina: The Municipality of Rosario is working with the Rosario Community Management Centre to design a citizen lab to eradicate chronic landfills in the city, using the tools of participatory policymaking. 

• Corrientes, Argentina: The Municipality of Corrientes is working with the Red de Innovación Local to develop participatory strategies for sustainable tree planting to increase climate resilience in the city. 

• Nuevo León, Mexico: The Secretaría de Participación Ciudadana of the state government is working with a local accessibility organization to create a participatory policy framework for sustainable and accessible transport to decrease emissions. 

• Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador: The Provincial Government is working with young people, using both participatory policymaking and legislative theatre, to design a plan for environmental conservation, while building capacity in youth leadership on sustainability.  

• Yerevan, Armenia: The Yerevan Municipality is working with EcoLur through a process of participatory policymaking to embed civil society within the government to co-create a plan for the green transition.

All participants received a $10,000 grant to support the start of their implementation, and an additional $20,000 awarded to the best action plan

Best award recipient ($10,000 grant and $20,000 award) 

• Bujaru, Brazil: Delibera Brasil, in partnership with Prefeitura de Bujaru

Grant recipients ($10,000) 

• Asuncion, Paraguay: Alma Civica, in partnership with the Youth Network for Climate Action in Paraguay 

• Los Cocos, Argentina: Asociación Civil Humanidad, in partnership with the Colaborativa Municipalidad de Los Cocos

• Garowe, Somalia: Bareedo Platform Somalia, in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Range and Climate Change 

• Monrovia, Liberia: Center for Youth Civic Leadership and Environmental Studies (CYCLES), in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia

• Belo, Cameroon: Centre for Research, Environmental Protection and Conservation(CeREPC), in partnership with their Municipal Council

• Bishkek, The Kyrgyz Republic: Development Policy Institute, in partnership with the Department of Economics and Investments under Bishkek Mayors office

• Mar Chiquita, Argentina: Dirección de Ambiente de Mar Chiquita, in partnership with Democracia en Red

• Embu, Kenya: Kounkuey Design Initiative, in partnership with Embu County Government

• Lyon, France: Live Love Agora, in partnership with Ville de Lyon

• Kampala, Uganda: Might foundation, in partnership with Masajja Division Youth Council, a branch of the National Youth Council-Uganda

• Nanyuki, Kenya: Pathways Policy Institute, in partnership with the Laikipia County Government

• Medellin, Colombia: Prospera, in partnership with the Municipio de Vigia del Fuerte

• Mamallapuram, India: Society for Education and Action, in partnership with the Department of Fisheries with Environmental Forest, Government of Tamil Nadu

• Jubam, South Sudan: Youth Relief Organization, in partnership with the South Sudan Ministry of Health and the South Sudan Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

Inclusive Democracy Accelerator (IDA)

Current cohort participants

Democratic innovations Accelerator (DIA)

Past cohort participants

• Marseille, France: DU VOTE A L'ASSIETTE
  Facilitate participatory policymaking to empower citizens to influence food policy through everyday choices. The campaign links media content and culinary workshops to show how voting and civic action shape the future of food.

• Cologne, Germany: Youth Lead the Change Germany, in partnership with the cities of Hamburg, Wuppertal, and Mönchengladbach
  Lead participatory budgeting to scale youth-led decision-making across municipalities. A “Youth Budget Program” lets young people allocate real funds and strengthens their connection to democracy.

• Budapest, Hungary: Budapest 12th District
  Lead participatory budgeting to give residents a direct say in district investments. The programme also teaches participants how public finance decisions are made.

• Budapest, Hungary: City Hall of Budapest
  Facilitate participatory policymaking to turn one-off engagement pilots into permanent structures. The city will embed regular citizen input across policy areas and departments.

• Messina, Italy: Parliament Watch Italia
  Facilitate participatory policymaking to update and monitor Sicily’s participatory budgeting law. The project expands “Spendiamoli Insieme,” which tracks how municipalities spend citizen-chosen funds.

• Sassari, Italy: Prossima Democrazia, in partnership with Comune di Stintino, the National Research Council, Italia Nostra and Legambiente
  Convene a citizens’ assembly to balance offshore wind plans with biodiversity protection and local interests. The process seeks common ground for Sardinia’s just energy transition.

• Siena, Italy: Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena, in partnership with Comune di Siena
  Convene a citizens’ assembly to launch a Youth Council that fills a long-standing governance gap. Young delegates will research peers’ needs and present joint solutions to municipal leaders.

• Kraków, Poland: Fundacja Optimum Pareto
  Facilitate participatory policymaking to make local debates clearer and evidence-based. A digital deliberation tool maps arguments so residents can weigh policy trade-offs.

• Lodz, Poland: Lodz City Hall
  Lead participatory budgeting to refresh an existing scheme with stronger outreach and feedback loops. New digital tools will widen participation among under-represented groups.

• Bratislava, Slovakia: DEMDIS
  Convene a citizens’ assembly to test deliberative tools on national issues. Insights will shape Slovakia’s wider democratic-innovation agenda.

• Bratislava, Slovakia: EDYN
  Lead participatory budgeting to engage young leaders in community recovery projects. The model links micro-grants with mentorship from experienced civic activists.

• Barcelona, Spain, Cooperative Colectic
  Launch two community-based research programs on historical memory and digital rights, connecting CSOs, research centers, and public institutions to address local challenges through a participatory and transformative approach.

• Chichester, UK, Safe Landing
  Aviation workers worldwide promoting Workers’ Assemblies to lead the industry's just transition, aiming to decarbonise air travel and secure jobs through worker-driven, sustainable strategies.

• Valongo, Portugal, Municipality of Valongo
  The Municipality of Valongo aims to co-create a participatory model that empowers social housing residents to shape local policies and priorities, tackling exclusion and strengthening civic engagement in vulnerable neighbourhoods.

• Barcelona, Spain, Associació SVS (Sitges Voluntaris Socials)
  Project IMPULSED engages citizens in transforming the city of Sitges into a diverse and inclusive community through participatory, rights-based initiatives that promote equity, shared governance, and social cohesion.

• London, UK, Big Local Work
  Leading a People-Power Regeneration in Bermondsey to ensure inclusive urban renewal by involving diverse residents in shaping local transformation through participatory tools, protecting community identity and equity amid gentrification.

• Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Podolian Agency for Regional Development
  Empowering veterans and IDPs in post-conflict areas by fostering their civic participation through community-led processes, using digital tools and training to integrate them into local decision-making and build inclusive, resilient communities.

• Zviahel, Ukraine, Zviahel City Council
  This initiative aims to boost youth engagement in volunteering by increasing awareness, breaking stereotypes, and creating incentives that highlight personal and professional benefits, making volunteerism more accessible and appealing to young people.

• La Palma, Spain: La Palma Renovable
  Convene a citizens’ assembly to guide the island’s renewable-energy transition after volcanic disruption. Community priorities will inform investment and resilience planning.

Mainstreaming Participation Accelerator (MPA)

Current cohort participants