Regional Learning Hub – Africa

Location: Canada, Ghana and Nigeria

This project concept envisions a transformative initiative dedicated to elevating the voices of marginalized communities—particularly BIPOC women and youth—around environmental justice and climate resilience across Africa. The project aims to establish itself as the regional hub for feminist and intersectional learning within the WVL Learning Partnership, fostering a deeply participatory and decolonial approach that centers local knowledge and experiences.

At its core, the initiative responds to the persistent environmental inequalities faced by Black, Indigenous, and women-led communities, recognizing their underrepresentation in decision-making processes and global knowledge spaces. By leveraging global frameworks such as Canada’s Bill C-226, the project seeks to catalyze regional action that is rooted in local realities and driven by community-led evidence and advocacy.

Through a series of inclusive activities—ranging from regional consultations and storytelling circles to capacity-building workshops—it aims to create safe spaces for dialogue, co-creation, and learning that amplify marginalized voices.

The methodology emphasizes participatory co-design, ensuring that regional adaptations of the global learning agenda reflect the diverse contexts of African communities, with a focus on fostering feminist principles of inclusion, equity, and intersectionality. Key activities include hybrid dialogues in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and francophone West Africa, as well as bilingual convenings and storytelling initiatives that document lived experiences of environmental and gender injustice. These efforts will culminate in community reports and policy briefs designed to influence both regional and national policies.

Through these efforts, the project aspires to strengthen feminist and youth leadership in environmental spaces, generate rich evidence base grounded in community realities, and build resilient networks that promote solidarity and shared learning across the continent. The overarching goal is to embed marginalized voices into the heart of climate governance, fostering a justice-oriented movement that is inclusive, sustainable, and capable of effecting meaningful change. The project’s participatory, multilingual, and culturally sensitive approach aims to ensure long-term community engagement, capacity development, and the integration of Indigenous and local knowledge systems, laying a solid foundation for an equitable and resilient African climate future.

To support this initiative or ask questions about how to get involved, please reach out to us at info@paccpolicy.org