SPARK EU Climate Action is an activist training workshop that consists of a 6-week online training program and a face-to-face event in Brussels for young climate activists interested in learning about EU and global climate policies.
The SPARK EU Climate Action Youth training programme is two-fold: it starts with six interactive online sessions followed by a three-day in-person training in Brussels.
In the online sessions, we cover topics like the intersection of climate justice, gender and development; we learn how the EU works and makes EU policies and how to successfully influence EU policies and legislation. We learn about launching campaigns and using media to pressure the EU on climate issues.
During the in-person event in Brussels, we will welcome a selection of climate activists for three days of intense and engaging training on climate activism. Participants from Europe will meet with EU decision-makers, journalists, other climate activists, and others. We will swap tips and tricks on mobilising people to join the climate movement, influencing policy and dealing with the barriers in climate activism.
The next edition of SPARK EU will take place from February – May 2025. Applications are now open. Apply through the following form:
Costs will be covered by Oxfam.
From 18 February to 25 March 2025, six virtual workshops will take place every Tuesday evening from 18h00 – 20h00 CET.
The in-person event in Brussels will take place in May 2025. The exact dates will be confirmed shortly.
The application is open from 12 December 2024 to 5 January 23:59CET 2025. You can find the application form here.
Everyone who fulfills the following conditions can apply. Are you:
*Oxfam is not able to provide visas for participants. Therefore applicants need to hold a passport and reside in a European country from which you can travel visa-free to Belgium. These countries include: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City. With a biometric passport from the following countries, you are also accepted: Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine.
Every year, the online program changes but over the six weeks we aim to turbo-charge your knowledge and skillset to help you along your climate activism journey.
Last year’s edition covered topics ranging from:
Every year, the program in Brussels changes, but during last year’s edition, participants:
Please note, we will select 20 participants from the online program to travel to Brussels for this in-person training on climate activism.
We aim to select candidates between 18 and 30 years old from Europe who represent a diverse range of geographies, organisations, and experience levels. We will invite candidates to join this once-in-a-lifetime adventure based on the quality of the answers given, and where we believe your participation will lead to the greatest positive impact on the program.
Please note, a select amount of candidates will be chosen from the online program to participate in the offline program in Brussels, Belgium. We will communicate in the online sessions the process of selection.
The Oxfam EU Advocacy Office.
Die Klimakrise betrifft uns alle, aber nicht gleichermaßen. Durch Hitzewellen, zerstörerisches Wetter, steigenden Meeresspiegel und historische Hungersnöte trifft die Klimakrise die Menschen am härtesten, die am wenigsten für das Problem verantwortlich sind und aufgrund von Unterdrückung und Diskriminierung am wenigsten Mittel haben, um sich vor den Auswirkungen zu schützen. Das ist nicht gerecht.
Die von der Klimakrise betroffenen Bevölkerungsgruppen brauchen Geld und Unterstützung. Zum Beispiel für den Wiederaufbau von Häusern und Krankenhäusern oder um Menschen zu helfen, die nach einem Wirbelsturm ihre Lebensgrundlage verloren haben. Ein internationaler Fonds zur Bewältigung der Verluste und Schäden, die durch den Klimawandel verursacht sind, ist ein erster Schritt in Richtung Klimagerechtigkeit.
A klímaválság mindannyiunkat érint, de nem egyenlően. Kánikulák, pusztító időjárás, tengerszint-emelkedés és történelmi éhínség által. A klímaválság azokat érinti a legjobban, akik a legkevésbé felelősek a problémáért és legkevésbé vannak ellátva, az elnyomás és diszkrimináció miatt, ahhoz, hogy megvédjék magukat a behatásoktól. Ez az éghajlati igazságtalanság.
A klímaválsággal sújtott frontvonalban lévő közösségeknek pénzre és támogatásra van szükségük. Például otthonok és kórházak újraépítésére vagy olyan emberek kompenzálására, akik elvesztették megélhetésüket egy ciklon után. Az első lépés a klíma egyenlőség felé egy elkülönített, nemzetközi alap lenne a frontvonalban lévő közösségek számára, hogy megbirkózzanak az éghajlatváltozás legrosszabb behatásai miatt keletkezett veszteségekkel és károkkal.
The climate crisis is affecting all of us, but not equally. Through heatwaves, destructive weather, rising seas, and historic famines. The climate crisis is hitting hardest the people who are least responsible for the problem, and least resourced to protect themselves from the impacts due to oppression and discrimination. This is climate injustice.
Frontline communities hit by the climate crisis need money and support. For instance to rebuild homes and hospitals or to compensate people for losing their livelihoods after a cyclone. A dedicated, international fund for frontline communities to cope with the loss and damage due to the worst impacts of climate change is a first step towards climate justice.