CEPAD
We partner with CEPAD in Nicaragua to empower seven communities in Teustepe with the skills, knowledge and community resilience required to address their own problems.
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Melissa Cáceres
Honduras
“The climate crisis is a gender and human rights crisis. Therefore, the climate fight must be intersectional, especially when spaces are not inclusive, and those experiencing the impacts of the climate crisis are being silenced.”
About Melissa
I am a 21-year-old climate activist from Honduras. I am part of organisations such as Climate Reality Leader, Sustenta Honduras, and Latinas for Climate, and I am currently a Finance student at the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH).
In 2022, I was recognised as one of the 100 most committed Latinxs in climate action and had the opportunity to participate as a delegate at major international forums such as COP27, COP28, Women Deliver 2023, and the SB60 conference.
I began my activism at the age of 17 upon recognising the devastating impact of the climate crisis, especially in the Global South, and how it intertwines with other critical human rights issues. Since then, I have worked tirelessly to raise awareness and advocate for solutions that address both environmental justice and gender equity in the region.
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You can follow Melissa on Instagram at @melissa_caceres
Once In A Lifetime
A short social-friendly snippet from Amos Trust’s Once In A Lifetime climate justice summit in Cambridge when we were joined by climate activists, thinkers and doers.
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