GX Africa

GX Africa is a green career accelerator helping African youth build climate and AI skills, create practical portfolios, and access green economy opportunities.

Follow GX Africa

</aside>

Start here

Success from Cohort 2

<aside> 🔥

Cohort 2 constituted 30+ ambassadors representing 20+ African countries through the Green Ambassadors (Generation GX) model.

Ambassadors completed 19 policy-learning submissions, 21 course-completion submissions, and 15 outreach evidence submissions across the three challenges.
Cohort 2 reached nearly 6,000 people through outreach alone, with 12,000+ reported touchpoints across public posts, policy explainers, and community activities.
Ambassadors translated climate policies from countries including Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, Somalia, Liberia, Nigeria, Namibia, and Uganda into youth-friendly content.
The wider GX Africa platform has reached 56,000+ people, grown to ~5,000 followers, and shared 300+ green opportunities and 100+ green courses.
Early alumni outcomes include Green Fellows roles with The Green Institute and a National Geographic Externship with USD 2,000 funding. </aside>

GX Africa (10).png

As seen on

<aside> 🎓

University of Edinburgh — Centre for Sustainable Forests and Landscapes

Featured talk: Sagini Obuba talk

</aside>

Ambassadors take 3 challenges in 3 months

Month 1: AI 4 Climate Learning

Learn core AI concepts and apply them to a climate problem, producing a simple, shareable output for your portfolio.

Month 2: Green Skills GlowUp

Build practical green career skills through curated learning, then document what you learned and how it strengthens your pathway into the green economy.

Month 3: GX Outreach Sprint

Run a focused outreach campaign to teach underrepresented youth what you learned and share GX Africa resources.

<aside>

30 Pathways to The Green Economy

In the last few months, we have mapped over 250 opportunities and 230 supporting organisations in the African green economy.

Click to view open opportunities

Untitled

</aside>

Voices from the GX Africa community

“Thank you very much for soaking my interest in conservation. I have just completed my Externship with National Geographic, and it was an extremely interesting journey, and I just want to extend my gratitude” — Former Ambassador

</aside>

“These 3 months has been particularly very impactful for me. I’ve gotten access to opportunities I never imagined I’d get. Working with you was an absolute pleasure and I’m super proud to have been part of this amazing team.” — Former Ambassador

</aside>

Latest activity

#ai #gxafrica #greenjobs #climateaction #ai #youthleadership #sustainability #cohort2 | GX Africa

Explore GX Africa

Country Reps

Partners

GX Opportunities Microsite

Climate Talks: Episode 1