Empowering Communities for Climate Action

Across rural Liberia, poverty, food insecurity, climate shocks, and fragile health systems threaten millions, yet these communities are best positioned to lead change. Over 70% of Liberians rely on natural resources for survival, but deforestation, land degradation, and climate change put these at risk (UNDP). Nearly 60% of the population is under 25 (UNICEF), making youth engagement critical for lasting development.

Health challenges remain severe. Under five mortality stands at 73 per 1,000 live births (UNICEF), maternal mortality at 725 per 100,000 live births (UNICEF), and malaria causes 33% of inpatient deaths (WHO). Malnutrition affects one third of children under five (Global Nutrition Report), while access to quality care remains limited in rural areas.

Youth Glow empowers frontline communities, especially youth and women, through climate action and health resilience. Our programs train young leaders in sustainable farming, forest restoration, clean energy, small business, and community health. In Bong and Nimba, they are already restoring land, protecting resources, creating livelihoods, and improving health.

When community led solutions are scaled up, the results are transformative for people, for nature, and for generations to come.

The Overlooked Majority

For too long, conservation efforts in Liberia have relied on top down approaches, overlooking the voices and leadership of the very communities most affected by environmental decline.

Rural youth, women, and smallholder farmers are often left out of national development plans, even though their daily lives depend on natural resources now under threat.

At Youth Glow, we believe true sustainability starts from the ground up. When communities lead with the tools, knowledge, and support they need, real change happens. Locally led solutions are not just more inclusive, they are more effective and lasting.

Youth Glow envisions rural communities in Liberia not just participating in environmental protection, but leading it—managing their forests, farms, and natural resources to safeguard their livelihoods, culture, and ecosystems for future generations.

We’re working toward a future where communities and nature thrive together. A future where community-managed land and resources are protected by law, where local data informs local decisions, and where youth, women, and grassroots leaders drive a new era of resilience and sustainability across Liberia.

Thriving Communities. Thriving Ecosystem.

Impact at scale

2

Counties Served

20

Acre of land restored or sustainably managed by youth-led action

"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it."

Robert Swan
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