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05/15/2026

Climate solutions work best when they come from the people living them 🌱⚡️

Through our Climate Democracy Accelerator, Fundlink Aid International supported communities in shaping their own responses to the climate crisis.

💡 Want to create something similar? Apply to the Climate Democracy Accelerator!

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05/13/2026

[Webinar: Climate Democracy In Action - June 2]

People deserve a say in the climate policies that shape their lives. But too often, the communities most affected by the crisis are the ones furthest from the decision-making table.

🌎✊ Participatory democracy is changing that. Practitioners around the world are proving it works, from climate assemblies to participatory budgeting to community-led policy design.

Want to hear how they did it? At this event, practitioners from the Climate Democracy Accelerator will share what worked, what didn't, and what they'd do differently.

📅 Tuesday, June 2 | 9–10:30 am ET | 1–2:30 pm UTC | 6:30–8 pm IST
🔗 Learn more + register: https://www.peoplepowered.org/events-content/climate-democracy-in-action-global-case-studies

Considering applying for the next CDA cohort (up to $25,000 in funding) or Rising Stars Mentorship? Attendees will also hear tips on putting together a strong application.

Learn how practitioners are leading participatory climate programs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to transform communities.

05/11/2026

What makes people come back to a community? Our new Community Manager, Christine Odeph, says: relevance. Help people with something real, or they'll stop showing up.

We asked her about building community across very different contexts. Learn more:

She joins People Powered to support connection, learning, and collaboration across our global member community.

05/08/2026

Applications are open!

Up to $25,000 in funding. Expert mentorship. A global network of practitioners who’ve got your back.

🌍 Climate Democracy Accelerator — six months of training, mentorship, and funding to launch participatory climate action in your community. Prioritized countries: 🇧🇷🇮🇳🇮🇳🇲🇽 and regions: Africa, Asia and Latin America.

🌟 Rising Stars Mentorship — five free calls with an experienced mentor to take your participatory process to the next level.

Past participants have organized citizens’ climate assemblies in Nigeria, forest governance assemblies in India, and youth platforms in Berlin. You could be next.

Apply by June 26. Link in bio.

05/07/2026

📣 APPLICATIONS OPEN — FUNDING OPPORTUNITY 💰

Two opportunities for people working with participation and climate action:

🌱 Climate Democracy Accelerator
Funding, mentorship, and training to develop participatory climate projects
💰 Up to $25,000 in funding

🌟 Rising Stars Mentorship
5 free mentorship calls with experienced practitioners to strengthen your participatory process

🗓️ Apply by June 26

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05/07/2026

From citizens' climate assemblies in Nigeria, to forest governance in the Indian Himalayas, to community-led climate solutions in the Brazilian Amazon —> participatory democracy is delivering real results for communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

And you could be the next changemaker.

People Powered is now accepting applications for two programs that support this work:

🌍 Climate Democracy Accelerator — a six-month program with up to $25,000 in funding, mentorship, and training for governments and CSOs working on participatory climate action.

🌟 Rising Stars Mentorship — five free mentorship calls with experienced practitioners for anyone planning or strengthening a participatory process.

Applications close June 26. Apply here:

Join a movement of governments and civil society actors experimenting with bold ways to involve people in decisions. Apply now and take your participatory program to the next level.

04/28/2026

Participatory democracy keeps changing people’s lives around the world and saving forests too! 🌳

This project by from our Climate Democracy Accelerator, mobilized young people to use legislative theater to address climate challenges in the Amazon region.

Watch the full story on YouTube and stay tuned for the next open call for our Climate Democracy Accelerator!

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04/28/2026

Working on participatory democracy? Whether your challenge is designing a process that works, securing funding, navigating political resistance, or connecting with others doing similar work -- People Powered is built for that.

We're a global network of 300 organizations and individuals across 50+ countries. Members get access to flagship programs, peer connections, funding pathways, and real decision-making power over how the network operates.

Last month, we brought 200 advocates and organizations together in Nairobi for our biggest convening yet. This past year, 65 new members from 34 countries joined.

Whether you call it community engagement, citizen participation, or public governance -- if your work give ss people a meaningful role in decisions that affect their lives, in collaboration with governments, there's a place for you.

Learn about the 5 benefits and apply:

Join 300 organizations and practitioners in a global network for participatory democracy.

04/21/2026

📢 We're hiring!

Will you be one of two new teammates helping us grow participatory democracy and put decision-making power into people's hands?

🌍 Program Manager, Europe — Remote, based in Europe. €60,000–€70,000.

✨ Program Associate — Remote, open worldwide. $60,000–$74,000 USD.

Both roles close May 29. Apply here: https://www.peoplepowered.org/news-content/were-hiring-program-manager-europe-program-associate

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04/16/2026

Democracy makes headlines when it breaks. Less so when it's being rebuilt and strengthened. ⚡️

Today, we're welcoming 68 policymakers, civil society leaders, and democratic reformers from 25 countries into the newest cohorts of the People Powered Climate Democracy Accelerator, Democratic Innovations Accelerator, and Rising Stars Mentorship.

Over the next six months, they'll launch citizens' assemblies, participatory budgeting processes, legislative theatre, and deliberative policymaking -- the everyday infrastructure of a democracy that actually listens!

From climate assemblies in Pernambuco to youth policy labs in Tirana. From community bioenergy in Kapuas Hulu to a grassroots movement for deliberation in Surrey.

Meet all 68 → https://www.peoplepowered.org/news-content/68-democracy-reformers-join-the-latest-people-powered-accelerators-and-mentorship

With thanks to our partners Nets4Dem, Coglobal, Waverley Street Foundation, and Open Government Partnership, in-country partners Accionar.io, PRIA, Kota Kita, and Delibera Brasil and expert mentors!

We're excited to welcome the newest cohort of People Powered Accelerator and Mentorship participants.

04/14/2026

🗣️🌎 Who's shaping democratic narratives across the Americas -- and how far do those stories travel?

This Thursday, the Global Democracy Coalition and People Powered member Alma Cívica host a webinar exploring how polarization, disinformation, and shifting U.S. political dynamics are reshaping democratic discourse across the hemisphere.

Our Partnerships Director, Clara Bois joins an outstanding panel:
Eric Friedenwald-Fishman, Metropolitan Group
Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University
Inés Reineke, Red de Innovación Local
Moderated by Phillip Lurie, Ed.D, Kettering Foundation

Part of the GDC Americas Regional Month, leading into the 2026 Americas Regional Forum.

Register here: https://globaldemocracycoalition.org/event/gdc-americas-pre-forum-webinar-from-polarization-to-participation-democratic-narratives-in-the-americas-in-a-changing-u-s-context/