We are youths on a mission to illuminate Earth!
Empowering young people to learn, lead, and act for the planet; one school, one community, one story at a time.
Who We Are
Amplify youth-led climate action
Team Illuminate is a youth-driven environmental organization transforming how young people learn, lead, and act for the planet. We strengthen environmental education in schools, amplify youth-led climate action, and build a culture of responsibility and innovation through education, storytelling, and action.
How We Work
How We Create Change
At Team Illuminate, our programs are built around the belief that young people can drive real environmental change when given the right knowledge, support, and community.
Environmental Education
We believe the classroom is one of the most powerful spaces for change.
Through our environmental education initiatives, we work with students, teachers, and education leaders to make climate learning practical, inspiring, and action-oriented.
Storytelling & Advocacy
We use storytelling to make climate conversations relatable and to spotlight youth voices driving change. Our storytelling programs create safe, creative spaces for young people to share, learn, and inspire action in their communities.
Youth Mobilization & Action
Our youth mobilization initiatives connect young people across borders to design, lead, and scale community-driven environmental action.
Partner Programs
We partner with leading organizations and campaigns to expand our reach and strengthen youth participation in global environmental action.
what we're doing
Featured Programs
Testimonials
I attended the Climate Story Café, and I’m still soaking in the layers we unwrapped around climate, culture, and community. We went beyond the surface of the climate discourse into the deep, interconnected nature of the climate space. The conversations weren’t just talk, they were solution-driven, intentional, and resonated deeply.
What stood out was the warm, thoughtful space curated by the amazing team at Team Illuminate. We need more of this, more community, more culture, more climate stories.
Abeedah
Climate Story Café
Being an arts student, I never thought I’d get to learn this much about the environment. The Green Student Fellowship helped me connect with experts and peers from different high schools to gain and share knowledge with them. I’ve had access to several resources like the classes and the design canvas that helped me define an environmental problem and ideate solutions, which I have applied to my studies in school — and it worked! The experience so far has helped me build confidence as a shy person; I gathered the courage to interact with my peers. This fellowship has been one in a million.
Lucy
Green Student Program
Our Impact in Numbers
Students & Youth Reached
Schools Engaged
of Waste Retrieved for Recycling
Countries Represented in Our Youth Community
Our Partners
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