A youth-led community, resourcing a generation of climate leaders
Climate anxiety, burnout and the mental health crisis are at an all-time high.
The Resilience Project was created to enable other young people concerned about climate to find their peace, their power and their people.
This is how we change the world
The best people to help us thrive are others like us, with similar experiences and dreams of a sustainable future.
That's why at the heart of our approach is peer-support, meaning that our work is led and co-designed by young people.
We train and enable young people (like you!) to establish Resilience Circles. These act as catalysts for transformation, empowering youth to transform the strong climate anxiety, burnout and challenge they face into positive social change.
Over our (entirely free) 8-10 week programme , young people support each other to have real talk about the climate crisis and practise resilience strategies.
Empowering global youth
We don't just work with young people. Join our mission by levelling up your organisation.
From tackling eco-anxiety and burnout to developing a "Resilience Rucksack”, our informative and impactful workshops help you to develop your organisational resilience.
Delivered by experienced young changemakers with heart, passion and insight.
Join the ranks of LEGO, Mind, Friends of the Earth Europe, Leeds Art University and many more by enquiring about a workshop now.
Educating organisations
Why we need to take action
- 75% of young people feel frightened about the future
- We are losing powerful agents of change to burnout
HOW WE ARE PROTECTING OUR OWN FUTURE
We believe that by developing individual resilience within supportive communities, we'll be able to not only survive, but to thrive. We do this by:
Creating strong, intersectional spaces
We've created 14-and-counting Resilience Circles across the world
Training young climate leaders
We've already trained 27 young climate leaders to deliver our Resilience Circle model
Enabling them to transform
We've reached 860 young people with our 'life-changing' work
Communicating on international stages
We've engaged over 20,000 people through keynotes, workshops, convenings, and speaking engagements
Our work is changing lives.
This is one of the most important things I've ever done in my life, I feel stronger, more resilient and capable. If anybody is looking to take part in this, in either form, I highly highly recommend it.
Simran Dhingra-Smith
2022 Circle Co-Host
My time at the Resilience Project has been, without a shadow of a doubt, life changing.
The resilience project for me felt like the perfect way in which I could keep activism in my life in a really healthy and sustainable way.
Lilly Hill
2022 Circle Co-Host
As a Muslim, brown woman it was rare and miraculous to feel safe, validated and welcome in all areas. I feel more comfortable in my own skin. I cannot recommend joining the Resilience Project enough, it is a truly life-changing experience, and has done absolute wonders for me.
Amarah Khan
2021 Circle Co-Host
The Resilience Project has bolstered my confidence in a way that nothing and no one ever had and my campaign work with Fridays For Future has improved drastically from the project.
Kyle Downie
2021 Circle Co-Host
This has been a completely life changing experience. I’ve deepened my relationship with myself, learnt how to hold space for difficult emotions (my own and others), developed my facilitation skills, and made friends for life.
Eleanor Murray
2022 Circle Co-Host
My experience at the resilience residential was a mind-blowing experience, it was the first time I had been in a space where I was able to be in an environment where I was able to freely express my feelings and learn from people from different backgrounds.
Samuel Owusu Appiah
2022 Circle Co-Host
This experience has changed my life! This is not something I say lightly. Every time I go into a new setting, I think about how I can resilience it! You are like angels – bringers of lightness in such dark times.
Ezra Grosz
2022 Circle Co-Host
Our work is vital.
And climate leaders agree.
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The Resilience Project is exactly what's needed. All too often we neglect our own psychological health, even as we take on a massive burden of responsibility and stress in confronting the world's great predicaments. This is a great initiative, and I strongly support it.
George Monibot
Author & Guardian columnist
The Resilience Project could not be more timely nor more urgently needed… Enabling young people to gain the necessary tools to avoid burnout and increase wellbeing could turn out to be the most significant contribution we can make to bringing about transformative and lasting change.
Caroline Lucas
Green Party MP
There is something unique about the Resilience Project, it manages to stretch young people’s understanding at the same time as ‘holding’ them securely. They create supportive intergenerational conversations, coalition between practitioners and researchers and put young activists at the centre of the work.
Caroline Hickman
Psychotherapist &
Lecturer at the University of Bath
