Alliance for Grassroots
Uprising for Nature
Alliance for Grassroots Uprising for Nature (AGUN) project is a nationwide initiative designed to empower and strengthen the capacity of youth from grassroot organisations across all 8 divisions of Bangladesh.
About the Project
Through this project, a grassroots civil society alliance will be formed with strong representation from labour unions, farmers, fisherfolks, and domestic workers—ensuring that the real voices of marginalized communities on climate crisis causes and impacts are heard at national and international levels.
Why AGUN?
Bangladesh faced 15 years of a hybrid regime of authoritarian rule, which dismantled the civil society space that could politically challenge the oppression of the neoliberal policies of the state.
The climate justice movement in Bangladesh has often been disconnected from the broader struggles of laborers, farmers, fisherfolks, and residents of informal settlements. The majority population of Bangladesh does not connect with the epistemology of climate change used by climate activists from international donor-funded projects.
This disconnect calls for a new approach to youth climate activism that actively resists environmental destruction. Moreover, a robust network across Bangladesh is needed to meaningfully organize, consolidate, and engage fragmented grassroots movements into a strong, collective space of activism.
Our Core Objectives
Establishing a grassroots civil society alliance explicitly constructed to achieve structural shifts.
Confronts the capitalistic exploitation of natural resources, labor, culture, and society.
Ensures a strong representation of marginalized youth whose voices are unheard in decision-making processes.
Provides a platform for activists suffering from the injustices caused by neoliberal economic paradigms and global climate anomalies.
Amplifies the collective demands of grassroots movements for environmental justice and systemic change.
The Implementation Roadmap
Tracking strategic roadmap targets through delivery milestones
Landscaping Exercise
Potential regions and grassroots organizations across all 8 divisions of Bangladesh will be mapped and identified.
Regional Workshops
Consultative workshops will be conducted across Bangladesh with selected participants from grassroots organizations active in marginalized struggles.
Residential Camp
The selected cohort will receive intensive training to enhance knowledge on critical areas: Colonial roots of environmental exploitation, global climate negotiation patterns, ties between local struggles and climate justice, and specific division strategies.
Online Knowledge Sessions
Knowledge frameworks and execution capacities within the cohort will be deepened, creating structured opportunities for cross-regional networking.
Launching of the Alliance
A public press conference will be carried out to officially launch and announce the alliance ecosystem.
Nominate Grassroots organizations / community-based youth leaders
Help us bridge the systemic gap by nominating youth figures actively involved in local or regional environmental struggles.
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