Youths as Community Rights Defenders
Youths as Community Rights Defenders
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Safe Space Development Foundation

Every Child Deserves a Clean, Safe Environment

Grounded in climate justice, we educate, empower, and mobilise communities across Nigeria for a just transition and lasting environmental stewardship.

Our Mission

To Safeguard the Planet, One Community at a Time

Safe Space Development Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to climate justice and environmental rights for children and young adults.
We work to create safe environments by reducing human activities that harm ecosystems and advocating a just transition to clean energy.

What We Do

Our Work Tracks

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Project Clean 4Climate

Project Clean 4Climate

Interactive workshops, informative sessions, and engaging activities tailored to students. Sessions explore renewable energy, waste management, conservation, and how human actions interconnect with climate change.

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Community Event Atan Offot Community Outreach
Environmental Restoration Advocacy

Environmental Restoration Advocacy

We sensitize communities—especially elders and market women—on climate issues and environmental sustainability. We connect everyday realities to practical actions that restore ecosystems, protect public health, and strengthen resilience.

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Youth as Community Right Defenders, MBO LGA, Akwa Ibom State
YOUTH as COMMUNITY RIGHTS DEFENDERS (YCRD)

YOUTH as COMMUNITY RIGHTS DEFENDERS (YCRD)

The Youth as Community Rights Defenders (YCRD) Project is an initiative of Safe Space Development Foundation (SHADEF), supported by Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF). The project seeks to educate and equip young people from oil-affected communities in Akwa Ibom State with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to promote environmental protection, community rights, justice, and sustainable development.

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