The Green Narrative Fellowship is Taqalum’s flagship climate storytelling initiative designed to build a new generation of youth climate communicators in Pakistan. It transforms storytelling from a form of expression into a structured pathway for climate action, equipping young people with the skills to shape narratives, influence public discourse, and create measurable impact in their communities.
Each year, a selected cohort of fellows engages in an immersive journey of learning, creation, and action, producing high-impact storytelling outputs that amplify local climate realities and youth voices.
Our Model: Learn · Create · Act
The fellowship is built on a structured progression model:
- Learn – Develop climate literacy, storytelling foundations, and communication skills
- Create – Produce narratives through writing, visual storytelling, and research
- Act – Translate stories into campaigns, public engagement, and community impact
This model ensures that storytelling becomes a tool for real-world climate action.
What Fellows Do
Selected fellows participate in a structured, collaborative experience where they:
- Explore climate challenges through local and global perspectives
- Develop storytelling skills across written, visual, and digital formats
- Work in teams to create high-impact narrative outputs
- Engage in real-world communication and outreach initiatives
- Receive mentorship from practitioners in storytelling, climate, and media
Flagship Outputs
Each fellowship cohort produces tangible, high-impact outputs, including:
- A curated climate storytelling anthology
- A documentary capturing lived climate realities and perspectives
- A youth-led social campaign focused on awareness and engagement
These outputs are designed to extend beyond the fellowship into public dialogue, education, and advocacy spaces.
Impact So Far
The Green Narrative Fellowship has already demonstrated strong national impact:
- 116 young climate storytellers trained in 2 Cohorts.
- 2 Anthologies featuring 70+ creative storytelling pieces across genres
- Documentary and social campaign in development (Cohort II)
- 500+ secondary engagements through youth-led dissemination
Who Can Apply
We welcome applications from students and early-to-mid career professionals across Pakistan, especially from:
- Journalism, communication, media, marketing, environmental sciences, and related fields
- Individuals aged 18–35 passionate about storytelling and climate action
- Underrepresented communities, including women, persons with disabilities, transgender individuals, and youth from underserved regions
Applicants from Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan are strongly encouraged to apply.
What Fellows Gain
Fellows receive:
- Training in climate storytelling, communication, and sustainability
- Hands-on experience in content creation and narrative production
- Mentorship from experts and practitioners
- Opportunities to publish and showcase work through national platforms
- Certification upon completion
- Access to a growing network of climate storytellers and changemakers
- Pathways to facilitation and leadership roles in future cohorts
Why It Matters
Pakistan’s climate challenges are not only environmental but also narrative gaps.
Local stories, lived experiences, and youth perspectives remain underrepresented in mainstream climate discourse. The Green Narrative Fellowship addresses this gap by building a structured ecosystem of youth climate communicators who can inform, engage, and influence public understanding and action.
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Join a new generation of climate storytellers transforming narratives into action.