In the face of a climate emergency, educating the next generation is no longer a choice; it is a necessity. But who educates the educators? On August 2nd, 2025, Taqalum, in collaboration with QS ImpACT Global Day of Action 2025, created a space to do exactly that. The session was led by Rida Ashraf, founder of Taqalum.
With the theme “Educating the Next Generation on Climate Action,” the session brought together aspiring young climate educators and changemakers for a dynamic experience that blended reflection, storytelling, vocabulary building, and creative learning tools. This wasn’t just another awareness session; it was a space for youth to reflect on their role as educators and reimagine how they teach, connect, and inspire.
Vocabulary Relay: Building the Language of Action
What good is a message if we lack the words to express it? Through an engaging Vocabulary Word Relay, participants strengthened their command of key climate and SDG terms. This wasn’t just a game; it was a skill-building exercise to help youth educators better articulate issues, lead sessions, and create accessible conversations in their own communities.
Watch & Reflect: Learning Through Stories
We began by watching Migrats, a powerful short film on climate-induced migration. This segment wasn’t about passive viewing; it was a moment of deep reflection. Participants were encouraged to explore how emotional narratives can become educational tools, helping learners connect personally with the global climate crisis. As future educators, they saw firsthand the power of stories to spark empathy and understanding, two essential ingredients in climate education.
This approach highly aligns with the core philosophy of Taqalum, which integrates storytelling across its campaigns, empowering projects, and advocacy spaces. At Taqalum, storytelling isn’t just a medium; it’s a movement to inspire change, activate thought, and bridge knowledge with emotion.
Story Circle: Turning Lived Experience Into Lessons
In the Story Circle, participants shared personal stories of local environmental challenges, community initiatives, and what first inspired them to step into climate work. These narratives helped everyone reflect on how personal experience can be a foundation for powerful teaching, and how peer-to-peer education starts with authentic voices.
Climate & SDGs Bingo + Pledge Wall
From Climate & SDGs Bingo, which connected global goals with real-world examples, to the SDGs Pledge Wall, where each participant committed to a tangible step forward, every activity was crafted to show how education can be engaging, inclusive, and transformative.
What made the pledge wall remarkable was the diversity of commitments. Participants pledged to:
- Save water and promote water conservation
- Advocate for women’s empowerment
- Raise awareness about sexual harassment
- Champion gender equality
- Push for a better education system
- Promote sustainable practices in their communities
These pledges reflected not just environmental concern but a deep understanding of the intersectionality between climate action and social justice.
This session was a call to reflect, empower, and reimagine education through storytelling. Participants left with sharpened tools, renewed inspiration, and a clear understanding that being a climate educator is not only about knowledge, but about connection, creativity, and courage.
At Taqalum, we believe every young voice has a story that can educate, empower, and evolve our world. This session was a living reflection of that belief—a reminder that storytelling is not just how we teach, but how we transform.
“Because the future deserves more than facts, it deserves feelings, voices, and action.“
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