Integrate Senior Expertise in Climate Strategies:

Harness the knowledge and experience of senior citizens to develop and implement effective climate action strategies.

Foster Intergenerational Collaboration:

Create a platform for knowledge exchange and mutual learning between seniors and youth, enhancing community involvement in climate action.

Enhance Community Resilience:

Utilize the influence and networks of senior citizens to strengthen community resilience against environmental challenges and climate change.

Contribute to Global Climate Action Goals:

Align the initiative with global climate action goals, emphasizing the role of seniors in achieving these objectives.

Promote Sustainable Lifestyles Among Seniors:

Encourage seniors to adopt sustainable practices and advocate for environmental conservation within their communities.

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Elders for Climate actions

Grow Together

The time is now ⏰

Are you an experienced adult with decades of knowledge and experience in any particular field? From teaching, coaching, mentoring, motivating to encouraging and developing the future, YOU have the power to make a difference in the lives of the youthful and conscious do'ers

PLAN A VISIT

entertainment with a purpose

Choose a group you feel connected to, whether because of location, schedule or interest. Then meet up and let time do its magic.

mentor the next generation

For more information, email the group leader, and he or she will contact you shortly thereafter with more details about time and locations.

make a better world.

Church members who have participated in groups report an overall better sense of connection, purpose and belonging.

EACH ONE - TEACH ONE, EACH ONE - REACH ONE.

elders for our climate - our objectives:

Integrate Senior Expertise in Climate Strategies:

Harness the knowledge and experience of senior citizens to develop and implement effective climate action strategies.
Foster Intergenerational Collaboration:

Create a platform for knowledge exchange and mutual learning between seniors and youth, enhancing community involvement in climate action.
Enhance Community Resilience:

Utilize the influence and networks of senior citizens to strengthen community resilience against environmental challenges and climate change.
Contribute to Global Climate Action Goals:

Align the initiative with global climate action goals, emphasizing the role of seniors in achieving these objectives.
Promote Sustainable Lifestyles Among Seniors:

Encourage seniors to adopt sustainable practices and advocate for environmental conservation within their communities.

mentorship | coaching | guidance

Leverage your experience for a brighter tomorrow with can go green👩‍🎓

Through a Memorandum of Understanding with schools like Cape Academy of Mathematics, Science and Technology, CAN opens up the opportunity for you to inspire the future generation. Elders For Our Climate is a movement that bridges the gap between the young and the old, to lay a solid foundation and build up the most resilience generation in humanity. The Time is now. GET INVOLVED. 💪

Conservation | environment | ecology

Save the cape leopard with landmark foundation 🐆

Join seasoned experts and practitioners like Dr. Bool Smuts, the founder of the Landmark Foundation. Through a longstanding Memorandum of Understanding, CAN shared responsibility with the Landmark Foundation to help save the Cape Leopard and other at risk wildlife of our beautiful planet, and we need your help. Venture out into the wild with us and see for yourself the wonders of Africa worth preserving.

ARTs | Culture | history

join harry curtis for music and art in times of climate change 🎙

Join our Ambassadors like Harry Curtis, an outstanding human being, expert accountant with over 30 years of experience, entreprenuer and most importantly, talented and pioneering musician from Cape Town, and help us create a community and open space for experiencing life through Arts, Culture and history. Every WEEKEND, you can Join Harry and many like him for a moment to dance, sing and talk about life's many lessons and experiences we have shared. Most importantly - this effort is to bring together senior citizens around the table to explore ideas about what we can do NOW to take CLIMATE ACTION.

Join our community

It is never too late to make an impact. Join any one of our activities tailored for more mature and experienced audiences, from conservation efforts to music and education, there is room for real changemakers.

FIND AN OPPORTUNITY

Permaculture | gardening | greening

join Soil for life : connect with the earth 🌱

Through our sustainable partnerships, Soil For Life is one of our champion initiatives that we support. Learn more. Join Soil For Life on a mission to repurpose, rescue and green community spaces for food security, beauty and conservation. Or Join a workshop to learn about Cape Town's exotic and indigenous plants from your door step to the top of table mountain, there is always something positive to do so why not join us today!