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Women4Climate Mentorship Program

Are you interested in participating in the Women4Climate Program? Find out how to apply

My mentor helped me make connections, navigate partnerships, improve my project management skills, along with personal support.

2021 program participant

Partnerships and timeline

Between 2019 and 2023, we delivered the C40 Cities W4C Mentorship Program in Vancouver in partnership with the Zero Emissions Building Exchange (2019 to 2022) and the Zero Emissions Innovation Centre (2022 to 2023).

Over those 4 years, the C40 W4C Program educated and empowered more than 40 local women working on community-based climate solutions that contributed to either Vancouver’s Climate Emergency Action Plan, Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, or both. They also engaged dozens of women leaders from across sectors as mentors.

New directions for the program

In late 2023, C40 Cities made the decision to retire the global W4C Program and extended the opportunity for the program to be assumed locally. Throughout 2024, we worked with the local non-profit Zero Emissions Innovation Centre (ZEIC) to transition the lead on delivering a reimagined, regional W4C Program. The transition of the program is now complete, and in November 2024 ZEIC launched a refreshed W4C Program.

The program will continue to build the next generation of women climate leaders, including marginalized genders like trans women, non-binary people, and 2 Spirit. Learn more about the current program

Past participants

Contact

w4c@zeic.ca