SDG 13
Climate Action
Driving grassroots climate action, mitigation strategies, tree planting, and youth led advocacy across Africa.
Climate justice
Water. Dignity. Futures worth carrying home.
For rural communities where every drop matters, we deliver climate health awareness, clean water advocacy and resilience.
Based in
Livingstone, Zambia
Working across
Africa · Global
About TFGI
A grassroots movement igniting triumph within youth and communities.
Founded in Livingstone, Zambia, Tour de Force Green Initiative is a youth-led organization advancing climate justice, environmental protection, climate-health, and sustainable development — locally rooted and globally engaged.
Mission
Empower young people and communities through climate smart innovation, climate health solutions, and sustainable environmental action.
Vision
A resilient world where every community rural and urban thrives in harmony with nature and equitable opportunity.
Values
Integrity · Youth leadership · Evidence · Inclusion · Regeneration · Accountability.
Story
Born from a small circle of Zambian youth answering their generation's defining question — how do we live well, on a living planet?
Founded
2024
Livingstone · Zambia reaching across continents through partnerships and youth networks.
Our Focus
Four thematic areas. Aligned with the UN SDGs.
Our work is anchored in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals — with SDG 13 and SDG 9 as our flagship commitments, and climate-health and conservation as our cross-cutting priorities.
SDG 9
Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
Building climate smart innovations from ClimaNova AR Glasses to the TRA$H4CA$H circular economy platform.
Wellbeing
Climate Health Impact
Investigating the intersection of climate change and community health water, disease, nutrition and resilience.
Nature
Environmental Conservation
Protecting ecosystems, wildlife corridors and natural habitats safeguarding what sustains us all.
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Youth led leadership
What we do
Eight programs. One shared horizon.
From tree planting to policy tables, our work weaves climate action, education and youth leadership into every project we deliver.
Action
Climate Change
Tree planting, ecosystem restoration and mitigation strategies grounded in local realities.
Learning
Environmental Education
Curriculum, workshops and youth facing programs that turn understanding into action.
Leadership
Youth Empowerment
Skills, mentorship and platforms so young leaders can shape decisions that shape their future.
Advocacy
Climate Justice
Speaking with not for the frontline communities carrying the heaviest climate burden.
Together
Community Engagement
Meeting communities where they are, co designing solutions rooted in culture and place.
Evidence
Research
Vulnerability studies, climate health research and policy analysis that inform every decision.
Voice
Advocacy
Convening youth movements, media and policy influencers to accelerate systemic change.
Innovation
Sustainability Projects
Renewable energy, clean cookstoves, water resilience and circular economy prototypes.
Climate-smart Innovation
Meet ClimaNova — the world's first AR glasses built for climate change.
ClimaNova AR Glasses are our founder's flagship innovation — augmented reality eyewear designed specifically for climate change monitoring, adaptation, education and field research. A working software prototype is already up and running.
- Live climate & air-quality overlays
- Field research & data capture
- Immersive climate education
- Youth-led hardware & software team
Prototype
ClimaNova AR
Founder
Matongo Miles Munyama
Engagement
Team meeting
Outreach
Community outreach programme
Techniques
Nature based solutions & agro ecology.
Circular economy principles, community resilience frameworks, and regenerative practice guiding every project.
Renewable Energy
Solar, clean cookstoves & community power.
Expanding renewable access across Africa tailored to real communities, not generic templates.
In the field
Environmental literacy, in the classroom and beyond.
From school-based sessions to strategy meetings with partners — how the work actually looks, week after week.
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Chapter 01
In Schools
Climate smart curriculum sessions, hands on demos and student led conversations across primary and secondary classrooms.
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Chapter 02
In Meetings
Community engagements, partner strategy sits and youth roundtables where fieldwork turns into policy and next steps.
E-learning platform
Tour de Force Green Academy.
Tour de Force Green Academy is our digital learning platform designed to make climate education accessible to everyone, everywhere. Through interactive courses, practical learning resources, certificates, webinars, and community engagement, learners build knowledge and skills in climate change, environmental sustainability, leadership, advocacy, innovation and green entrepreneurship.
Built for students, young leaders, professionals, researchers, educators, activists and anyone passionate about creating a sustainable future.
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Watch the introduction
See the Academy in action.
A short introduction to Tour de Force Green Academy — what it is, who it's for, and how to get started.
Free plan
Starter
$0
Start your climate learning journey no cost, no commitment.
- Access to selected climate courses
- Learning resources
- Community discussions
- Basic quizzes
- Selected webinars
Recommended
Premium plan
Green Academy Premium
Full access to every course, mentorship, certification and future AI powered features.
- Unlimited access to all courses
- Professional certificates
- Exclusive webinars
- Live mentorship sessions
- Downloadable learning materials
- Premium community access
- Future AI-powered learning features
Official Brand Ambassador
The face of Green Academy.
Ambassador
Blessed Mutebeka
Official Brand Ambassador · Tour de Force Green Academy
A passionate advocate for climate education and youth empowerment, championing the Green Academy mission of making sustainability learning accessible to every young person across Africa and beyond.
Our people
The team & volunteers carrying this forward.
A cross-disciplinary bench of board members, directors and volunteers — from research and finance to community, innovation and youth affairs.
Executive Team
DirectorsFounder / CEO
Matongo Miles Munyama
Founder / CEO
Executive Director
Hannah Mwanza
Executive Director
Secretary General
Valerie Banda
Secretary General
Communities Director
Keletso Moeletsi Alemayehu
Communities Director
CTO
Dominic Tembo
CTO
Communities Director
Collin Siatembo
Communities Director
Research Director
Brenda Murimirwa
Research Director
Program Director
Leah Butala Chengo
Program Director
Finance Director
Ruth Kunda
Finance Director
Partnership Director
Genera Nakaluzwe
Partnership Director
Fundraising Director
Davis Kunda
Fundraising Director
Education Director
Canisus Zimba
Education Director
Graphic Design Director
Nchimunya Chimuka
Graphic Design Director
Volunteers Director
Frank Sibeleke
Volunteers Director
Innovation Director
Colifer Chitumbo
Innovation Director
Youth Affairs Director
Coillard Moonga
Youth Affairs Director
Board Members
Governance
Board Member
Davis Siansimuna
Board Member
Board Member
Chipo Nchimunya
Board Member
Our Volunteers
The hands on the ground
Antionette White
Fundraising Assistant
Edward Phiri
Youth Affairs Assistant
Blessed Mutebeka
Partnership Assistant
Chisomo Mwale
Research Assistant
Lizzy Handila
Communities Assistant
Chipo Tembo
Programs Assistant
ThokoZile Chipili
Photographer Assistant
Gift Nyambe
Finance Assistant
Nandipah Mumba
Championship Assistant
Zharina Mutalala
Volunteers / Logistics Assistant
Lillian Mutale
Education Assistant
Tetiwe Mulenga
Communication Assistant
Partnerships
Build a climate just future with us.
We are actively seeking collaboration with global institutions, NGOs, funders, research groups, innovation networks and corporate partners committed to real, measurable climate impact.
Institutional cooperationCorporate partnershipsInternational collaborationResearch alliances
Start a conversationCurrent partners
SN
Save NGO
Community Development
HF
Harmony Foundation
Youth & Wellbeing
Your organization?
We'd love to partner.
News & updates
Stories from the field.
Anniversary12 June
Tour de Force Green Initiative Celebrates Two Years of Climate Action
On 12 June, TFGI proudly celebrated two years of empowering communities, promoting environmental sustainability, educating young people and advancing climate justice growing from a local initiative into a youth led organisation making meaningful impact through tree planting, education, research, innovation and leadership.
2nd AnniversaryHighlights
Two Year Anniversary Highlights Team, Family & Friends
Colleagues, family and friends of TFGI gathered to mark two years of impact a room full of the people who have carried this movement from a small idea in Livingstone to a growing youth led organisation.
CertificatesRecognition
Volunteers Recognised for Environmental Literacy Work
Outstanding volunteers were awarded certificates of achievement for their contribution to our environmental literacy programmes in schools and communities across Livingstone.
ClimaNovaInnovation
TFGI Unveils ClimaNova — The World's First AR Glasses for Climate Change
Our founder Matongo Miles Munyama is leading development of ClimaNova AR Glasses the first ever augmented reality eyewear built specifically for climate change monitoring, education and adaptation. A working software prototype is already in testing.
InnovationCircular Economy
Turning Waste Into Wealth TRA$H4CA$H Rolls Out
Our climate smart initiative TRA$H4CA$H is transforming household and community waste into productive value turning what was thrown away into raw material for local livelihoods, cleaner streets and a working circular economy.
Environmental Documentary from Botswana Now Streaming
Our Communities Director has released an environmental documentary filmed in Botswana, highlighting conservation and climate health issues affecting Southern Africa. Watch the full documentary embedded below.
What Happens When Communities Lack Climate Awareness?
In this short documentary, TFGI explores the growing gap in climate awareness and the consequences of poor waste management on our environment and public health from indiscriminate waste disposal to limited environmental literacy. It also highlights how waste can become a resource through recycling, reuse and climate smart innovation. Subscribe and join us in building cleaner environments, healthier communities and a more sustainable future.
OutreachField Report
Environmental Literacy Programs Reach New Schools
Our environmental literacy outreach is expanding reaching more classrooms, more communities and more young minds with the tools they need to lead climate action from where they stand.
SummitsGlobal Stage
Representing Zambian Youth at International Climate Summits
From regional dialogues to international climate forums, our leadership continues to carry the voice of Zambian youth to the tables where the climate future is being negotiated.
Tree PlantingGreen Action
Community Tree Planting Drives Take Root
Our tree planting drives are turning fragile landscapes back into living ecosystems one seedling, one school, one village at a time, led entirely by young volunteers.
VolunteersAnnouncement
Volunteer Recruitment Successfully Concluded
TFGI has officially concluded its latest volunteer recruitment exercise. We sincerely thank everyone who submitted applications. Successful applicants have now been contacted and will begin supporting our programmes across different departments.
Donate
Every contribution plants a future.
Your support funds climate education in classrooms, tree-planting on fragile land, water resilience for rural communities and platforms for young leaders.
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Opportunities
Status: ClosedVolunteer Recruitment
Thank you to everyone who applied to become part of Tour de Force Green Initiative. Our current volunteer recruitment cycle has officially closed. We appreciate the overwhelming interest and encourage everyone to continue checking this page regularly for future volunteer opportunities, internships, fellowships, partnerships, training programmes and other ways to get involved.
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