Voices for Just Climate Action

What Voices for Just Climate Action does

Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) was a five-year global climate action programme initiated in 2021 and officially closed on 31 December 2025. The programme operated as an alliance of six international organisations: Akina Mama wa Afrika, Fundación Avina, Hivos, Slum Dwellers International, SouthSouthNorth, and WWF. It was funded entirely by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and coordinated from The Hague, Netherlands, with a small coordinating team (headcount 1-10). The programme did not develop proprietary technology products; its core mechanism was grant-making through the Next Level Grants Facility (NLGF), which supported 648 initiatives, supplemented by knowledge products (publications, policy briefs, learning reports), multimedia storytelling (videos and podcasts), newsletters, and multilingual website content available in five languages.

Name

Voices for Just Climate Action

Legal name

Voices for Just Climate Action

Website

https://voicesforjustclimateaction.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) was a five-year Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs-funded climate action alliance of six international organisations supporting nearly 250 local partners across seven countries to advance locally led climate solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Justice Advocacy

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAKAM

Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

SECONDARYBPADALAA

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Climate, Environment & Sustainable Development Programs

SECONDARYBPADALAB

Climate Finance, Carbon Markets & MRV Systems

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Climate, Environment & Sustainable Development Programs

SECONDARYBPADALAD

Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Climate, Environment & Sustainable Development Programs

Keywords

• Climate justice advocacy
• Grant facility management
• Community capacity building
• Civil society partnerships
• Locally led adaptation

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: The Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) programme is a five-year initiative funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The programme was initiated in 2021 and officially closed on 31 December 2025. Funding is distributed through alliance partners to nearly 250 local and national partner organisations across seven implementing countries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

VCA is a global climate action alliance that empowers local leadership in seven implementing countries with skills, resources, and decision-making power to make climate finance accessible. The programme delivers a small-grants mechanism (the Next Level Grants Facility), capacity strengthening, policy advocacy, and knowledge-sharing products to nearly 250 local civil society partners, enabling communities to deliver sustainable, locally led climate solutions and influence inclusive climate policy.

Product overview

Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) is a global climate action programme (not a commercial software product) that operates as an alliance to amplify local voices for climate justice. The programme offers a portfolio of knowledge and grant products including the Next Level Grants Facility for small-scale climate financing, publications and reports documenting climate solutions, multimedia content (videos and podcasts), a Local Voices storytelling platform, and regular newsletters. These offerings work together to empower local leadership, connect movements, and influence climate policies in seven implementing countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Next Level Grants Facility (NLGF): A small grants mechanism under the VCA programme fostering local ownership, responding to climate emergencies and co-creating local solutions for scaling up.

Products and services

• Next Level Grants Facility (NLGF) A small-grants mechanism providing accessible, flexible, and trust-based financing to local actors for climate action, supporting grassroots initiatives and enabling communities to deliver sustainable climate solutions. Aimed at local CSOs, community groups, and grassroots organisations in seven implementing countries.
• Publications and Reports Annual reports, policy briefs, learning reports, and research publications covering locally-led climate solutions, lobby and advocacy, gender and climate, and water scarcity. For civil society practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and climate justice advocates.
• Multimedia Content Videos and podcasts showcasing stories of climate action, including animated videos, country-specific discussions, and the Hali Hewa podcast series in Kenya. For general audiences, advocates, and climate practitioners.
• Local Voices Storytelling Platform A platform amplifying climate solutions that are locally co-developed, shaped, or supported by citizens and civil society, addressing fundamental rights and needs of marginalised communities. For the general public, civil society, and policymakers.
• Voices in Action Newsletter Regular newsletter editions (monthly to quarterly) covering programme updates, partner stories, country highlights, and climate justice news from implementing countries. For stakeholders, partners, and general climate justice audience.

Quantifiable outcome

• 251 subcontracted local partner organisations
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• WWF-Paraguay and National Development Bank (BNF) partnershipminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Partnership providing banking services and financial education to remote areas in Paraguay for the first time, promoting financial inclusion for indigenous and rural communities.
• Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Feminist Pan-African civil society organisation founded in 1985 by African women in the diaspora. Contributes gender justice and feminist analysis expertise to the VCA alliance, ensuring women's voices are central to climate solutions.
• Fundación AvinacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Latin American philanthropic organisation with global reach that generates impact through collaboration. Contributes expertise in driving large-scale transformations and building sustainable futures across Latin America.
• HivoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021International development organisation guided by humanist values. Contributes expertise in just, inclusive and life-sustaining societies with focus on citizen engagement and organisational capacity.
• Slum Dwellers International (SDI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Global network anchored by a transnational poor people's movement creating inclusive, resilient cities. Contributes grassroots organising expertise and urban marginalised community connections.
• SouthSouthNorth (SSN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Supports national and regional responses to climate change through policy and knowledge interventions. Contributes expertise in connecting people and information, enhancing capability, and mobilising resources for climate response.
• WWFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021World's leading conservation organisation on a mission to make the world Nature Positive. Contributes nature-based solutions expertise and global conservation network spanning nearly 100 countries.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fundación Avina: A Latin American philanthropic foundation and VCA alliance lead focused on collaborative transformation. Directly comparable grantmaking-plus-alliance model targeting Latin American civil society.
• Climate Justice Alliance: A US-based coalition of frontline community organisations advancing locally-led climate action and just transition. Directly comparable to VCA's grassroots-led, anti-oppression framing and coalition-of-organisations structure.
• International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED): A policy research and grantmaking organisation focused on locally-led development and climate resilience in the Global South. Comparable in its combination of research, knowledge products, and direct support to local partners.
• Grassroots International: A grantmaking and advocacy organisation that channels resources to social movements in the Global South, including on climate justice. Directly comparable grantmaking-plus-advocacy model serving local civil society partners.
• Slum Dwellers International (SDI): A global network of grassroots organisations of the urban poor; also a VCA alliance lead. Highly comparable network model, federated structure, and focus on marginalised communities shaping climate and development outcomes.
• SouthSouthNorth: A climate policy and knowledge intermediary and VCA alliance lead operating across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Directly comparable in climate finance, MRV, and capacity-building focus on developing countries.
• Hivos: A Dutch international development organisation and VCA alliance lead, working on just, inclusive societies including climate. Directly comparable in geographic scope, thematic focus, and alliance-led programme delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• ClimateWorks Foundation: A major climate philanthropic organisation that funds and convenes grantees globally. Comparable as a strategic climate grantmaker, though operating at much larger scale and with broader programmatic remit than VCA.
• Open Society Foundations: A large global foundation with a portfolio of climate justice and civil society grants. Comparable as a diversified grantmaker supporting locally-led climate and rights initiatives across multiple geographies.
• WWF Netherlands: Country office of WWF and a VCA alliance lead, with a much broader conservation portfolio. Comparable on nature-based solutions and global conservation network, but operates at far larger scale across many additional programmes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WeAreVCA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@WeAreVCA
• Facebookfacebook.com/WeAreVCA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/we-are-vca
• Instagraminstagram.com/wearevca/?hl=en

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