Enabling children to write & publish storybooks is an empowering & effective way to teach about place-based climate change & climate justice. 

This online, international program equips environmental educators, teachers, librarians and other interested adults to implement the Young Climate Authors program in their communities.  More details here.

Aneesa is a CEE-Change Fellow at the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) & a Global Fellow at the Center for Climate Literacy, University of Minnesota. An alumna of Smith College, USA & an MBA from the University of Washington, she is currently pursuing her PhD in Education in Curriculum & Instruction. 

Duration: 8 weeks + 4 weeks (optional).

Mode: Online.

Program dates: 7th June - 26th July 2025 

Optional: 2nd - 23rd August 2025 (Asynchronous)

Class Timings: Saturday 6:30pm - 8:30pm IST.

Application Deadline: 20th May 2025.

Fees: US $125 per participant.

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Stories about regular Muslim children..

Portrayed unapologetically..

Without stereotypes...

This is the 3rd round of the intense, immersive book authoring program for participants to write storybooks based on their lived experience. They will guided and facilitated by Aneesa Jamal, who has over 15 years of teaching creative writing. Over 45 storybooks have been written & self-published by children under her mentorship. Artist Hanin Safia will mentor the illustration phase.  Read the books here.

Aneesa is a CEE-Change Fellow at the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) & a Global Fellow at the Center for Climate Literacy, University of Minnesota. An alumna of Smith College, USA & an MBA from the University of Washington, she is currently pursuing her PhD in Education at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in Curriculum & Instruction. 

Duration: 5 months

Mode: Online

Dates: May - October 2025

Class Timings: Sundays 6:30pm - 8:30pm IST

Application Deadline: 20th April 2025

Fees: US $500 per participant

Terms & Conditions & Registration