Youth Climate Fund — Sveti Nikole

The Youth Climate Action Fund (YCAF) is a grant programme from the Municipality of Sveti Nikole that puts climate action directly in the hands of young people. Teams of 15–24 year-olds, partnered with a registered local organisation, can apply for grants of $1,000–$5,000 to run real climate projects in Sveti Nikole — tackling heat waves, drought, wildfire risk, and flooding.

Orion delivered the full launch package for the fund's open call, from the public-facing platform to the communications strategy driving applications:

• Website Development: A bold, neo-brutalist microsite explaining the fund, its six priority themes (water and drought, solar energy, waste and recycling, green spaces, citizen protection, and mobility), eligibility criteria, and a step-by-step application process — built bilingually and tied to a live timeline of information sessions, workshops, and deadlines.
• Graphic Design: A full visual identity system for the open call — social posts, story graphics, event covers, challenge posters, and reminder sequences — all sharing a consistent, energetic brand language.
• Communication Plan: A structured outreach plan sequencing announcements, info sessions, workshops, and countdown reminders to keep momentum through the application window.
• PR Media Release: Press materials announcing the fund and its launch events to local and regional media.
• Sponsored Ads Content: Paid social media creative and copy to extend the call's reach among young people and partner organisations across the region.

The result is a coordinated launch — web platform, brand assets, and outreach working together — designed to get youth-led climate ideas in front of the municipality and turn them into funded projects.