10 Years of Community, Climate Action, and Youth Leadership
What started as a small sustainability blog has grown into a thriving youth-led community shaping climate conversations, environmental action, and collective wellbeing across Africa and beyond.
A Decade of Impact
years of youth-led action
SustyVibers across multiple countries
individuals reached
core programmes advancing climate resilience and sustainability
of community-led projects and collaborations
The #AlwaysASustyViber Campaign
To mark ten years, we invited our community to look back and share what SustyVibes has meant to them. Through the #AlwaysASustyViber campaign, SustyVibers posted their favourite memories, stories, and moments from their time in the community across social media. The response was heartwarming. From clean-ups to friendships to personal journeys toward sustainability, every entry was a reminder of the real impact this community has made.
Campaign winners:
Opeyemi Ogundeji
Mubarak Muhammad Salisu
Shafeeu Yakubu
Anita Ike
Rukayat Abdullah
Ire Tomiwa
Peace Simon
Toyosi Akande
Ekpo Blessing
Oluwaseyi Agboola
Our Impact Storybook
To commemorate our 10th anniversary, we created a digital storybook capturing the journey of SustyVibes through stories, reflections, memories, photographs, and milestones from the last decade. The storybook celebrates the people and moments that shaped our community while documenting the lessons, growth, and impact that continue to guide our work today.
Read the Digital StorybookOur Virtual Awards Ceremony
We celebrated virtually with our sustyvibers with an anniversary awards ceremony that brought the community together from across the world. Over two hours, we screened our 10th anniversary documentary, unveiled the SustyVibes Northstar, our vision for the next decade, and celebrated outstanding SustyVibers and our community managers. It was an evening of recognition and reflection.
Foundational Impact Award
Dele Akinnusi
Values-in-Action Award
Tunde Lukman
Aniebiet Obot
Anita Ike
Years of Sustained Commitment Award
Itunu Jobi Fele
Miriam Ituah
Opeyemi Ogundeji
Community Builder Award
Mubarak Muhammad Salisu
Outstanding Community Award
Northern Vibers Community
Project Excellence Award
BioverseNG
Susty Schools Project
Kaduna EcoLit Discussion
Outstanding Community Manager Award
Mubarak Muhammad Salisu
Community Service Award
Hannah Okosun
Blessing Ekwere
Patrick Ezenachi
Mubarak Muhammad Salisu
Esther Ejibeofor
Kabir Ismail
Sedy Isaac
Mariam Abdulkareem
Paul Oluwasona
10 Years. 10 Faces.
Our anniversary documentary reflects on the SustyVibes journey through the voices of SustyVibers, partners, volunteers, and community members who have been part of the movement over the years. The film explores how a small blog grew into a youth-led community advancing sustainability, climate action, and environmental justice through creativity, collaboration, and collective action.
The Inside SustyVibes Series
Inside SustyVibes series was our way of opening the doors and telling our full story, where we started, how we grew, and everything in between.
Community Hangouts
As part of the anniversary celebrations, SustyVibers gathered in Abuja and Kaduna for community hangouts centred on reflection, connection, storytelling, and joy.
The gatherings created space for old and new community members to reconnect, share memories, and celebrate the relationships that have sustained SustyVibes over the last decade.
Event Date: May 30, 2026
The 10th Anniversary Celebration
The SustyVibes 10th Anniversary Celebration brought together SustyVibers, partners, volunteers, collaborators, and friends of the community for an evening of storytelling, reflection, music, and celebration.
The event celebrated a decade of youth-led impact while also creating space to imagine the future of sustainability, climate resilience, and community leadership in Africa.
Highlights from the celebration included:
- —Community reflections and storytelling
- —Live performances and creative expressions
- —Screening moments from the anniversary documentary
- —Recognition of SustyVibers and partners
- —Conversations about the future of SustyVibes
Whether you have volunteered with us, partnered with us, attended an event, supported a programme, or simply followed the journey online, you are part of this story.
Thank you for growing with us.