The Ban Ki-Moon Centre for Global Citizens (BKMC) Youth AgriChampions 2024

The 2024 Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens (BKMC) Youth AgriChampions is now open for applications.

The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens (BKMC) is proud to host the 3rd edition of the Youth AgriChampions – a Peer2Peer workshop series on climate adaptation in agriculture. The initiative brings together ~15 youth grassroot voices from the world of smallholder farming and agricultural entrepreneurship in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zambia, to share their on-the-ground experience with adapting their practices to climate change. During the workshops – taking place in July 2024, the BKMC Youth AgriChampions will develop a youth demand paper to be elevated in high-level political fora by BKMC co-chair and 8th Secretary-General of the UN Ban Ki-moon. The thematic focus of the 2024 Demand Paper will be “locally-led adaptation for smallholder farming”.

Requirements

• The Youth AgriChampions Workshop Series 2024 targets young smallholder farmers, agripreneurs, and youth working in the agricultural sector, aged between 18 to 35 from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zambia.
• Smallholder farmers, agricultural entrepreneurs and youth employed in the agricultural sector who want to share experiences, advocate for smallholder farmers, and work on developing a youth-demand paper for world leaders;
• Age 18-35;
• Citizens/nationals of the following countries: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zambia;
• Working / worked on a climate adaptation project or have expertise in the topic;
• Keen interest in agriculture, climate change, and food systems.
• Able to fully attend three workshops in July 2024 and to provide some time to prepare things for the workshops in between

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the (BKMC) Youth AgriChampions