😁 Cohort 2 member Brian Kithinji has been selected as a Ban Ki-moon Youth Agri-Champion for 2024! 🤝 This recognition highlights his dedication to sustainable agriculture and climate resilience. As part of this honor, Brian will collaborate on a policy demand paper for climate change adaptation. ✏ This document will be presented to global stakeholders at COP29, driving important conversations and actions for our planet's future. 🙌 Join us in congratulating Brian and supporting his impactful journey! #ClimateAction #COP29 #YouthChampions #Sustainability #ClimateChangeAdaptation
We are proud to kick off our first workshop with our #YouthAgriChampions 2024 from Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia, Kenya, and Rwanda. With expert speaker Elizabeth Nsimadala, President of the East Africa Farmers Federation and Director of Women Affairs at the PanAfrican Farmers Organization, we discussed challenges and innovative solutions of locally-led #agriculturaladaptation. Over the summer, 18 inspiring agripreneurs from Ghana 🇬🇭, Kenya 🇰🇪, Nigeria 🇳🇬, Rwanda 🇷🇼, and Zambia 🇿🇲, will work together on a demand paper for #climatechangeadaptation in #Africa! This paper will be presented to world leaders at #COP29 and give voice to #smallholderfarmers! Learn more about them: https://lnkd.in/ePsGhsAG Jacob M. Lekaitogo Francis Annan Sumeiya Juma Daniel Anaba Edith Larpei Faith Nzivo Eliseus Bamporineza Modupe OLAFUSI Enocka Odongo Brian Kithinji Mercy A. Abutsa SEMANA Francois Inimbom Bassey Maureen Mutinda IRADUKUNDA Florent Mirirai Tembo Ifeoluwa Tryphena Olatayo Gifty Opoku Brian Kithinji Kaimenyi UYISABYE Therese Suwilanji Sinyangwe Beatrice Rocca Roxanne Chao Meera Shah