Ban Ki-moon Centre Youth Agri Champions Demand Paper

Youth Agri Champions Demand Paper 1
ABOUT THE WEBINAR SERIES
THE YOUTH AGRI CHAMPIONS
The Youth Agri Champions are a group of
Tabitha Gichiru, 30, Kenya
young smallholder farmers, agripreneurs, and
Richard Kachungu, 32, Zambia
farmer representatives from Kenya, Nigeria,
Sandra Kantarama, 33, Rwanda
Rwanda, and Zambia, convening under the
auspices of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global
Usman Kibiya, 24, Nigeria
Felix Kiprono, 34, Kenya
Citizens (BKMC). As part of the BKMC's
Elevating Agricultural Adaptation program,
Caroline Moko, 28, Kenya
they came
during the summer of 2022,
Melvin Muna, 29, Kenya
together to discuss the challenges that the
climate crisis poses to smallholder agriculture.
Jean Claude Niyomugabo, 23, Rwanda
Based on their knowledge and lived
Mercy Philips, 23, Kenya
experiences, they have developed a set of
demands directed to the international
Eliud Rugut, 34, Kenya
Azeez Salawu, 29, Nigeria
community on improving the resilience of
smallholder farmers and their ability to adapt
to the already present climate challenges.
ABOUT THE BKMC
BKMC FACILITATORS
Angela Reithuber, Program Manager
The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens’
Max Veulliet, Administrative Assistant
mission is to foster leadership for the
Development Goals and the Paris Climate
LAYOUT DESIGNER
Timothy Sung, Program Intern
implementation of the Sustainable
Agreement by inspiring current decision
makers and empowering the next generation
Timothy Sung, Program Intern
of changemakers. Working with governments,
civil society, academia, and international
ILLUSTRATIONS
organizations, the BKMC reaches more than
700,000 people around the world. Located in
Esra Köymen, Ionera Design
8th Secretary-General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon,
BKMC CONSULTANT
Vienna, Austria, the BKMC is co-chaired by the
and the 11th President of the Republic of
Austria, Heinz Fischer.
Maria van Veldhuizen