The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens (BKMC) is proud to host the 4th edition of the Youth AgriChampions – a Peer2Peer workshop series on climate adaptation in agriculture. The initiative brings together 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, the BKMC Youth AgriChampions will develop a demand paper to be elevated by BKMC co-chair and 8th Secretary-General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, in his advocacy work. This year's thematic focus will be on Youth-Powered Agroecology: Building Climate Resilience for Smallholder Farmers.
In the past year, selected Youth AgriChampions joined the BKMC delegation on the ground at the African Food System Forum in Rwanda and COP29 in Azerbaijan to launch the Youth AgriChampions Demand Paper and represent farmers’ voices around the world. To see the work of our BKMC Youth AgriChampion Alumni, visit our webpage
here.
The Youth AgriChampion Workshop Series 2025 targets young smallholder farmers, agripreneurs, and youth working in the agricultural sector, aged between 18 to 35 from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zambia.
The online workshops will take place on:
Workshop 1: 8th May, 16:30 – 18:30 CEST
Workshop 2: 14th May, 16:30 – 18:30 CEST
Workshop 3: 27th May, 16:30 – 18:30 CEST
Closing Ceremony: 10th July, 16:30 – 18:30 CEST
100% attendance is required to be invited to the online closing ceremony.
Upon successful completion of the workshop series, participants will be awarded certificates signed by 8th UN SG Ban Ki-moon, and they will become part of our ever growing BKMC Youth AgriChampion Alumni Network, who have access to high-profile platforms and exclusive opportunities to showcase their own initiatives, connect with influential stakeholders, and amplify their impact on a global scale.
We are very much looking forward to receiving your application!
During the application process you will need to fill out a form, indicating:
- Your personal details (e.g. name, contact information, date of birth, citizenship, education, language competence, short profile description)
- Your professional details (e.g. name of organization, function)
At the final stage of the application process you will be prompted to attach:
- a motivation letter (max 250 words)
- a portrait photo of yourself (JPEG or PNG format)
- an introduction video of yourself (max 30 seconds, MP4 or MOV format)
- your CV (max 1 page)
You will be able to save your application form as a draft and submit it at a later point before the deadline on March 24, 2025, at 23:59 CET.
Should you have questions, please reach out to office@bankimooncentre.org.