DEADLINE: July 29th 2018 (6pm)
Youth Farm (YFarm) Project was launched on April 2nd, 2014 as a brainchild, joint project and trademark of Fresh & Young Brains Development Initiative (FBIN) and Alexijan Consults. YFarm Project aims to establish and promote at least 10,000 youth-led climate smart farms and agribusinesses across Africa by 2020. The project draws African youth out of Poverty, into Sustainable Agriculture and closer to God.
The project promotes agriculture as a Culture, Career, Business and Fun Activity among vulnerable youth in Africa.
The project targets vulnerable youth from conflict, rural and peri-urban communities across Africa using research & documentation, Bootcamps and festivals, policy advocacy & public engagement, media & social media campaigns, farm documentary, sub-grants, farm demonstrations and integrated organic farms.
YFarm project has been at the fore-front of capacity building and policy advocacy for active youth engagement in the agricultural and environmental sectors at national and African Union levels. We were involved in the development of the Agricultural Promotion Policy for Nigeria 2016, African Union Agribusiness Strategy, Joint Sector Review Process for Nigeria, ECOWAS 2nd Generation RAIP/NAIP and Implementation Framework for the Comprehensive African Agriculture Programme (CAADP), NEPAD’s Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance, among others.
Working in collaboration with African Youth Initiative on Climate Change (AYICC), CAADP Youth Network, YEAP A-Nagropreneurs and Young Professionals Platform for Agricultural development (YPARD), YFarm project team uses our research outcomes and key lessons from the project to develop toolkits and resource guides for policy advocacy and public engagement.
YFarm Project II: Building a Climate Resilient Generation is implemented by Fresh & Young Brains Development Initiative and Alexijan Consults with funding support from Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA).
About YFarm Bootcamps
Bootcamp Model: Each Bootcamp will last for 4 days (2 days for theory sessions; 2 days in the farm for practical sessions). Each bootcamp is residential; participants are expected to be accommodated in the training venue for 5 nights and will not be allowed to leave during the training period). Participants will be trained on agribusiness planning and pitching.
Participants: The Bootcamps target 80 rural youth involved in small scale agriculture and vulnerable youth selected from Abuja, Enugu, Imo, Rivers, Kaduna, Anambra, Benue & Kogi States on Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation, Agribusiness, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Climate Smart Agriculture in order to improve their resilience and livelihoods.
Training Location & Date: Abuja (August 5th – August 10th, 2018) and Imo State (August 19 – 24th, 2018)
Bootcamp Grouping:
Batch I (Abuja): Abuja, Kaduna, Anambra, Benue & Kogi States
Batch 2 (Imo): Enugu, Imo, Rivers, and Anambra States.
NB: During selection, special Attention will be given to qualified youth from Nawgu (Anambra), Agatau (Benue), Mpape (Abuja), Nike (Enugu), Owerri (Imo), Ogoni (Rivers), Kafanchan (Kaduna), and Lokoja (Kogi).
Logistics: Selected Participants will be reimbursed their road transport costs while other logistics (accommodation and feeding) will be handled directly by the organizers.
Certification: Certificates of Participants will be presented to participants while outstanding participants will be commissioned as YFarm Ambassadors. Each participant is expected to start their small scale climate smart farms or agribusinesses, and replicate the training to other youth in their communities.
The training will provide a platform to share ideas and eco-smart practices that will help will increase youth participation in address food security and create employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for youth.
ELIGIBILITY
Application is open to youth within any of the following categories:
1. Rural out of School Youth
2. Unemployed Youth
3. rural youth within 18 – 35yrs
4. Vulnerable Youth (young widows, orphans, youth with disability, albinism or special needs)
5. Should be willing to commit to the project activities and social media campaigns for the next one year
6. Should be able to join other participants to form a co-operative upon completion of the training
7. Should have passion for Climate Smart Agriculture, and be willing to learn
How to apply
Complete the online Application form:
