Call for application to take part in First in a series of youth consultations to develop a Vision Pastoralist Youth 2026 is open!

12th August 2022
by secretary

Agrinatura News

Call for application to take part in First in a series of youth consultations to develop a Vision Pastoralist Youth 2026 is open!

The first in a series of these visioning consultations will be held at Lukenya University, Makueni Kenya from 27-29 September 2022.

Participants will be those working and living in pastoral areas in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!
First in a series of youth consultations to develop a
Vision Pastoralist Youth 2026
Makueni, Kenya, 27-29 September 2022

The Year 2026 has been declared the Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) by the United Nations. In
preparation for this a series of consultations with pastoralist youth across the world will take place over
the next three years to develop a vision for pastoralism in the face of climate change. A sustainable yet
forward-looking pastoralism can bring adaptation, mitigation and economic growth benefits. We invite
you to come together with other pastoralist youth to start developing that vision!

The first in a series of these visioning consultations will be held at Lukenya University, Makueni Kenya
from 27-29 September 2022. Participants will be those working and living in pastoral areas in Kenya,
Tanzania and Ethiopia. Participants are expected to fully participate for the three days, sharing
experiences, knowledge and skills, whilst also being open to learn from others including practical
examples in the field to equip participants with climate change mitigation strategies and adaptation
options. It will also be a space to talk about challenges and opportunities of pastoralism among youth,
building up rapport and critical mass, with opportunity to join CSAYN (Climate Smart Agriculture Youth
Network) and the IYRP international support group after the event.

This consultation will also be an opportunity to develop a statement on the future of pastoralism in face
of climate change that will be presented at an official side event at the UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change COP27 to be held in Egypt, Sharm El-Sheikh, 7-18 November 2022.
This series of consultations is being organised by ILRI, CSAYN, and PROCASUR as a contribution to the One
CGIAR initiative on Livestock, Climate and System Resilience (LCSR). Full costs of the event and participants
attending including transport, accommodation (camping or in university hostel), three meals per day and
travel insurance will be covered by ILRI through CSAYN.

Criteria for applicants include:

1. Be between 18-35 years old from a pastoral society and/or be closely working with pastoralists in
Ethiopia, Kenya or Tanzania.
2. Be willing to represent pastoralist youth in national and global forums, with some leadership
experience preferred.
3. Be willing to share experiences, skills, knowledge with fellow participants and also being open to learn.
4. Have a good command of English
5. Have a valid passport in hand (given short time to the consultation in September).

Female youth are particularly encouraged to apply. Consultations in other regions of the world will follow.

Please apply using the attached form and send to: info@csaynglobal.org,
ntiokam.divine@csaynglobal.org and ntiokam2@gmail.com with the subject line “VISION PASTORALIST
YOUTH: KENYA 2022” and a copy of the biodata page of your passport by 22nd of August 2022.

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Call for application to take part in First in a series of youth consultations to develop a Vision Pastoralist Youth 2026 is open!