TCI Investment Days

Reuben Sessa

FAO Youth Focal Point for FAO

Global Priorities Youth is increasingly being identified as a priority area to meet social,

environmental and economic goals, just a few examples:

UN Secretary General : youth UN priority area of the next 5 years.

45th Session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD): main theme "Adolescents and Youth: their numbers and economic role“.

UN Chief Executives Board (CEB) Geneva, 13-14 April 2012

Youth priority group in Rio+20

Canada identified three priority themes that will guide CIDA's future work : one of which is children and youth.

Special Session of the 2012 Farmers’ Forum on ‘Youth in Agriculture’.

Rockefeller Foundation youth priority.

AFRICA PROGRESS PANEL: First priority area is to harness youth potential and create just and prosperous societies.

Youth participation

e.g. UNFCCC climate

change negotiations

Education and Training

Formal and non-formal

E.g. schools, junior farmer field schools, networks, etc.

Lessons, kits, resources, etc.

Agriculture, nutrition, water, forestry, energy, etc.

Nutrition

“Eating well for good health” set of 10 lessons for schools (FAO Ag Dept.).

Environmental eating habits.

Challenge badge on nutrition and Sustainable Diets.

Youth Guides

Guides being developed for:

Agriculture

Biodiveristy

Climate change

Forests

Oceans

www.fao.org/climatechange/youth/60638/en

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Modules being developed with Sida funds:

Climate change and climate smart

agricultural good practices

DRR

Community seed banks

Bee keeping kits

Micro gardens

CC adaptation, DRR, CSA, into Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools

E-learning Tools

Support being provided in developing other capacity building and educational resources (even for adult target groups).

E.g. some support to e-learning tools on adaptation.

Challenge Badge series

9 challenge badges:

2 badges (from phase I) [Climate Change | Biodiversity]

2 badges in pilot testing [ Water | Energy ]

3 badges final draft [ Forests | Nutrition | Hunger ]

2 badges under development [ Oceans | Agriculture ]

Educate and motivate children and youth to change behaviours and encourage them to undertake local action on a spectrum of social and environmental issues.

• Many lack the educational resources and materials.

• Many lack access to extension services, natural resources and finance.

• Kits and knowledge platforms on farming practices (including climate smart), processing, creating business opportunities, etc.

Extension services and enabling environment

Sourcebook for practitioners on

youth smart programming

a set of youth initiated solutions for overcoming challenges when engaging in agriculture builds on the FAO/IFAD/CTA project ‘facilitating youth’s access to agricultural activities’ Targeting youth, youth leaders, youth associations, producers’ organizations, development practitioners

Challenges addressed: 1) access to land; 2) finance; 3) markets; 4) green jobs;

5) knowledge, skills and information; 6) intergenerational transfer of family farms and small scale agricultural

enterprises; and 7) engagement in policy dialogue.

Mini Grants

Small contributions of up to US$1000 to undertake cc and food security projects in local communities.

Supported by FAO HQ and local staff.

Very successful way of achieving community projects will small seed funds.

FAO Youth Focal Point Network

Divisional, Regional, Sub-regional, FAOR

Network for exchange of info and support (HQ to FAOR)

Capacity development

National programmes

National Programmes

Specific national youth engagement programmes being undertaken based on national priorities and FAO goals and objectives.

Undertaken in FAO national offices, ministries, , NGOs and local institutions.

Mexico, Costa Rica, Columbia, Vietnam

Regional programmes: Pacific Region

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Trinidad and Tobago

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Canada

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Australia

Stakeholder Response

Italy

YUNGA Ambassadors

Prince William

Increasing outreach and promoting action and change

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Extension and Outreach

Prince William

WAGGGS

10 Million

145 countries

WOSM

30 Million

160 countries

Grow for Life Programme

Outreach Events

FAO or partner events used to raise awareness and distribute resources but key is also participating in other major events.

e.g. World Scout Jamboree 2011: over 40,000 scouts, YUNGA workshops and training sessions, stand and presentations.

United Nations Youth Award

Personal development •Improve self-awareness and sense of responsibility; •Analyze strengths and weaknesses Critical thinking •Develop critical thinking capabilities Interdependence •Be aware of the complex relationships of the world Environmental stewardship • necessity to reduce waste, build sustainable lifestyles, protect natural habitats

Social justice • promotion of human rights at all levels

Conflict and peace • acquiring skills of non-violent conflict resolution

Global citizenship • develop intercultural understanding and cooperation •being empowered in international initiatives

Personal plan •Develop a personal plan to contribute to a better future

objectives

UNFCCC Article 6

Strategic approach on Article 6 issues (education, training and public awareness) .

NGO and youth related organizations interventions. FAO YUNGA submissions.

New Doha work programme

8 years, national focal points

UNFCCC Alliance on Article 6 (FAO, UNFCCC, UNESCO, UNEP. UNICEF. UNITAR, WMO)

FAO host first workshop

Achieving Behavioral change

Which educational and capacity building programmes achieve real change?

Countless educational initiatives, training activities and capacity building programmes are undertaken globally.

However very little assessments available on which create behavioral and community changes (especially in relation to CC).

FAO under taking a comprehensive review and analysis of available research and developing guidance materials on how to optimize initiative to achieve real change.

FAO youth strategy

Being prepared in coordination with FAO departments and decentralized offices.

Provides strategic direction regarding FAO’s work on youth.

Identifies goals and objectives and who is responsible.

Outlines future priority areas of work, action plans and approaches.

Linked to UN coordinated approach.

Provides support for applying for future funding

Youth Portal

Consists of 5 parts:

• FAO work’s on youth

• Get involved

• Be informed

For:

• children and youth

• teachers, youth leaders

• development practitioners

• Resources

• Contact

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