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Local Youth Action

Local Youth Action

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Local Youth Action for a Better Food Future

While the challenges facing our agrifood systems are global, meaningful and lasting transformation must take root at the local level.

The WFF Youth Initiative establishes National Youth Chapters that mobilize local youth-driven initiatives through national youth platforms. These Chapters provide space for young people to connect, collaborate and scale local solutions for agrifood systems transformation. The National Chapter Blueprint outlines how Chapters are established.

The Chapters are established in close collaboration with FAO's Decentralized Offices to co-design impactful initiatives at local, regional and global levels.  They receive guidance and support from the Decentralized Office, operating within a strategic framework with tailored priorities, which the Chapters advance through youth-driven action.

Get involved

Interested in joining the global youth movement? Fill out the National Chapter Interest Form. For general questions or to explore opportunities to support or collaborate with the chapters, please contact us at [email protected].

News

The WFF Youth Initiative takes part in the European Youth Event 2025
07/07/2025

On 13 and 14 June 2025, the World Food Forum (WFF)’s Global Youth Action Initiative (Youth Initiative) took part in the sixth edition of the European...

WFF Sierra Leone Youth Chapter engages youth at Njala University in climate-smart agriculture workshop
04/07/2025

The World Food Forum (WFF) Sierra Leone Youth Chapter collaborated with the School of Agriculture at Njala University to host a youth engagement event...

WFF Spain Youth Chapter organizes the Youth Forum on sustainable agrifood systems
02/07/2025

The World Food Forum (WFF) Spain Youth Chapter in collaboration with the University of León (ULE) and the León City Council held its first-ever in-person...

Switzerland Youth Chapter Consultation Workshop
Switzerland Youth Chapter Consultation Workshop
26/06/2025

The WFF workshop brought together 17 youth representatives from diverse Switzerland-based organizations to contribute ideas and input for the development...

Rural youth transform agrifood systems
Rural youth transform agrifood systems
25/06/2025

What are the challenges that rural youth in Europe and Central Asia face today?

WFF Youth Initiative at the Preparatory Youth Conference for UNFSS+4
18/06/2025

The World Food Forum (WFF)'s Global Youth Action Initiative (Youth Initiative) took part in the Preparatory Youth Conference for the second United Nations...