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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

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...

WFF Ireland Youth Chapter engages youth voices in shaping agrifood systems
17/06/2025

On 9 May 2025, the World Food Forum (WFF) Ireland Youth Chapter (Youth Food Forum) hosted its 2025 kick-off event in Dublin, bringing youth perspectives...

WFF Kenya Youth Chapter leads the way at the Kenya National Food Systems Summit 2025
11/06/2025

The World Food Forum (WFF) Kenya Youth Chapter took the stage at the Kenya National Food Systems Summit held from 15-16 April 2025 in Nairobi. Members...