Empowering Rwanda's Youth in Agribusiness: Collaborative Validation Workshop Shapes Strategic Plan for 2024-2029
Rwanda Youth in Agribusiness Forum (RYAF), in collaboration with Feed the Future Rwanda Kungahara Wagura Amasoko, hosted a crucial validation workshop on May 21, 2024 at KIM Hotel, to refine the 5-year Strategic Plan (2024-2029). The goal was to incorporate vital insights from our esteemed partners.
During the workshop, Sakina Usengimana, the Chairperson of RYAF, expressed heartfelt gratitude to all participants and partners for their invaluable contributions and expertise, emphasizing the need for unwavering support during the implementation phase.
The validation workshop witnessed active participation from various stakeholders, each providing valuable feedback and suggestions to enhance the strategic plan. This collaborative effort underscores the importance of a united approach to youth empowerment in the agribusiness sector.
The pillars discussed are organizational strengthening and sustainability, advocacy to enabling environment for the youth agribusiness, youth capacity development and empowerment in agrib-food value chains, youth engagement in climate mitigation and adaptation actions, gender and social inclusion and communication, visibility and knowledge management.
Rwanda Youth in Agribusiness Forum (RYAF) through ongoing partnership with Feed the Future Rwanda Kungahara Wagura Amasoko, has recruited the consultants to review the RYAF strategic plan for the period 2024-2029, to ensure that, the RYAF programs and project planned are in alignment with the national and development plans.
Workshop Objectives were to review the RYAF strategic plan thoroughly, to enrich the draft strategic plan to better respond to the needs of youth in agribusiness, to ensure alignment of the RYAF strategic plan with national and development partners' plans.
The workshop was organized to present the draft of the strategic plan to various partners, soliciting their contributions to enrich the plan.
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