The Top 100 will have access to a one-year leadership development programme aimed at enabling them have knowledge and skills to improve design of their initiatives, implementation model, community engagement, networking and resource mobilisation. The programme will give the Top 100 access to mentorship from industry leaders in nature and wildlife conservation. Further, they will have access to information resources and tools to enable them better manage their initiatives, monitor and scale and sustain their initiatives.
In October 2021 Sheila Funnell and Akshay Vishwanath hosted a webinar with guest speaker Kumi Naidoo as part of the Top 100 Young African Conservation Leaders (YACL) leadership development programme. The Top100 YACL is a collaboration between the African Alliance of YMCAs, World Organisation of...
More than ever before, the public’s need for accurate and reliable information has never been stronger than now, as countries struggle to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and rebuild communities and institutions. On this International Day for Universal Access to Information join the #Top100Youth in helping...
Présentez-vous et ce qui enflamme votre intérêt pour la conservation. Dites-nous ce que vous ressentez après avoir été classé parmi les 100 meilleurs écologistes et ce que cela signifie pour votre travail. Max Fontaine, 25 ans, fondateur de Bôndy, une entreprise sociale qui agit dans...
My name is Daniel Maembe. I am one of the co-founders of Rau Eco and Cultural Tourism working as a Community Conservation and Public Relations Manager. Passionate about environmental conservation, for years I have watched how people continue to cut down trees for different uses...
I am Toini Amutenya, a Namibian conservationist and climate justice activist. What drives me is seeing communities live in harmony with nature and developing in such a way that is resilient and, preserving our ecosystems. Being listed as one of the Top 100 Conservation Leaders is...
Présentez-vous et ce qui enflamme votre intérêt pour la conservation. Dites-nous ce que vous ressentez après avoir été classé parmi les 100 meilleurs écologistes et ce que cela signifie pour votre travail. Je suis Vatosoa, ambassadrice des pêcheurs traditionnels de Madagascar et spécialiste en engagement...
I’m Akshay Vishwanath, a Kenyan environmentalist whose interest in conservation started at a young age having grown up in proximity to Kenya’s rich wildlife and beautiful landscapes. As I continued to deliberately engage with nature in my teenage years, I developed an ardent interest in...
On World Youth Skills Day, at WWF we want to celebrate the resilience and creativity of youth. We encourage you to join us as we reflect on and the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurship.
My name is Mary Wanjiku, a Rover Scout aged 27 years from the Sparrow Rover crew in Nyandarua County. Being listed as one of the Top 100 young African conservationists brought me great joy. I felt that my purpose and passion to green the earth...
I am Bright Lemchi, a social activist and an SDGs ambassador working to help communities reclaim their neighborhoods from unmanaged waste. The recognition as Top 100 African Conservationist made me happy and it amplified our conservation voice in society. Our work is on waste management,...
Who is Ms. Liberatha Kawamala? I am a young lady eco-warrior and founder of Libe Green Innovation, a social enterprise business that is focused on elevating young voices in conservation. Raised in rural Tanzania, I strive to not only raise conservation education awareness within my...
Nature is one of our most significant legacies, and young people are the best drivers on the continent to ensure that this legacy thrives for generations to come. This World Environment Day, we have a message as young leaders in conservation who understand the imminent...
International Youth Day is celebrated annually on August 12, commemorating youth action to address global issues. On this historic day in 2020, African Wildlife Foundation, the Africa Alliance of YMCAs, the World Organization of the Scout Movement, and WWF launched the Top 100 Young African...
NAIROBI, KENYA (March 23, 2021) — One hundred youth from 23 countries in Africa have been recognized today as the top youth leaders in conservation in the continent. This is the first-ever Top 100 young African conservation leaders list, a collaboration between the Africa Alliance...
News Advisory /// One hundred under-35 conservationists will be the recipients of the first-ever Top 100 Youth Conservation Award in 2021. The award is a collaboration between the Africa Alliance of the YMCA, World Scouts Movement, African Wildlife Foundation, and WWF. Youth networks and conservation...
Nature is one of our most significant heritage, and youth are the best drivers on the continent to ensure this heritage thrives for generations to come. As we celebrate International Youth Day 2020, we recognize the efforts made by youth activists in Africa to protect...
The leadership programme will ultimately ensure a cadre of youth conservation professionals that are contributing to the continent’s Agenda 2063 goals as well as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The programme will equip leaders and change agents with the practical skills and systems thinking to move from intention to action to solve urgent challenges, leveraging on the principles and practices of Ubuntu to co-create Africa’s future.
Using the 3i (ideation, Implementation and Iteration) Youth will have an opportunity refine their initiatives and develop strategies for upscaling and ensuring sustainability of their causes based on the learning and experiences from the programme. This will be through a guided process which included some pre-recorded sessions, tools and interactions with facilitator.
