Every good thing must come to an end and YPARD 10 Years celebrations is no exception. After a year long of celebrations to mark our 10 years milestone on promoting agriculture among the youth, several YPARD chapters did the closing for us.
Every good thing must come to an end and YPARD 10 Years celebrations is no exception. After a year long of celebrations to mark our 10 years milestone on promoting agriculture among the youth, several YPARD chapters did the closing for us.
The YPARD 10 Years Cakes
To begin with, YPARD Europe celebrated this special occasion on the 8-9th November, 2016 during the 3rdInternational Tropical Biodiversity Conservation Conference in Prague, Czech Republic. Read the YPARD Europe Communication and fundraising intern commentary on why celebrating this milestone anniversary with over 100 young agricultural researchers, activists and university students attending this event was the best gift that YPARD Europe could ask for.
Additionally, the YPARD DRC chapter held their celebrations on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 where a group of thirty six YPARD DRC members from Kinshasa together with two guests, Mrs. Marie Phoba, president of the NGO SOS Family DRC, and Ms Aurore Ibovi, from Congo Brazzaville gathered at 16th Street Limete, Plazza Village . This gathering also aimed at celebrating this young chapter which is already participating in sensitisation of young Congolese in the development of agriculture. Read Aime Kazika's commentary: Meeting, staying and working together: YPARD 10 Years Anniversary Celebrations the DRC way!
The Celebratory Series
In December, Marina Cherbonnier, the current communications and knowledge manager at YPARD, expresses what the added value of YPARD is, as an international network of young professionals in agriculture. Read more on her testimonial Youth Network in Agriculture: we connect and rejuvenate the world
Additionally, Jim Cano graces us with a time travel scenario as he travelled to New Delhi India, the founding home of YPARD. Read more on his blogpost ; Going back to YPARD’s roots (Revisiting the past, in the present, to see the way forward)
Thank You Note
And last but not the least, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all of you who continously supported us during the celebrations. This would not have been possible without your help.
Read the November Roundup on Celebrating YPARD10years with cakes, ambassador videos and YPARD country activities.
Read The 2016 Celebratory Blog Series (available in English, French and Spanish)
- January: 10 years of YPARD! What have we learned and where are we going? by Courtney Paisley
- February: A place for young amidst grey haired! by Bala Ramani
- March: YPARD member or having a midlife crisis? by Marlene Heeb
- April: YPARD, the key to access opportunities in agriculture by Sokhna Rokhaya
- May: YPARD and Me: A Fairy Tale and a Timeline by Machteld Scoolenberg
- June: A Network that Every Young Person Dreams To Be Part Of by Allan Migwi and Finding a mentor through a Random Online Search by Duncan Cheruiyot.
- July:Celebrating the ten years of YPARD: A chronicle of the times to come by Robin Robin Bourgeois
- August: Youth, Agriculture, Food and (sustainable) Development- The ‘2016’ agenda by Nidhi Nagabhatla
- September: Let's work together for Rural Development by Jose Luis Zevallos Anfossi
- October: The secret to my youthful spirit by Alessandra Giuliani
- November: Growing together: me, YPARD and CGIAR by Nadia Manning-Thomas
- December:
Youth Network in Agriculture: we connect and rejuvenate the world
by Marina Cherbonnier