TECHFARM Hub In collaboration with UNESCO, MTN Ghana Foundation and GIFEC Successfully Hosts 2021 International Youth Day Edition of eDIALOGUES

eDIALOGUES is a TECHFARM Hub flagship online based panel discussion which engages astute industry professionals, academia, public sector officials and private sector players on selected topical issues.

In the spirit of celebrating the remarkable contributions of youth around the globe and most especially in Ghana, TECHFARM Hub in collaboration with the Ghana National Commission for UNESCO, MTN Ghana Foundation and with support from the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communication (GIFEC) and Melton Foundation on Wednesday, 11th August, 2021 hosted the 2021 International Youth Day edition of eDIALOGUES under the main theme; “Advancing Youth Innovations to Boost Sustainable Food Security and Decent Work”.

WH. Kobina Adomadzi Longdon, Developer and Chief Executive of TECHFARM Hub moderated the two-part invigorating session. The first part of the session engaged Special Guest Speakers who included Ama Serwah Nerquaye-Tetteh – Secretary-General of the Ghana Commission for UNESCO who shared a 2021 IYD commemoration statement, Dr. Steffen Bethmann – Executive Director, Melton Foundation who reflected on the sub-theme; “The Transformative Impact of Global Citizenship Participation among Youth” and Mr. Nelson Godfried Agyemang, the Coordinating CEO at Digital Startups and SMEs Africa (DSSA) gave perspectives on sustainable food security options in Agribusinesses and how young people can take advantage to secure employability and income generation opportunities.

The second part of the #2021IYD edition of eDIALOGUES engaged the active participation of carefully selected panelists to discuss the main theme for the day. The panelists were Merina Jessamy – Co-founding Director of Maroon Women Network in Suriname and Grenada, Amajuoyi Ikechukwu Kingsley – Co-founder & CEO of Kernelinc Resources Ltd (KR Foods) in Nigeria and Nadia Owusu is a remarkable young Digital Marketing Consultant in Ghana.

The panel session highlighted key factors that promote the meaningful participation of young people in providing critical solutions to local and global challenges towards achieving the SDGs, promote youth-driven innovative solutions and technologies to reduce poverty and boost decent work and economic empowerment opportunities as well as advocate for the commitment of ecosystem stakeholders towards securing social inclusion and food security albeit post Covid-19 pandemic. Salient highlights from the session are captured in a communique issued by TECHFARM Hub.

TECHFARM Hub was established in March 2020 as a Pan-African entrepreneurship, innovation, and business development and the first hub to fill an urgent vacuum in the Eastern Region and specifically in Koforidua for a safe space where young people can go to build their entrepreneurship, agripreneurship and innovative solutions using disruptive tools, technologies and resources to upscale opportunities for productivity and profitability.

The concept of eDIALOGUES emerged as a response to the impact of COVID-19 on initially planned activities of TECHFARM hub to engage with the community of stakeholders virtually.

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