YPARD Global Cafe Series

The YPARD Global Cafe Series is an annual educational and networking series hosted by YPARD.

A YPARD Global Cafe is a virtual/hybrid space of experience sharing and knowledge exchange among young practitioners in the agriculture and food systems sector. Contrary to regular webinars, a YPARD Global cafe is meant for speakers, presenters, and participants to engage in dialogues and discussions.

The goal of the Series is to open up a space for audiences to engage with ongoing agricultural projects, and have discussions with experts from other organizations on food systems and agricultural sustainability topics. The Series also covers technical sessions aimed to promote capacity building on different themes.

The cafes are hosted on 1.5 hour long Zoom meetings, once every month. We encourage participants to gather in groups in their local regions, and then join online so as to promote a hybrid experience of physical+virtual.

YPARD members and expert speakers will be invited to share their knowledge and experience on a particular topic, followed by discussion with the attendees.

A YPARD Global Cafe webinar could cover different knowledge-sharing topics like

• Spotlights on youth participation in events (for eg. experience at COP)
  
  
• Regional focus on agrifood project management and collaboration with partners (for e. community organizing projects)
  
  
• Technical information sessions (for eg. Policy building processes, How to write grant applications)
  

Past events in this series

1. Youth Insights post-COP28: questions, answers, and next steps | In collaboration with FAO, GLF, IFSA, Connect4Climate World Bank Group

This webinar showcased the experience of young professionals at the COP, discussed the key messages on food and agriculture highlighted in COP28 and debriefed on the next steps for the SSJW. It also covered the practical planning, skill development, and preparation needed for participating in global advocacy platforms like the COP


2. From the Ground Up: community organizing in practice | In collaboration with Acades, GLF, Sumak Kawsay, YIL

This webinar underscored the pivotal role that cohesive groups can play in reshaping narratives, influencing policies at local and national levels, fostering community resilience, and beyond.

Experts and members from the YPARD community shared their experience in community organizing. Through real-world examples, they showcased the transformative power of collective action and provided practical insights for replicating these efforts in the audiences' own communities.

Please note:
We will be issuing ‘YPARD Knowledge Certification: Leadership and Project Management’ Certificates to all participants who attend at least 9 out of the 12 webinars held throughout this year.

If you are interested to take part in one of our global cafes, either as a YPARD member or a YPARD Partner, please reach out to our Communications Coordinator Trisha Mandal at trisha.mandal@ypard.net. We would love to get your input about topics or projects you want us to cover!