Deadline: 30 June 2024

Nominate yourself as a EVWA Changemaker, and gain the exclusive opportunity to be selected as one of the 30 under 30 exceptional young Africans, who lead projects that contribute to the empowerment of women farmers.

I. Benefits

• Gain global visibility, expand your network, and get the chance to win the prestigious $5,000 EVWA Champion Award!
• As this year’s EVWA Champion, you will also be featured in a professional documentary showcasing you and your initiative. Don’t miss this opportunity—nominate yourself by!

II. Eligibility

• Are you between 18 and 30 years old?
• Are you a national of an African country?
• Do you have upper-intermediate English language skills?
• Are you leading a project that directly works with and empowers women farmers in Africa?

If your answer is YES, then GET STARTED and nominate yourself! (We encourage individuals of any gender to participate in the call for nominations.)

III. Nomination Process

During the nomination process you will need to enter:

• Your personal details (e.g. name, contact information, date of birth, citizenship, language competence, short profile description)
• Your professional details (e.g. name of organization, function)
• Information about your project (e.g. name, location, description, explanation how the project fosters women’s empowerment and considers climate change)
• The details of a woman farmer or farmers, whom you personally know and has benefitted from your project (e.g. name, short profile description, how your project affects them)

At the final stage of the nomination process you will be prompted to attach the following:

• An introduction video of yourself (max 30 seconds, MP4 or MOV format): Introduce yourself with your name, nationality, and the name of your project and explain why you think you should be among the EVWA Changemakers 2024!
• A picture of yourself (portrait)
• A picture of your project (in-action)
• If available, a picture of the mentioned woman farmer/farmers

You will always be able to save your nomination form as a draft and come back to it later.

Nominate Yourself HERE

IV. Types of Projects to be considered

• Projects of any size, whether they are implemented by only one person or a team.
• They could be community volunteer projects, freelance projects, NGO projects, or entire startups dedicated to women farmer empowerment. The list is long and innovative approaches  are valuable!
• Legal registration is not required to qualify as a project. However, you should be able to back up the existence and validity of your project through website links, social media profiles, photos, videos, etc.

V. Timeline

• 10 - 30 June 2024: Call for Applications/Nomination. Are you empowering women farmers? If YES, it's time to nominate yourself and/or someone you know whose mission is to elevate the voices of women in agriculture in Africa.
• 18 - 26 July 2024: Notifications.  Got Mail? If you were selected as an EVWA Changemaker  you will be notified  via e-mail. You will be promoted on the website and social media channels of the Ban Ki-moon Centre!
• August 2024: Campain Launch/promotion. It's your time to shine! In August 2024, a campaign for our EVWA Changemakers  will be launched to recognize their efforts and initiatives that empower women farmers.
• September 2024: Documentary Filming.  Seize the opportunity to become the EVWA Champion! The selected Champion will be chosen by a panel of experts and will have their remarkable journey and project in Africa featured in a documentary film.
• November 2024: COP2029. It's time to announce the EVWA Champion! The tailored documentary production will feature at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan and the Champion will receive 5.000 USD in seed funding to scale their project.

 

VI. About Elevating the Voices of Women in Agriculture (EVWA) Campaign

EVWA Changemakers is an annual campaign, which recognizes and gives a platform to exceptional Africans below the age of 30, who lead projects that contribute to the empowerment of women farmers.Through a call for nomination, inspiring young leaders in the field of women farmers’ empowerment will be selected as EVWA Changemakers and spotlighted on the EVWA webpage.

With the EVWA Changemakers Campaign and the EVWA Council, the BKMC is on a mission to highlight and galvanize action for the empowerment of women farmers in Africa. Women account for nearly half of the world’s smallholder farmers. In Africa, they produce 70% of the continent’s food. Yet, they are the most vulnerable members of the farming community, facing obstacles in accessing land, finances, education, and more, because of gender inequalities and our changing climate.