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Who are the YARDs
YARDs are a selected group of young women and men between 20 and 30 years old who come from a rural background and have an original, direct perspective of the situation in rural areas. They come from Europe, East and West, and partner countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America and represent rural social networks, rural youth movements, young farmers associations and youth departments of farmers associations, young agricultural researchers networks etc.
All of them are strongly committed to developing their rural surroundings. They might be the future leaders, researchers, farmers’ representatives, speakers of rural networks or political decision-makers. The YARDs actively strive to influence and improve the situation in rural areas through their involvement in national organisations and internationally through the YARDs network.
Statement of the YARDS
Indonesia
Eka Prahadian Abdurahman | age 26
social worker
“It doesn’t take much to be successful when you’re young. Young people have great ideas — and great energy to put these ideas into practice.”
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Uganda
Francesca Akello | age 31
head of a Malaria Consortium office
“Rural poverty is above all poverty of women and children. I want to help them and to be a role model for them.”
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Germany
Fabian Blöchl | age 22
trained farmer and volunteer
“Many young and qualified people are moving out of rural areas. Young people need a political voice so that we can negotiate — and strengthen confidence in — a future here.”
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France
Olivier Dugrain | age 22
project manager for the Organization of Rural Christian Youth (MJRC)
“By cutting out the intermediaries we help farmers stick to traditional agriculture, raise the profits for organic production and at the same time lower the prices for organic produce.”
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Mongolia
Bilguun Ganbat | age 28
works for the Swiss Agency for Devlepment and Cooperation (SDC)
“Large portions of Mongolia are threatened by desertification. I want to give herdsmen a voice in a process which necessarily means the end of their traditional lifestyle.”
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Mongolia
Zolchimeg Ganbold | age 22
General Secretary, YARD NGO Mongolia
“Our staff has successfully implemented projects that were directed towards rural youth, especially in the Western region of Mongolia.”
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Marocco
Rachida Izelfanane | age 30
entrepreneur and lecturer
“By cultivating desert crops in the traditional way, I want to improve women’s income while preserving our most important natural resource – water.”
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Zimbabwe
Luckson Katsi | age 28
hydraulic engineer
“I grew up in poverty, and today my life is all about the poor again, the poorest of the poor in fact – I want them to be able to live in dignity.”
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Ecuador
Elena Kruspkaia Mejia Villacis | age 24
works on water and reforestation projects
“They always send engineers and never social workers to rural communities, but rural people have feelings, too. Taking these feelings seriously we can stop the brain drain of rural youth.”
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Poland
Damian Longawa | age 21
student, head of the youth section of a small rural NGO
“Many young people from villages like mine feel that rural life is ‘not cool’. They keep saying, ‘nothing depends on me’. I want to fight that state of mind.”
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Tanzania
Prosper Nambaya | age 32
development banker and farmer
“My personal future lies on a farm – and our shared future lies in the rural areas.”
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
Milena Nikolić | age 27
social worker
“The girls and boys I work with are proof that for some people in our country it’s a pleasure to get involved in the community and not a burden.”
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India
Prateek Tiwari | age 32
businessman and NGO founder
“Indian farmers are predestined to be organic farmers: Their traditional methods of cultivation and keeping livestock protect natural resources.”
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