The Global Challenge Research Paper
The World Food Prize Foundation’s Global Challenge curriculum is designed to empower high school students to explore, analyze and solve the world’s most pressing problems related to global food security, agriculture and sustainability issues. To participate, a student must write a three to five page research paper on a country and a food security related topic. Each student will then share this research at a World Food Prize Foundation Youth Institute. The Foundation believes that elevating young voices is crucial to creating a more food-secure and sustainable world, and we want to hear your solutions.
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What are Youth Institutes?
Each year, over 1,500 students present their research and share recommendations from their Global Challenge papers at a Youth Institute. Youth Institutes are life-changing experiences hosted by higher-education institutions. There, high school students engage with local leaders and experts on critical global food security challenges, participate in hands-on science activities, gain exposure to different career paths and explore exciting ways to make meaningful differences on issues related to agriculture, food security and sustainability. The Foundation co-hosts over 30 Youth Institutes throughout Honduras, Kenya, the Netherlands, Sweden, Uganda and the United States in partnership with major agricultural universities. Each entity brings together industry, research, teaching and applied agricultural practices to implement the Youth Institutes, investing in the development of young agriculture and food security leader.
Don't see a Youth Institute near you?
If you do not see a country, State, or territory listed for you below, please email us at youthprograms@worldfoodprize.org to learn about our virtual participation.
SELECT YOUR REGION for information on how you can get involved!
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| Honduras | Netherlands | Sweden | Kenya |