YouthLead Ambassadors, Christine Ogola & David Watson discuss the future of work for young people, social entrepreneurship, & soft skills.
CHRISTINE OGOLA – KENYA With passion for youth empowerment and a desire to see vulnerable groups build resilient livelihoods, the Kenyan YouthLead Ambassador and YALI EA RLC Alumnus Christine Ogola is an executive member of Youth for Sustainable Development, championing meaningful youth engagement, social accountability and inclusion for all. She is recognized as a Global Livelihood’s Impact Award Winner for her commitment in achieving significant impact, contributing to ending poverty and inequality. Her vision for Leaving no one behind is rooted in improving inclusion, participation, and responsiveness of the vulnerable groups in realizing the UN Agenda 2030.
DAVID WATSON - ZAMBIA David Watson Mwabila is a climate change activist, an award-winning social entrepreneur, and accountability advocate. He is also the founder of FourthLine in Zambia, a youth-led social enterprise and financial supporter for African farmers. David engages rural and small-scale farmers working in honey, beeswax, and bee venom production, processing, and valuation to provide an alternative sustainable income source to logging and charcoal production. Since its founding, the enterprise has contributed to lifting thousands of vulnerable communities out of poverty and reducing the alarming rates of deforestation in Zambia by advocating for the preservation of Africa's pristine forests. In 2019, FourthLine won the SEED Award for climate smart and eco-inclusive enterprises in Africa by the UNEP.