EY4F Changemaker Challenge

The Empower Youth4Food Changemaker Challenge is an innovation challenge for students in Vietnam with a focus on building a partnership with Vietnamese universities and industry partners working across interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary fields, and a strong connection to nature-based food systems transformation pathways.

Curious how students turned ideas into real-world food system impact through Changemaker Challenge 2025?

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EY4F Changemaker Challenge

Changemaker Challenge

Benefits for Students

  • Develop changemaker mindsets and leadership skills to address real-world food system challenges.

  • Gain hands-on experience working on nature-based and interdisciplinary solutions.

  • Collaborate with mentors, experts, and industry partners from Vietnam and international networks.

  • Access international exposure and opportunities, including the chance to represent Vietnam at the Food Systems Innovation Challenge in the Netherlands.

  • Expand professional networks and career readiness in sustainability, innovation, and food systems transformation.

Benefits for Partners

Talent Access

Access to the knowledge and skills of talented students in Vietnam.

Global Network

Join an international network of students, mentors, experts, and businesses.

Awareness Building

Raise awareness of nature-based solutions in food systems among youth and stakeholders.

Sustainable Innovation

Drive innovation for sustainable, fair, and secure food systems.

Sharings from Changemaker Challenge 2025

  • “We submitted a case study to highlight the challenges associated with the traditional rice-shrimp farming practices. We believe that young people with their creative minds can offer fresh solutions for the farmers. In return, on the field, farmers can share with the students their practical experience on climate adaptability.”

    LE THI THU HIEN

    Senior Cooperative Advisor - Agriterra

  • "Thanks to the opportunities brought by the Changemaker Challenge to Can Tho University and its students, this initiative serves as an important stepping stone for them to grow into new roles as changemakers addressing global challenges. By integrating diverse fields of knowledge, nature-based approaches, and new leadership skills, Can Tho University and CTU students aspire to make a meaningful contribution to the transformation of the food system."

    HO HONG LIEN

    Coordinator of team EcoShrimp - Winner of Changemaker Challenge 2025

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