T he Brazil Africa Institute (IBRAF), as a facilitator of the rapprochement between Brazil and the African continent - focusing its actions on promoting economic and social development and combating poverty - develops a technical training ecosystem with various programs aimed at different profiles of people.
One of our main initiatives is the Youth Technical Training Program (YTTP) aimed at training young Africans. The YTTP uses methodology and materials focused on professional development to meet the diverse needs of African countries through knowledge, skills and technologies in which Brazil is a world reference.
The program takes place over 14 days, offering a face-to-face immersion in Brazil with a focus on the areas of agriculture and rural development, health, information technology, infrastructure, and the creative industry.
Objectives
Broaden and strengthen the participant’s technical skills and knowledge
Encourage participants to become agents of change and drivers of progress in their areas of activity
Provide practical and cultural experience
Guide participants towards their career development
HOW IT WORKS
Call
Curriculum
Interview
PARTICIPANTS
- Young Africans aged between 18 and 39 years old
- Gender equality will be prioritized
- Universality, seeking to cover the largest number of countries in the African continent
PREVIOUS EDITIONS
2019
The third edition of the YTTP took place between November 4th and 8th, 2019. A total of 26 participants from Ghana, Malawi and Nigeria were welcomed at the headquarters of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) in Cruz das Almas, Bahia. The training took place as a result of a partnership between IBRAF and Embrapa Cassava and Fruit Growing, with support from the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The group received theoretical and practical training in agriculture, with a focus on Cassava Post-Harvest Processing. During the practicals, they were welcomed with a speech by IBRAF's president, João Bosco Monte, followed by classes and field visits to Embrapa's facilities, where they had contact with rural development projects, agricultural laboratories and processing houses, learning about the main varieties of cassava seeds, advances in genetic modification, the identification and treatment of diseases and the post-cultivation applications of manufactured products for sale.
2018
The second YTTP class happened between November 19th and 24th, 2018. On that occasion, eight young Africans took part in the Cassava Post-Harvest and Processing workshop in Brazil. Four women and four men were selected, respecting gender equality, with one participant from Nigeria, three participants from Cameroon, three participants from Ghana, and one participant from Côte d'Ivoire. Financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of the United Nations (UN), the intensive training took place at the Embrapa Cassava and Tropical Fruit Farming facilities in Cruz das Almas, Bahia. The group then traveled to Salvador, where they took part in the 6th Brazil Africa Forum. On that occasion, the group expanded their contact networking, acquired new knowledge and attended a session organized by IFAD on the Rural Solutions Portal (https://ruralsolutionsportal.org/). This is an online knowledge-sharing platform that brings together rural development solutions, innovations, technologies, processes, and methodologies.
2017
The first YTTP class came to Brazil between October 9 and November 21, 2017. The Brazil Africa Institute selected 28 students, aged between 18 and 35 years old, from 16 African countries, taking into account gender equality and the geographical distribution of the participants. The focus of the training was agriculture, following the "Feeding Africa" agenda of the African Development Bank (ADB), which seeks to transform agriculture on the African continent. The group received training on the cassava production chain on the premises of Embrapa Cassava and Tropical Fruit Growing, in the city of Cruz das Almas, Bahia. The institution was a partner of the Brazil Africa Institute in the first edition of the YTTP. During the training, the students took part in a series of technical visits and learned about the main technologies used to increase production and farmers' incomes, soil conservation, nutrition, identification and management of pests and diseases in the field, production systems, among other subjects.
