It all began with Go 4 Biodiv Youth Summit. Our MEG programme coordinator, Esther Muschelknautz, received an email invitation to the youth summit on January 29, the same day of the deadline for application. I saw it in my email inbox and rushed to complete the application. The working day has almost ended when I finally hit the send button.
Fast forward to almost a month later in Gland, Switzerland. Our class was in Geneva and Gland to visit international organizations with the likes of UNECE, WTO, UNEP, and IUCN. We were at IUCN for the final stretch of our excursion. I checked my phone and "got" a missed call from a number in Germany. I called the number, despite knowing the fact it would be expensive, as soon as I got the chance to sneak out of the room. The guy on the other end of the line told me the good news that I will be participating in the youth summit. He also mentioned that prior to the youth summit, they were also inviting me to a dialogue. This dialogue was the same one I attended last April 3rd in Bonn.
The preparations for the youth summit has kept my holidays fun and productive. I, like the rest of the 49 or so participants from the rest of the globe, have been busy preparing for the event, from responding to Samauma's Call, "taking photos" (which is a personal hobby!) of cultural and biodiversity in our area, and answering key questions on the issue.
Now I am looking forward to answering the next call to come my way.
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