Africa's Youth Land Movement | Innocent Antoine HOUEDJI, Youth Initiative for Land in Africa

Meet the man who is leading Africa’s youth movement for land access. 

Young people and women are often excluded from accessing land in Africa. This is a huge problem - and an opportunity - for its future, as 60% of Africa’s population is under the age of 25. 

Innocent Antoine HOUEDJI attended a mega-conference about land in Africa in 2019, but saw barely any mention of youth. There, he explains, the idea for his organization was born, and his first organizational members were secured. 

In this episode, he talks about the barriers youth and women face when it comes to accessing land in Africa, which relate to both economic, political, and traditional forms of land control. He also discusses the sacrifices he made in order to launch the organization with zero money, and the leadership tactics he has employed to manage rapid growth across - get this - 31 countries. 

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This episode was produced by Jordan Thierry of Dream Chase Media; with essential production and marketing expertise from Aranza Garcia and Issac Gsoria. 

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