Godfrey Noel

Represent over 1,000 youth advocates globally in shaping FAO World Food Forum policy dialogues and action tracks on food security and climate resilience in multi-stakeholder initiatives engaging 50+ youth-led organizations to advance innovation and agri-food transformation across Africa and the Global South.
Contribute to global strategy development and reporting processes influencing FAO programmes reaching 10 million young people through advocacy, partnerships, and capacity-building.

Positioned AgriKonnekt as a prototype for sustainable technology transfer and localized innovation, with an uptake pipeline targeting 5,000+ youth farmers in Eastern Africa; secured EUR 20K from the Pioneer Projects Scholarship and created impact metrics with the University of Nairobi (Faculty of Business and Management Sciences) for high-agency African entreprising.
Anchored development diplomacy training for fellows on development infrastructure localization, resulting in a pan-African coalition of 18 fellows tackling SDG-aligned solutions.

Co-led operational and fundraising strategy for the Integrity Walk 2025, mobilizing USD 2M to support TI-Kenya’s core activities across governance, anti-corruption advocacy, and civic education.
Strengthened the Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre (ALAC) by embedding digital-first outreach and partnerships, boosting citizen reporting capacity by 35% during the campaign period, coordinating with 12 civil society partners and county governments, amplifying participation of over 15,000 youth and community leaders in governance integrity dialogues.

Spearheaded SRHR thematic areas with the AU along climate-resilient agriculture policy input through co-created GEDSI-informed consultations with support from the Ministry of Agriculture, engaging over 5,000 smallholder farmers across Kenya and Ethiopia.
Advanced data sovereignty in the Global South through collaborative research on climate justice and data poverty, influencing policy briefs submitted to IGAD and UNECA.
Led South-South-North dialogues to align SDGs 2 and 13, with MEARL insights by GIZ Kenya, SNV, and FAO technical teams.

Engaged in the UNFCCC-led Global Stocktake as part of the Global North–South advocacy coalition, ensuring GEDSI-aligned language on climate finance made it into draft texts.
Facilitated youth representation from 13 African nations, including LGBTQIA+ and Indigenous climate advocates, in policy-shaping roundtables with feedback loops on inclusivity in youth climate interventions, echoed in COP30’s regional planning forum.

Led operational policy reviews that restructured logistics frameworks in Western Kenya, reducing average food distribution delays by 38% during drought periods, partnering with UNICEF Kenya and Water.org to implement real-time monitoring systems in water-stressed counties, resulting in 11% improvement in last-mile delivery efficiency.
Co-authored internal governance reforms to embed equity and accessibility (aligned with SDG 10), advancing support to marginalized youth and gender-diverse groups in rural hubs.

Facilitated multi-sectoral partnerships with ABSA, IBM, and UN Women to scale training for women-led SMEs in the Horn of Africa, particularly in WASH and agribusiness sectors, streamlining procurement compliance and validation for over 200 NGOs and CSOs via Tendersure, increasing competitive access for underrepresented bidders by 30%.
Championed LGBTQIA+ inclusion frameworks in regional workshops with World Vision and Red Cross, feeding into USAID's Kenya Inclusive Development Strategy.