Lydia Mbevi is based in Kenya and has fifteen years of development experience in Africa, Middle East and Asia. She has a Master’s in gender and development and is currently the Regional Gender and Youth Advisor for ACDI/VOCA. Lydia’s youth passion comes from holding leadership positions as a teenager in her community, and being a change agent trusted with raising thousands of other youth. She has continued to engage youth in agricultural development and humanitarian crises in different countries and contexts.