The Trinity Challenge Youth Engagement and Advocacy

Youth Voice

The Trinity Challenge recognises there is a pivotal role for the perspective and energy of young leaders and youth-led organisations in driving meaningful change.

The Trinity Challenge Youth Engagement and Advocacy

The Trinity Challenge is proud to support the next generation of health leaders through its Global Youth Summit and Youth Competition programme. This initiative empowers youth-led organisations and young leaders to take action in their communities. Our current focus is on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and our young leaders are promoting awareness, initiating behaviour change, and advocating for the effective use of antibiotics across the One Health environment. We are building a global network of change makers, international organisations and global health activists.

Our Summits and Competitions

Since 2023 the Trinity Challenge has delivered 3 Youth Summits and Competitions, which are interactive online global events followed by funding competitions that teams can enter to deliver campaigns in their communities. The Summits are co-designed with young people around the world, starting with a stakeholder forum, leading to the Summit and Competition – each one is different depending on the chosen topic. 

Current Youth Summit and Competition – Educating for Behaviour Change

Our third Youth Summit launched in August 2025, exploring the question: “How can we change behaviours around antibiotic use to mitigate resistance?”.

The subsequent competition invited youth-led teams to apply for grant funding to develop behaviour change campaigns in one of six categories, tailored to their community or geographical context:

  • Livestock animals

  • Companion animals

  • Environment

  • Food chain

  • Language

  • Community health

The Competition received 182 applications for campaigns in 41 countries. Applications are now closed and the competition is currently in its judging phase, with winners due to be announced early 2026. Our aim is to support youth voices globally by selecting winners in as many world regions as possible.

Winners will be invited to attend an online winners event to share their campaign plan, speak with experts and access additional support to deliver the campaign.

You may also ask questions by email using [email protected].

With thanks to our Judges:

  • Juliet Allibone – Senior Programme Manager at Fleming Initiative, Imperial College London

  • Rachel Bloodworth – Co-Founder, Black Sands

  • Liz Callegari – Co-Founder, Black Sands

  • Dr Augusto Barón Cruz – Advocate, Quadripartite Working Group for Youth Engagement on AMR

  • Ana María Rueda Garcí – Livestock-nutrition consultant , FAO

  • Dr Olayinka Fakorede – Co Chair of AMR Working Group, World Medical Association, Junior Doctor’s Network

  • Dr Tasha Koch – Co-Founder, Eh!Woza

  • Jane Lwoyero – Programme Officer, Sub-Regional Representation for Eastern Africa, World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)

  • Dr Ana L.P. Mateus – Senior Scientific Coordinator, Antimicrobial Resistance and Veterinary Products Department, World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)

  • Ohemu Godwin Puis – Graduate Assistant, The Global Health Network

  • Desmond Kirui Rono – Project Officer, World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)

 

If you missed it, you can watch the summit here: Youth Summit on Educating for Behaviour Change

Resources & Contact

The Trinity Challenge is committed to supporting the continued development of young leaders and their initiatives by collating helpful advocacy resources, partner toolkits and recorded sessions for reference. Please contact us if you would like to add your resources.

Statements/manifestos:

AMR Toolkits and frameworks:

Watch Summit session recordings and lots more on our YouTube channel.

Contact: Jennie Smith – jennie.smith@thetrinitychallenge.org