Nkiruka Stella Okonkwo is a trained lawyer and development practitioner who is very versatile in youth and gender development especially as regards sustainable agriculture, climate change, nutrition sensitive agriculture, policy advocacy, capacity building, peer mentoring, inclusive volunteerism, entrepreneurship and transformative leadership. Nkiruka co-founded the CAADP Youth Network (CYN) Africa and currently heads its Continental Secretariat. A very passionate and inspirational leader, Nkiruka is the CEO/Founder, Fresh & Young Brains Development Initiative (FBIN)/Alexijan Consults – an NGO and social enterprise based in Abuja, Nigeria. She loves to network and mentor women and youth on land and agricultural policy related issues.