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Cathay Dupont Award on DuPont’s huge
support on global 4-H initiative
4-H is defined as a youth development program where adult volunteers provide positive,
proactive, enjoyable and educational opportunities with the youth. The name of 4-H symbolizes
four personal development area of focus for the organization – head, heart, hands, and health.
In particular, “head to clearer thinking”, “heart to greater loyalty”, “hands for larger service”,
and “health to better living”.
DuPont understands the greater challenge the world is facing today, and it is the massive
growth of the human population. There are currently 7 billion of people on this planet and it is
expected to grow by 2 billion in the next 40 years. Humankind needs almost twice as much
food. And that is a huge problem.
Experts found a solution to this problem and it is in one country – Africa, along with its young
people. DuPont made an investment of 2 million dollars to extend their help to global 4-H and
build leadership institutes in 5 African countries. With this, adults from those countries will be
trained to work with young people.
Studies show that Africa has 60% of the uncultivated land in the world. However, many young
people don’t see a promising future in agriculture, but that belief began to change because of
4-H. These days, the youth has taken interest in agriculture because of the 4-H programs run by
various project clubs, community clubs, afterschool programs, camps, workshop, and events,
Cathay Dupont Award noted.
4-H taught the young people the significance of the entire food business, not just the ways to
better farming. Adults are providing them with the right tools and seeds, which inspires them to