TL;DR: “It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the first ever United Nations Youth Climate Summit as one of the 100 recipients of a ‘Green Ticket,'” came word from the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General in a letter to Emmanuel Lobijo, one of the lead organizers of the charity EatBCH South Sudan. Lobijo will make the trek to New York City from South Sudan, and join the gathering on 21 September 2019 in anticipation of the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit on Monday, 23 September.

South Sudan Bitcoin Charity Selected by UN to Attend Climate Summit

“Just as after I received my Acceptance Letter for the first 100 youth to receive a Green Ticket out of 7,000 applicants, I realized that number is really overwhelming,” Lobijo told CoinSpice. “Being that the youth are driving the little change in my neighborhood, it was a very great opportunity to have been accepted.”

Emmanuel Lobijo and his crew in South Sudan teamed with EatBCH, an international, peer-to-peer charity to help people all over the world have enough to eat. Donating in bitcoin cash (BCH) is somewhat easier than other cryptocurrencies due to lower transaction fees and faster confirmation times, and carries fewer hurdles than donating in fiat — hurdles that often get between the donor and those in need. EatBCH takes advantage of BCH, and has focused on two parts of the globe in dire straits, Venezuela and South Sudan.

The Republic of South Sudan is located in East-Central Africa, and is the newest country on Earth, claiming independence in 2011. Life as a new nation has not been easy. South Sudan’s population is incredibly young, nearly half under 18 years old, and routinely ranks among the most tragic indicators in world, from regional civil war violence to infant mortality, basic water access, refugees fleeing other wars, and even famine.

BCH is the Future

In the midst of it all, Emmanuel Lobijo and his compatriots have taken it upon themselves to make an attempt at bettering immediate conditions. Lobijo is also CEO and founder of the Junub Open Space, described as “an open literacy resource and community innovation space,” where he mentors young African entrepreneurs.

Lobijo described the long process of getting a Visa and his affairs in order to make the trip. Just yesterday, he was given notice, after weeks of worry, that his Visa was approved … at almost exactly the last moment. He’s going to fly out tomorrow. In addition to talking at the UN Summit about life in South Sudan, telling his region’s story, “I will as well share about how we use BCH for real and impactful work in South Sudan and why our government should adopt it. It is economic freedom,” Lobijo insisted. “BCH is the future.”

Along with sending a few satoshis to EatBCH South Sudan, cryptocurrency enthusiasts who wish to make Emmanuel Lobijo’s stay in New York City during the UN Summit a little easier, as an ambassador for South Sudan and Bitcoin Cash, can donate to his personal BCH address:

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