YouthADAPT挑战赛推出了一项年度竞赛与评奖项目，以支持非洲各地的青年主导企业。该倡议由全球适应中心（Global Center on Adaptation）与非洲开发银行联合组织，隶属于非洲适应加速计划框架下的YouthADAPT支柱，旨在通过为青年扩大投资与经济机会来增强包容性增长。该项目以支持青年主导企业为切入点，分为两个阶段，第一阶段旨在加速并推广能够在全大陆构建气候适应能力与韧性的创新解决方案，同时改善使能环境以促进增长、应对当前和未来的挑战。
The YouthADAPT Challenge launched an annual competition and awards program to support youth-led enterprises across Africa. Jointly organized by the Global Center on Adaptation and the African Development Bank under the YouthADAPT pillar of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program framework, the initiative was designed to strengthen inclusive growth by expanding investment and economic opportunities for young people. By supporting youth-led enterprises, the program had two phases, with the first one aimed to accelerating and scaling innovative solutions that build climate adaptation and resilience across the continent, while enhancing the enabling environment to foster growth and address present and future challenges.