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== Career History ==
Ben Rachad was selected as an [[Internet Society|ISOC]] [https://www.internetsociety.org/policy-programs/youth-ambassadors/2019/ Internet Governance Youth Ambassador in 2019]. He currently serves as Secretary-General of the organization’s [https://isoc.bj/ Benin chapter] and provides technical support for [https://digitalgrassroots.org/ Digital Grassroots], a youth network to increase digital citizenship at the local level. 

For four years, he worked as a laboratory technician at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Abomey-Calavi University of Abomey-Calavi] where I devoted myself to teaching and facilitating practical work for students in telecommunications engineering. During that time, he contributed to the training of electronic technicians on the management of electronic waste and the environmental impacts of the transition from analogue to digital. These experiences exposed him to the professional world and especially to academia for several years. 

Rachad is an SDG advocate and serves as Projects and Partnerships Assistant within [https://ecolotrip.org/ Ecolotrip].  Ecolotrip is indeed a network of young French-speaking actors in the fight against climate change and environmental protection. He actively participates in dialogue and learning, to shine the light on climate change issues. Also, he has dedicated himself to the role of Social Media Ambassador of [https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/ Global Landscapes Forum] (GLF), a multi-stakeholder forum dedicated to promoting the landscape approach.  He uses this position to raise awareness of the importance of creating a sustainable world for all.