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Fox Fisher is a prominent trans activist, filmmaker, and public speaker, dedicated to promoting trans rights and visibility through their work.

Garvita Gulhati is the founder of Why Waste?, a youth-led organisation focused on water conservation through campaigns, petitions and workshops.

Eric Damien Njuguna is a climate activist. Eric started their activism with Zero Hour and Fridays for Future Kenya when severe droughts in Nairobi impacted their school’s water supply.

Rida Rashid is a climate and water rights activist. She is the founder and chairperson of youth-led organisations Impact Pakistan and Project Aab.

Shomy Hasan Chowdhury is a water, hygiene, and sanitation activist from Bangladesh. Shomy completed a high school exchange in the US where she discovered her passion for volunteering, and was recognised by President Obama for her efforts.

Georgie Badiel Liberty is a model, author, and activist. She founded the Georgie Badiel Foundation, a charitable organisation aimed to provide clean water and sanitation to the people of Burkina Faso.

Te Manaia Jennings is a New Zealand-based Maori visual artist and activist. She uses her art and her lived experience to tackle issues like mental health, specifically depression and body image issues.

Sophia Badhan is a Netherlands and UK-based mental health activist and speaker who relies on her lived experience and passion to advocate for students and other young people, working to ensure that everyone receives the support and care they need.

Haile Thomas is the youngest Certified Nutrition Health Coach in the United States. Thomas has utilised her knowledge and love for health and wellbeing to create the non-profit organisation HAPPY (Healthy Active Positive Purposeful Youth).

Freddie Pearson is a mental health advocate. Freddie combines his love for fitness and well-being with his passion for the arts to speak out about mental health.

Egypt “Ify” Ufele is a fashion designer, author and anti-bullying activist who founded the plus-size clothing line, Chubiiline and Bully Chasers charity. She wrote Life by My Own Design, which brings to light how bullying can impact a child.

Penelope Lea is a Norwegian climate activist from Kjelsås, Oslo. She became the second youngest ambassador for UNICEF at the age of 15 in 2020. She uses her voice to advocate for better environmental solutions.

In 2017, Ahmed Alaa was arrested for waving the Pride flag at a Mashrou’Leila concert in Cairo. Ahmed has become one of the leading youth voices speaking up on LGBTQ issues in Egypt.

Emelin Flores is the founder of Rutgers University Chapter of Out In Tech. She helps non-profits improve their security and LGBTQ+ students looking to break into tech.

Yasmin Finney is an English actress. She initially gained attention on TikTok for speaking openly about her experiences as a transgender teenager. Yasmin has spoken publicly about black and transgender youth representation in media.

Jamie Windust (they/them) is an award-winning writer, public speaker, model who intends to spread optimism and empower people through their work. They are the founder and editor of the magazine, FRUITCAKE.

Pheebs Jameson started their own campaign against fatphobia, racism, misogyny, and transphobia online, aiming to gain Instagram’s attention and pressure the multi-billion dollar company to take greater action against online abusers.

Jorge Alvarez is a mental health advocate and social impact strategist. He uses his platform to help people embrace being vulnerable and think about how social issues impact the well-being of the Latinx community.

Joshua Williams was the President of the Guild of Students at the University of Birmingham, where he reformed Birmingham’s offer for care leavers, launching the Black Voices campaign.

Zyahna Bryant is a community organiser and activist for racial justice. Bryant’s first contribution to activism was when she was 12 years old, organising a demonstration for Justice for Trayvon Martin and other Black lives lost to police violence.

Sophie Ming is an activist who has organised some of the largest Black Lives Matter protests in Manhattan, including marches for teens and adults and a Black Lives Matter chalk art event for younger children.

Daud Mumin is a voter registration activist and an Eighteen x 18 delegate (an initiative started by actress Yara Shahidi to mobilize young people to vote) from Salt Lake City, Utah.

Naomi Wadler is a racial justice and gun violence activist. Wadler has publicly spoken at a number of protests about gun violence, and the disproportionate number of Black female victims.

Anban Raj is a student who founded and ran the World Youth Leaders Organisation program, an international not-for-profit organisation of youth leaders committed to empowering Gen Zers into leaders of tomorrow.

George Mpanga is an award-winning spoken-word artist, poet and rapper who focuses on social and political issues. He has an award-winning podcast, “Have You Heard George's Podcast?".

Arielle V King is an environmental educator and content creator. She raises awareness in climate optimism, environmental racism critique, and environmental justice education. She also hosts the podcast, ‘The Joy Report’.

Denia Brielle Smith is an activist, grassroots organiser, and public speaker with a focus on racial and gender equality. Denia created The WW-P POC Advocacy, a youth organisation advocating for racial equity education reform.

Aishah-Nyeta Brown is a creative climate storyteller who uses her creativity to bring awareness to environmental injustices and is an advocate for racial equality, disability justice and children’s rights.

Justin Smith is an activist, change maker and storyteller. He founded The Activ Group, a Gen Z marketing agency to reshape the understanding of young people. He is a member of many diversity and advocacy groups in America.

Rose Dyson is an entrepreneur from Ireland. Dyson started her cosmetics company, Pura Cosmetics, aged 15. Pura Cosmetics was designed to be eco-friendly, animal-friendly, and affordable. Rose has used her business’ motivation to reach out and publicise animal rights and veganism.

Mohamad Al Jounde is an activist from Lebanon who advocates for the rights of refugees. He founded the Gharsah association in Lebanon which focuses on providing protection and education.

India Ysabel is a content creator, social media influencer, activist and co-founder of the Speak Up Space. The Speak Up Space is a virtual platform that offers support to survivors of violence, namely sexual violence and human trafficking.

Racha Haffar is a member of UN Women’s Beijing+25 Youth Task Force and the founder of Not 4 Trade, the first anti-trafficking organisation in Tunisia.  Their goal is to spread awareness about the crime of human trafficking.

Lela Tolajian is a student and human rights advocate and the founder of the International Coalition Against Modern Slavery. The coalition started has since grown across 38 countries.

Roman wanted to make a positive impact on global issues. As a result, he founded Climate-Proof Food, a platform that aims to educate people on how food and food choices have an affect on sustainability and environmentalism.

Maddox Guerilla is an activist fighting against homelessness and embodies the idea of protopia, the idea that we can work toward the world we want to see every day. He is a part of the youth advisory council for Point Source Youth.

Leila made it her mission to raise awareness through her work with the Youth Action Campaign club at her high-school and by founding the International Week of Action Against Modern Slavery.

Ishaan is an activist working to end modern slavery. He has recently become a Young Champion for the UNHCR and is the co-founder of the Youth For Freedom Collective, a youth-created, youth-led and youth-focused anti-modern slavery collective.

Aidan Hallinan was selected as one of the 25 most remarkable teens in San Diego for his mental health work. Aidan has recently created Hopesparkk, an Instagram account bringing life-affirming messages and acceptance into the world.

Danielle Boyer is an indigenous and queer robotics inventor and educational advocate working to increase technical education accessibility and cultural competency for indigenous youths through robots.

Ayanna Kelly advocates for DEIB and mental health wellbeing for people in the workplace. Ayanna is the host of the 'Sazón y Corazón' Podcast, discussing health amongst other topics.

Zoe Rosenberg is the founder of Happy Hen Animal Sanctuary, an organisation that gives refuge to abused and abandoned farm animals across California.

As the co-president of Women’s March Youth Empower, Sarah is a one of the leading voices fighting for immigrants rights, as she herself was a recepient of the US’ DACA programme.

Daphne Frias is an American activist from West Harlem and calls herself “unapologetically latina”. Her work and advocacy has focused on gun control, voting rights, climate change, environmental and disability justice.

One of the youngest activists fighting for the rights of immigrants, Sophie has become a prominent human rights activist in the US. Through her work, Sophie continues to advocate for Hispanic Americans and defend the rights of marginalised folks.

Kurt Jones is the Managing Director & Founder at Co-Exist Australia. Its mission is to develop communities, projects, and social enterprises that empower the next generation to coexist with the environment.

MarGreen is a content creator shining a light on environmental solutions, technological advancements, and inspiring us to change our environment for the better.

Seth Thomas is a researcher interested in conservation biology who is currently working as part of the Nature-Based Solutions Initiative at the University of Oxford.

Nabeela Iqbal is an activist and humanitarian bringing light to many issues faced by the Sri Lankan youth. Nabeela created ‘Sisterhood Initiative’, an organisation which aims to build a safe space for conversation and change for Muslim women.

Chanté Davis is a 17-year-old activist and aspiring marine biologist hailing from New Orleans — now living in Spring, Texas. She is one of the founding members of Oh-Wake, a publication about marine protection and climate activism.

Zuhura Ahmad ran a campaign to protect the ocean from the looming threat of plastic pollution, which is responsible for the deaths of fish and loss of livelihoods for coastal communities.

Mogesh Sababathy is an environmental activist and founder of 'Project Ocean Hope'. As part of his organisation, Mogesh runs a series of webinars and forums around ocean literacy and waste management.    

Melanie Edwards is a marine biologist and scuba diver. Edwards is also an ambassador for Blue Wild, a sustainable swimwear clothing brand, and shares marine biology + ecology/ conservation content on her TikTok profile.

Madison Mckay is your local marine biologist. She uses her background in marine biology combined with videography, photography, art, and social media to communicate science topics in an engaging and informative way.

Madeline St Clair is a tropical marine biologist, divemaster, conservation filmmaker, and expedition leader. She is the founder of Women in Ocean Science, advocating for gender equity and elevating female voices in the ocean space.

Kendra Nelson is a marine biologist with a passion for sharing education on the oceanic world and how to live more sustainably to help our environment. Kendra is also one of the board directors for Orca Conservancy.

Zen Lim runs a marine conservation organisation called ProjekWaste, a community based in Long Beach Pulau Perhentian, Malaysia, which raises awareness and is involved in environmental sustainability.

Carissa Cabrera founded The Conservationist Collective, a platform educating, empowering, and inspiring the next generation of environmentalists through amplifying conservation messages and projects.