Country: Puerto Rico About: Angelique Sina is a social entrepreneur and President of Friends of Puerto Rico. After working at the World Bank, she launched a multi-million-dollar philanthropic fund to support youth in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. As part of her efforts, she launched Café Ama, a social impact coffee that creates a pathway…
Emanuelly Oliveira
Country: Brazil About: I was born in Ceara, Brazil, the poorest and driest region of the country. I grew up seeing the difficulties of my people. When I was 9 years old, I started to work on social and education projects in schools and favelas. Today, I run a social enterprise that helps the poor…
Emmanuel Marfo
Country: Ghana About: An award winning youth philanthropist and social entrepreneur as well as development communication consultant. Emmanuel is World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Shaper Founding Curator and also volunteers as NEXUS Africa Chair and Country Lead for Giving Tuesday in Ghana. Through his 10 years philanthropy and social enterprise support foundation, GADeF International,…
Mike McCabe
Country: United States About: A young-at-heart activist and community development professional who has lived in the Washington, D.C. area, the Dominican Republic, Panama, and worked or traveled in over 70 countries. Mike has worked for 30 years in international development including as the Senior Advisor on Youth at USAID, as well as at U.S. Peace…
Ines Yabar
Country: Peru About: Inés Yábar is a sustainability activist. She is one of the founders of Ensemble pour TECHO, an organization seeking to eradicate poverty in South America and co-leads L.O.O.P., a peruvian social impact company conserving the marine ecosystem. She has also helped young innovators advance their projects with social and environmental impact through…
Lynrose Jane D. Genon
Country: Phillipines About: Lynrose Jane Genon, 25, is a young educator, community worker, and a peacebuilder, who advocates for meaningful youth inclusion in co-creating change. She empowers young women to own up their voice and speak their truth even if their voice falters. She is the Co-Director of the Project Youth Amplifying, Co-Creating, Advocating for…
Nabukenya Sophia
Country: Uganda About: A high-spirited girls’ rights advocate, “poetivist and a craftivist”, very passionate about community development, as well as social transformation. Her career aspirations have focused prevention of gender-based violence and on the battle against gender inequalities, particularly in the sexual reproductive health and rights of young women in our patriarchal society. She possess…
Noah Walakira
Country: Uganda About: Noah founded the Namirembe Sweater Makers to tackle the growing unemployment and poverty in his community. Using his knitting skills that were taught to him by his late grandmother, and by using the earnings that he generated from petty jobs, he started a community-based organization that knits sweaters to combat unemployment. Some…
Renée Ramirez
Country: Honduras About: A Nashville based consultant working with food centered nonprofits and small businesses throughout the U.S. and Latin America. Renee is the Director of Outreach & Operations, Feeding Nashville. She is passionate about using her voice and skills to serve the Latinx community and is an advocate for increased access to entrepreneurial resources…
Isay Acenas
Country: United States About: Isay is a community leader from California who addresses both youth issues and environmental conservation through her woodworking workshops that she hosts for kids and families in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has been a youth leader at the Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls Clubs since the age of 14, and…
Clareine N. N’lambi
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo About: A lawyer and education advocate who believes that all children, no matter their social status, have the right to quality education and deserve equal opportunity to express their full potential. Ms N’lambi has a degree in Public Law from the Catholic University of Congo. She is also a…
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