Mayada Adil is a Global Youth Leader for UN SDGs Nationality. She is also a Sudanese medical doctor, fashion designer, women’s rights advocate for health equity and a refugee rights activist. Based in France, Mayada has worked on campaigns focused on ending gender-based violence, specifically against female genital mutilation in Sudan and Mali. She was selected …
Mbolatiana Raveloarimisa is an activist, militant for social justice and human rights. She is also a columnist for the largest newspaper in Madagascar and a lecturer at the University of Antananarivo. She holds a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Geography. She is currently doing a Master II in Human Rights.Professionally, is the Senior Executive Manager …
Nelly Cheboi is the founder of TechLit Africa, an organization that teaches digital skills in rural primary schools, and the winner of the 2022 CNN Hero award. Nelly Cheboi grew up in poverty in rural Kenya, struggling with basic sustenance and education. Cheboi ultimately received a scholarship in America, worked odd jobs to support her …
Amaka Amatokwu-Ndekwu is a multi-award winning hospitality and tourism professional. Over fourteen years as a hospitality expert, consultant, and analyst in Africa and the United States, known for her tenacity, strong drive, passion, and leadership. She is an inspirational industry leader with a demonstrated track record of being results-oriented, a visionary, and change agent. She …
Joseph Olivier Mendo’o is the Head of the African Youth Delegation in China. He is a Cameroonian and got his Ph.D. from the Peking University School of International Studies. He is also the Co-founder of the China-Africa Youth Federation (CAYF). During his stay in China, he dedicated his time to volunteering in over 35 Chinese …
Aziza Taylor is the Founder, Own Your Narrative 54. She is an expert storyteller, culture cultivator and brand & content strategist. She seeks to live in and help build a world where the untold narratives of the past and present “everyday” heroines and heroes from marginalized and minoritized communities are amplified. She is also dedicated …
Paul Masevere Ndhlovu is a Zvandiri radio champion, Young leader for SDGs recognized by UN Youth Envoy, International AIDS Society and GOAL Next Gen. He has has been chosen from over 5000 applicants to be one of 17 United Nations Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals, a flagship initiative of the Office of the …
Ronelle King is an Afro-Barbadian Multi-Award Winning Gender Rights Activist and Caribbean Feminist. In 2016, she founded the viral cyber-feminist movement #lifeinleggings, which later evolved into a grassroots organization, Life In Leggings: Caribbean Alliance Against Gender-based Violence. The organization was founded to eradicate the pervasive rape culture in the Caribbean as well as regional occurrences …
Abimbọla “Bim” Olumegbon Fernandez is a French-born American heiress and singer. She is the daughter of Antonio Deinde Fernandez, a Nigerian billionaire ambassador. In 2014, she sang with the band Pink Grenade, and released two controversial videos that were listed as having millions of online views. Well done!! Please note: To nominate other high achievers …
Ariana Mamiko Miyamoto is a Japanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2015. She represented Japan at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant and placed in the top 10. She was the first hāfu woman to be Miss Japan. She was born in Nagasaki, Japan on May 12, 1994. Her mother …