Young Changemakers Podcast

In this conversation George talks with, Dipika Badal. They discuss youth mobilization, HIV awareness, climate activism, post disaster response and the vital importance of youth empowerment. Dipika is 21 years old, from Nepal and is a student in Forestry Science at Kathmandu Forestry College. She currently serves as the President of ‘We’ for Change, a youth-led NGO in Nepal. Her interest in engagin...

Kasha is a 21 year old filmmaker/photographer/writer, and passionate advocate for gender equality and peace. She is the founder of the positive impact media organization, The Global Sunrise Project whose documentary, The Sunrise Storyteller, has screened at 58 film festivals and won 28 awards, including Ron Kovic Peace Prize and Women Transforming Media Award. Throughout our chat, we dive into the...

Our guest this week is Juan José Martín, a 24 year old changemaker from Santiago, Chile!  He is the Co-Founder and President of Cverde, a NPO that focuses on promoting and practicing sustainability.  He was also the first Young Negotiator for Chile at COP25, which was recently carried out back in December 2019 in Madrid, Spain and also received a green ticket for the Youth Climate Summit...

Maureen Muketha is a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 advocate and a passionate Nutritionist. She is a strong believer in good nutrition practices and a resilient food security system, and is a firm believer that no human being should die of hunger or Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as Hypertension and Diabetes. To bring this into fruition, she founded a Community Based Organization call...

Kiki Achyana is a passionate disability advocate from Indonesia who has been part of several projects related to disability issues in his home country. H recently launched a startup, Parakerja, which is a platform for people with disabilities with the aim to create an inclusive work ecosystem by training and connecting future employees and employers and empower trainees to pursue their dreams. We...

Our guest this week is Nidup Dorji, a 21 year old changemaker from the Kingdom of Bhutan.  He is a member of Young-Volunteers in Action and of Young Bhutan Network which is funded by UNICEF. Host William Reyes talks with Nidup about the importance of Youth-Led Organizations in Bhutan and how impactful their work can be. They also discuss how useful a holistic mindset can be when it comes to e...

In this episode George chats with Valeria Perez about her work in human rights activism and education for youth in El Salvador. The country experienced a fully fledged civil war between 1980-1992 with 75,000 people killed and over 7,000 who went missing, creating a highly divided and broken society. Hence, Valeria's work in improving human rights education as well as improving the historical memor...

At 21, Yasmin is the co-founder and Executive director of RefEd, a student-led project dedicated to providing access to education to refugee children. She explains how forced migration has disrupted the education of millions of children across the world and offers her insight on how to close this gap, sharing steps to be taken locally, nationally and internationally. She also gives a few tools she...

Our guest this week is Esinam Amuzu, a 24 year old changemaker from Ghana, currently studying communications and volunteering for causes she is passionate about! Host William Reyes talks with Esinam as she shares her journey creating a positive impact in her community -  which includes her involvement with Curious Minds Ghana, Autism Ambassadors Ghana, hosting a show on national radio, drafti...

Our guest this week is author and climate activist Daniel Voskoboynik. Daniel is an educator, campaigner, author and co-founder and co-editor of The World at 1C, a communications initiative designed to humanise the ecological crisis and demystify its causes. In this episode, hosted by George Chapman, they discuss the importance of climate awareness and activism. Daniel talks about his own journey...

Courtney Gehle is the co-founder of two youth-led organisations, The Better Tomorrow Movement and The Greenline and now serves as the Communications Manager of Global Changemakers. She believes in the power of story-telling and effective communication to further the impact of nonprofits. She talks about her experience being a young changemaker , how Global Changemakers helped her reach her full po...

Your hosts William, George and Sophie present the goal of the Young Changemakers podcast and talk about what listeners can expect to hear and learn in the first season. Youth empowerment, making a difference, the Sustainable Development Goals and Youth Activism are just a few of the topics they discuss in this first episode. You'll also get to know your hosts as they share their backgrounds and wh...