One Young World - Ambassador Impact
In 2017, The 12.01 Project attended the eighth annual One Young World summit to investigate the impact that young leaders are having on the world. 26 leading ambassadors. 26 countries. 26 incredible projects.
As per The 12.01 Project model, we give you their stories and offer the tools needed to take action and join their impact.
FULL INTERVIEWS
Hammadi Khelifi
Youth Governance
“They did not believe that this huge movement is led by people who are under 30 years old.”
Saida Ibrahimava
Entrepreneurship
“There are several impact areas that we feel we are strong at: community leadership, gender equality, social entrepreneurship, peace building through intercultural cooperation, deradicalization and extremism.”
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Ousmane Ba
Women Empowerment
“We are also empowering men and boys to be champions for girls’ education because in some parts of Africa men, especially the fathers and brothers, don’t really believe in girls’ education.”
Noorjahan Akbar
Women Empowerment
“The majority of public spaces in Afghanistan belong to men. Women are harrassed, face violence, and face discrimination in those public spaces. We have created a public space where it’s women who make the rules.”
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Shivad Singh
Education
“We’ve provided our content to over 100,000 learners in South Africa. We provide half our content to learners in need for free.”
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Michelle Abou-raad
Refugee Assistance
“The majority of refugees, that most people don’t really hear about, live in the city and it’s really hard for them to find organizations and services. So our project, Urban Refuge, is meant to centralize the data in one place.”
Fabianna Bonne
LGBTI Rights
“The aim of LGBTISey is to advance the interest of lesbian, gay bisexual, trans and intersex people in the Seychelles.”
Christina Hunn
Entrepreneurship
“Over the course of the last 10 years we have trained and qualified over 500 students from around 90 different countries.”
Joseph Sarvary
Environmentalism
“Being an environmentalist is not a career path, it’s a philosophy, it’s a social responsibility that we need to instill in all children.”
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Suman Kumar
Disaster Relief
“I rebuild schools that were destroyed by the earthquake in 2015 and I use earthquake resistant technology to rebuild my schools.”
Marina Melero
Education
“We would have it as a twice a week radio show that we give to the teachers and the teachers use as a teaching resource.”
Tala Dajani
Corporate Responsibility
“As corporate ambassadors, we can use the resources we have within our organization to make a difference.”
Diana Carolina Quintero
Healthcare
“What we do is provide a bridge between the user and high quality healthcare services.”
Cecilia Chapiro
Social Business
“Why would you start an organisation that is 100% loss; that makes no revenue so you have to depend on donations to exist? Why not spend all the energy and time you would spend on fundraising on developing a business model to allow you to work independently and fulfill your social mission?"
Chebet Lesan
Conservation & Health
“Bright Green is a social enterprise that deals in providing safe and clean cooking solutions to low income families in Africa.“
Ana Hidalgo
Education
“Once they see the results that this type of experiential learning, 21st century skill-based methodology has on the students, the teachers are connected. The first months of the intervention are hard and then there’s a click.”
Hyppolite Ntigurirwa
Peace Building
“I work with young people – 10 to 18 years old – to stop the transmission of hate from one generation to another.”
Tere Gonzalez
Light
“The bottle works as a light bulb but it also has a circuit, a solar cell, and a battery that helps light up a house.”
RakhshaNda Rukham
Education
"We installed apps on their phones so they can learn offline and at home. That created a large impact: they’re getting jobs, they’re getting ideas from the internet and becoming self-confident and independent.”
Yernar Dukenbayev
Energy Efficiency
“We have a lot of coal but we can’t continue to use it right now, it’s killing people every year.”
Wilber Tupua
Climate Change
“The Pacific Islands contribute the least to climate change yet we are facing disproportionate effects. As an international community, we have a duty of care and a moral obligation to provide sanctuary to those who are displaced. The Refugee Convention is no longer fit for purpose and it is time to change it.”
Charles Immanuel Akhimien
Healthcare
“Diarrhea is the second leading cause of death in children under 5 via an infectious disease. With the Omomi App you can actually even tell the level of dehydration your child has and what to do.”
David Aoneka Lawrence
Disability
“The aim of this campaign is to regard youth with disabilities as partners for development rather than looking at them as a charity.”
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Edwardo Sanchez Gonzalez
Transportation
“If we had to mention an impact in the Cuban landscape, that would be the change of mindset of how to see the collaboration among public and private agents in our current economic system.”
Natalino Guterres
LGBTI Rights
“Some youth knew what they were but they were really afraid to come out and we feel that with this work we encourage more people to be comfortable accepting and loving themselves.”
Oscar Anderson
Disability
“They did not believe that this huge movement is led by people who are under 30 years old.”
Every year, the One Young World summit brings together the world’s brightest and most active young leaders from over 195 countries – connecting more nations than any event other than the Olympics. Find out more about the summit and its impact at:
