Aya - it’s such an honor to meet you. Please tell us a bit about yourself “ My name is Aya Yousef, a 4th year architecture student at the American University of Beirut . I am passionate about Social Change and Social Activism. This year, I was named a Top 50 finalist for the 2021 Global student prize . I am Palestinian, but I grew up at the Burj el Barajne camp in Lebanon. I’m currently embarking on a Self - finding, Self-independence journey - trying to make sense of the wor
Jasmine Amoako Agyei is a Class of 2020 Millennium Fellowship Alumni from the Arizona State University working on SDG 12: (Responsible Consumption and production) . Born in the USA a first Generation American and daughter to Ghanian immigrants, she grew up a third culture kid who was keenly aware of--and frustrated by the social and environmental challenges of the world “When you are raised within the cultural context of an entirely different country - it can lead to a lot of
Hello Lara! So happy to meet with you, please tell us a bit about yourself . My name is Lara Starck and I was a 2020 Millennium Fellow at the University College London . I just graduated with a bachelors in International Relations and will soon be starting a Masters Degree in Management at ESSEC. I chose to go there because, as you may know, it has a strong focus on social impact. I’m currently pursuing a summer internship program here in Paris, and will soon be starting a
Every year, Shaastra, the annual technical festival of Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Madras, strives to play its part in giving back to society. She Can is a Shaastra initiative, led by a team of 14 students sharing a common goal, that is, to make our country a better place to live in. We believe that education and mentorship have the power to push young people in the right direction, especially in India where many young people still remain uneducated. This has always b