Saksham Bansal, an electrical engineering student at Georgia Tech, embodies the fusion of technology and environmental stewardship. His current project, SoilHawk, epitomizes this intersection, leveraging ground sensors and aerial drones to revolutionize agricultural practices. His commitment to sustainability extends beyond academia; recently recommended as the Water Ambassador of Gurgaon by the Ministry of Water Resources, India, Saksham's dedication to addressing environmental challenges is both commendable and inspiring.
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Dr. Ally Zlatar is an educator, artist, activist and founder of The Starving Artist, an initiative using creative voices for advocacy and systemic reform. Her doctoral research focused on embodied experiences of well-being through creative arts and her visionary approach to art-based education and its commitment to fostering systemic reform have had a profound and positive impact on individuals worldwide. Ally has received many prestigious awards and is recognized globally for her humanitarian work.
Helena Donato-Sapp is a 14-year-old scholar, activist, artist, fierce feminist and sought-after keynote speaker in the field of education. As a child with multiple learning disabilities, her main focus is on Disability Justice and she seeks to lift up disability pride. She is an intersectional activist, because of her many identities, and this is why she has the rare ability to speak to thousands of educators and win their hearts and minds to action for a better and more just school system.
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Keith Richard Kwagala made a promise to his late grandmother Sarah that he would find a lasting solution to the atrocity of stroke. He kept that promise by innovating a medical device that detects early warning signs of stroke and monitors cardiovascular issues. His portable device named Primitivus has won numerous awards in academia, industry and has even attracted the attention of the President of the Republic of Uganda. This exclusive feature is published in 'The Time Edition' of AwareNow Magazine
Erfan Firouzi is a distinguished environmentalist and biodiversity advocate with a multifaceted profile. Currently a high school student, Erfan's academic journey is characterised by a profound dedication to the natural world. He has pursued extensive scientific research, particularly in the field of biodiversity, accumulating over eight years of hands-on experience. This relentless pursuit of knowledge led him to become a Student Researcher at Heriot-Watt University, where he has further expanded his expertise and contributed to the scientific community's understanding of our planet's intricate ecosystems. This exclusive interview is featured in 'The Service Edition' of AwareNow Magazine.
Phoebe Coles is a 26-year-old British Cypriot activist and youth leader, passionate about peace building, human rights, and youth action in Cyprus and the UK. She’s Founder of two social action groups, Vicinus and Bubble Out. She has raised money for victims of forest fires, domestic abuse survivors, refugees and migrants in Cyprus. Additionally she is passionate about raising awareness for human rights issues, particularly women’s rights and empowerment. This exclusive interview is featured in 'The Compass Edition' of AwareNow Magazine.
Zunaira Waheed is a sixteen year old author and motivational speaker from Oman that has won several awards for her work including a Global Youth Award 2022 in the Educational Leadership category. Her first published book “That Night” has been appreciated by many electronic and print media platforms, well-renowned authors and prestigious government officials, including Ambassador to Pakistan in Oman. This exclusive interview is found in 'The Brave Edition' of AwareNow Magazine.
Lucas Tejedor is a young, passionate activist that has worked on a number of innovative projects over the years aimed at helping the environment. He loves learning and and is self taught in a variety of diverse subjects from neurology, psychology to mathematics and design. In November 2022, he received a Global Youth Award for his contribution to Environmental Innovation. This exclusive interview is found in 'The Hi Tech Edition' of AwareNow Magazine.
Nasreen Zankawah is a Ghanaian author, journalist, entrepreneur and winner of the Creative Leadership Award at the 2022 Global Youth Awards in London last November. In addition she is an alumna of the Ghana Institute of Journalism and currently pursuing a degree in law at the University of Ghana. This exclusive interview is found in 'The Breath Edition' of AwareNow Magazine.
Shwetal Shah was born and brought up in Mumbai. She moved to the UK almost a decade ago. Her journey has led her to working in the tech sector alongside launching several initiatives to improve the diversity within the tech and science industries and she also sits on several charity boards that work towards improving social mobility. This exclusive interview is featured in ‘The Hope Edition’ of AwareNow Magazine.
Yukta Ramanan is the President and Founder of Youth for Ethical Sourcing, an international nonprofit organisation. She is working to address sourcing from an economic supply chain, environmental, and humanitarian lens and helping people in need in over 30 different developing countries in alignment with over 8 UN Sustainable Development Goals. In addition to this, her passion for conscious consumerism has led to her becoming a published author. This exclusive interview is found in 'The Love Edition' of AwareNow Magazine.
Miran Bhima is the President and Founder of an international nonprofit organisation. He has instituted numerous support programs to help people in need in over 30 different developing countries in alignment with over 8 UN Sustainable Development Goals. He has also brought awareness and helped countless refugees, orphans, and other underserved demographics in developing countries to gain access to quality education. In 2021, he won a Global Youth Award for Educational Change for his efforts.This exclusive interview is found in 'The Mental Edition' of AwareNow Magazine
Asma Tariq is Founder of Pakistan Leadership Program, Secretary of Insan Party and one of the youngest published authors and international award winners in Pakistan. She has been nominated and has won several awards for her work including a Global Youth Award 2021 for Empowering Leadership. Her mission is to empower youth through global leadership and during the pandemic her digital Pakistan Leadership School trained over 1,000 students. This exclusive interview is found in 'The Rise Edition' of AwareNow Magazine
Stacey Fru is a 14-year-old South African International Multiple Award-Winning Child Author and Activist. She wrote her first book “Smelly Cats” at age 7 and has dedicated a portion of her life to reaching out, inspiring and educating people of various ages across the world. In addition, she is the face of the African Union and International Labour Organisations campaign for the elimination of child labour and runs The Stacey Fru Foundation lending support to children and care homes across South Africa. This exclusive interview is found in 'The Light Edition' of AwareNow Magazine
Klea Korro started her environmental leadership campaign at the age of 18 after observing some dead sea turtles from plastic ingestion in the Karaburun Peninsula of Albania. It was then that she decided environmental species life changing projects was what she wanted to do in life. At the age of 21 she was elected by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco as a laureate and this year she has won both the Diana Award 2021 and concluded with a RoundTable Global Youth Award for her efforts towards no plastic tourism in Albanian restaurants near shores. Read the article and be inspired by so much more in 'The Clean Edition' of AwareNow Magazine
Her campaign saw the first ever afro hair wig made by the Little Princess Trust after she cut her own hair and fundraised for costs to make the trials possible. She didn’t give up when told her hair was not good enough. She persisted because she knew it wasn’t right that her Caucasian friends could donate their hair and she couldn’t. Read the article and be inspired by so much more in The RIGHTS Edition
Hasan and Shireen are running a chain of Street Schools in Karachi for street kids to provide them with education that they would otherwise not be able to access. The school is supported by donations. Read the article and be inspired by so much more in The ORIGIN Edition
Issy MacDonald is a 14-year-old environmentalist, artist, gymnast and actor. Since the age of eight she has been exhibiting her endangered animal paintings with Art for Youth London and donates a percentage of all sales to charities that help to support various causes. Read the article and be inspired by so much more in The VISION Edition
Abbie Barnes has been producing films since the age of 13 with her first short film, about the devastating effects of palm oil production, opening up opportunities such as speaking in the European Parliament to MEPs about the importance of ingredient labels on products. Read the article and be inspired by so much more in The OUTSIDE Edition
Alicia Serratos is a 14 year old activist, wrestler, girl scout and all round super hero. She volunteers her time to several different causes, has started seed libraries, planted community fruit trees, collected legos for underprivileged kids, taught girls the basics of car maintenance and is connected to some of the worlds greatest change makers. Read the article and be inspired by so much more in The HEART Edition
In 2019, Ishaan Shah was recognised at the Global Youth Awards for his incredible commitment to raising awareness of Modern Human Slavery via Stolen Dreams, a website set up after, aged just thirteen, he saw a documentary that changed his life. Learning that children around the world were being exploited for labour and sex he decided to raise the issue at his school where he realised that none of the students were aware that slavery still exist today. Read the article and be inspired by so much more in The HUMAN Edition
James Hastings is a writer and director that has spent the last 8 years falling in love with cinema and at 17 years old made his debut at Cannes Film Festival prompting him to be nominated and subsequently win a Global Youth Award in 2017.
Read the article and be inspired by so much more in The THANKS Edition
