Inspiring Stories of Young Leaders
Brighton Kaoma is an award-winning environmentalist and social entrepreneur based in Zambia. Brighton started his activism at the age of 14 when he and his friend co-hosted a radio program to raise awareness of people on environmental issues. In 2014, he co-founded the Agents of Change Foundation Zambia, a nonprofit that gives young people training... Continue Reading →
Sara Rajabli is an award-winning social entrepreneur based in Azerbaijan. She is the founder of BUTA Art & Sweets, the first social enterprise in Azerbaijan, to promote employment opportunities for women with special needs in Azerbaijan. Sara launched the BUTA Art & Sweets with 85 Euros bootstrapping. The platform involves 20 women with special needs,... Continue Reading →
Taichi Ichikawa is the co-founder of World Road Inc. and the director of World Dream Project, based in Japan. “Building the world into a single school” is the vision of himself and company. To achieve the vision, he is currently working on worldwide education book project called World Dream Project, which gathers 196 dreams with stories from 196... Continue Reading →
Margianta Surahman Juhanda Dinata is the founder and Executive Director of Emancipate Indonesia. Emancipate Indonesia focuses on modern slavery issues, particularly forced marriage, forced labour exploitation and forced sexual exploitation in Indonesia. His passion for promoting the rights and dignity of people living under privilege has been developed through his life experience, being raised by... Continue Reading →
I have heard people talked about the power of good-looking appearance in society. When you are beautiful or handsome, you get more opportunities and a better first impression, etc. Yet, I believe that the beauty that genuinely shines from the inside is more potent than just stunning appearance. I decided to share a photo that... Continue Reading →
Emmy Boonsakulcharoen is a filmmaker and content creator, based in Thailand. She is passionate about promoting body positivity that encourages young women and girls to love and accept themselves and their bodies. In the wake of COVID-19, she is working on a mental health project, Unknown Together, which is the joint project between Facebook, the... Continue Reading →
Joanna Blanding is a wife, mother, brand creator, author and social entrepreneur. Joanna founded the Giving is Social in 2013 with a mission to inspire, inform and connect givers. Through Giving is Social, she partners with high impact nonprofit organizations and provides them support through private fundraising and advocacy. In 2018, she established her corporation... Continue Reading →
Sovanvatey Hok is the founder of the Green Lady Cambodia, founded in May 2019, the women-led social enterprise in Cambodia. Vatey has the vision to empower women to reconnect with their true nature and care for their health and environment. Her social enterprise provides safer menstrual product choices, menstruation classrooms, training, and sewing workshop for girls... Continue Reading →
Muygech SOK is the Principle Architect and Founding Director of BMK Architects. Muygech is the finalist of the Women of the Future Awards Southeast Asia 2020. Muygech started her own design studio based in Phnom Penh in 2016, BMK Architects, after she completed her master's degree from the UK. Her vision is to bring betterment... Continue Reading →
Sotheavy AT is the winner of the Women of the Future Southeast Asian Awards 2020. She is the founder of Think Plastic, which is a social media campaign to raise awareness of people on plastic usage and environmental pollution in Cambodia. Her campaign page, Think Plastic, has more than 97,000 followers. She produced more than... Continue Reading →
