ProVeg International is excited to announce the launch of our Diet Change Not Climate Change Youth Board, with 10 outstanding young people from around the world joining. These global youth activists will advise Diet Change Not Climate Change (DCNCC) and spread the message in the lead up to COP27, the annual UN Climate Change Conference, which takes place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, this year. Learn more about the members of the Youth Board and their amazing work below:
Genesis Butler, United States
Genesis Butler is a 15-year-old Afro-Indigenous activist. Her focuses are animal welfare, climate, and environmental advocacy. Genesis is the founder of Youth Climate Save, a global youth-climate organisation dedicated to raising awareness about the link between climate change and animal agriculture.
Follow Genesis on her Instagram account as well as the Youth Climate Save Instagram.
Rania Hashim, India and United Arab Emirates
Rania Hashim is a 15-year-old on a mission to drive human progress and disrupt industries, more specifically the global food system. An alumni at the Knowledge Society, she is motivated by her vision of a cleaner, greener future – and making it a reality by learning about and developing emerging technologies such as cellular agriculture and biotechnology. She has done projects in the alternative-protein space, artificial intelligence, and femtech (technology that focuses on women’s health).
Follow Rania on social media channels via Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Rahmina Paullete, Kenya
Rahmina Paullete is a 16-year-old climate activist, environmentalist, and wildlife conservationist from Kenya. She is a Young Champion in the Wangari Maathai Foundation, a campaigner at Food@COP, and a Fridays for Future activist.
Follow Rahmina on her social media channels via Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
Emma Greenwood, United Kingdom
As an 18-year-old youth voice and climate-justice activist, Emma has been vegan for the past three years and has helped to coordinate Youth Strikes 4 Climate in Manchester.
Follow Emma Greenwood through her social media channels on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Elizabeth Gulugulu, Zimbabwe
Elizabeth Gulugulu is an Msc Candidate in Biodiversity Conservation, with a focus on the linkages between agriculture and the environment. She is currently the Global Focal Point for the Children and Youth Constituency of the UNFCCC (UN Climate Change) and was previously the Contact Point for the Constituency’s Agriculture Working Group, where she advocated for the participation of young people in the Enhanced Transparency Framework in Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use .
Follow Elizabeth on social media channels via Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Hannah Testa, United States
Hannah Testa is a 19-year-old sustainability advocate, author, TEDx speaker, and founder of Hannah4Change, a non-profit dedicated to fighting issues that impact the planet.
Follow Hannah through her Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts, all @Hannah4Change!
Huiyu Ouyang, China
Huiyu Ouyang is a Food Policy Officer at the Good Food Fund (GFF) and the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation. Huiyu advocates for a plant-forward dietary and food system transformation through the GFF, the UN Food Systems Summit China Action Hub, and the annual Good Food Summit. Huiyu is also a campaign lead for Act4Food Act4Change as well as being a World Food Forum champion.
Follow Huiyu via his Instagram.
Veronica Mulenga, Zambia
A climate and environmental justice activist from Zambia and organiser with Youth Climate Save, Veronica’s work is based on raising awareness about the climate crisis, environmental injustice, and the disproportionate impacts of climate on the most vulnerable.
Follow Veronica through the social media channels of her personal activism as well as those of her Youth Climate Save chapter.
Joshua Omonuk, Uganda
Joshua Omonuk is a climate activist who believes that sustainable consumption and sustainable land use are effective climate-change solutions.
Follow Joshua on his Twitter account.
Thales Bevilacqua Mendonça, Brazil
A young organic agroforestry farmer from Brazil, Thales grows vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, and forests! Thales works with organic farming, participatory guarantee systems, and sustainable-commercialisation chains.
Follow Thales on his social-media account on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Visit the Diet Change Not Climate Change website for more updates.
