ProVeg Youth Board
ProVeg Youth Board comprises 20 outstanding young people from around the world. These global youth activists will advise our UN team and spread the message in the lead-up to COP30, this year’s edition of the annual UN Climate Change Conference, which takes place in Belém, Brazil.
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About the Youth Board
The ProVeg Youth Board comprises 20 passionate young activists who will help our UN team to advocate for more sustainable, plant-based food systems at international events around the world, both in their own advocacy and through their work with ProVeg.
The members of the board will engage with the UN team, helping out with projects and supporting with the preparation of relevant events, such as the Bonn climate conference in June, the World Food Forum in October, and the COP30 UN climate conference in November.
Learn more about the members of the Youth Board and follow their amazing work here, and on social media!
Benefits of being part of the Youth Board
- Get directly involved in climate advocacy.
- Help to get plant-based diets on the international climate agenda.
- Contribute to climate education.
- Build momentum at crucial climate events.
- Help ProVeg elevate youth voices around the world.
- Access training opportunities.
- Network with our team and their partners.
- Build a professional portfolio.
- Earn visibility on the Youth Board page, by creating content and sharing experiences.
What do Youth Board members do?
- Promote and push plant-based diets in actions related to the board.
- Generate content for social-media channels.
- Share ProVeg campaigns they are involved with on their own social channels and networks.
- Contribute to different UN projects and campaigns, depending on capacity level (UN campaigns we are leading, written contributions we are preparing, the Action on Food Hub Pavilion, speaking opportunities at online and in-person events, and more).
- Suggest topics or campaigns they want to see tackled or happening and take initiative in terms of actions.
If you would to know more about the board, please reach out to [email protected].
Youth Board Members
Meet the members
Altamush Saeed
Altamush Saeed is an award-winning Pakistani interspecies justice lawyer, activist, philanthropist, teacher…
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Benjamin Pitkänen
Benjamin Pitkänen is the co-founder and Executive Director of Viral Vegans, an animal-rights organization…
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Brunna Sachs
Brunna went vegan at the age of four, on her own accord, recognising at that young age that animals should…
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Cogie Cogan
A passionate advocate for animal rights, Cogie completed a major in Animal Ethics and Sustainability Leadership…
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Emma Heiling
Emma is the founder and CEO of ClimaTalk, an international non-profit dedicated to combating disinformation…
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Ferdison Valmond
Ferdison Valmond, an Indigenous climate change advocate from Dominica’s Kalinago Territory, is a journalist…
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Fredrick Kioko Kilonzo
From the heart of Laikipia County, Kenya, Fredrick leads the Nature Hub Collective Community, pioneering innovative…
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Harriet Klepper
Harriet is a young climate activist from Germany. Currently pursuing a dual master’s at Sciences Po Paris…
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Heloisa Rigolon
Heloísa is a Brazilian plant-based chef with more than four years’ experience in professional vegan kitchens…
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Jessica Cook
Jess holds an LLM in Public International Law with a specialisation in human-rights law. She is passionate…
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Khesveny Nyanaguru
Khesveny began her advocacy journey in gibbon conservation, where she managed an organisation and led campaigns…
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Marielle Williamson
Marielle is an American sophomore at Duke University’s China campus, where she is majoring in International…
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Navin Durbhakula
Navin is a senior at Harvard University with a major in Sustainable Food and Health Systems. He is the CEO…
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Niharika Kapoor
Niharika holds degrees in Commerce and Law, a Master’s in Sociology, and a Diploma in Animal Protection Laws…
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Njoke Tangwing Raisa Ngwenyi
Njoke Tangwing Raisa Ngwenyi is a climate activist, columnist, cybersecurity analyst, and poet with a fiery…
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Shreya Ghodawat
Shreya Ghodawat is a sustainability and climate activist, and the host of the podcast Sustainable Tea with…
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Stella Carvalho Correa
Stella is a sustainability consultant with experience in impact businesses, ESG, sustainable finance, diversity…
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Vivek Venkatram
Vivek hails from Singapore and is a final-year Philosophy, Politics, and Economics undergraduate and Fellow…
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Vladimir Mijatovic
Vladimir is a Serbian communications professional with over five years’ experience working with United Nations…
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Zoe Adamopoulos
Originally from Singapore, Zoe has over four years’ experience in advancing plant-based meat alternatives…
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