Meet worldwide change-makers
Discover worldwide change-makers who care for our planet and whose work improves lives, globally.
We hope that these change-makers will inspire future generations of change-makers, working towards a more socially equal and sustainable tomorrow.
1 Reduce 2 Reuse 3 Recycle
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Under the principle of gender equality, education for girls is a necessity
« Educating a girl is educating a nation. »
This quote by Ibn Badis is still correct. It is proven that if girls receive an adequate education the whole nation will benefit.
Educating girls is an investment in economic growth, a healthier workforce, la..
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How to live together, care for others and be responsible for the world
Global citizenship is a fundamental aspect of sustainable development and is absolutely crucial in addressing the climate crisis successfully.
What is global citizenship
Global citizenship refers to an individual’s understanding of their place in th..
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1 in 10 people in the world are starving
Global hunger is on rise, affecting over 820 million people across the globe according to a report by the United Nations. Achieving UN Global Goal 2 ‘Zero Hunger’ in the face of the climate crisis will prove to be an enormously challenging task.
The climate crisis is being felt all around the ..
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Chameleon hiding in the city
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Writer, Farmer and Environmentalist
Pierre Rabhi, is a pioneer of eco-agriculture in France. Born in Kenadsa, Algeria in 1938, Pierre Rabhi is a strong advocate for a more environmentally friendly culture that is more respectful of natural resources. For 50 years, he has been developing agricultural p..
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Earth's own lawyer
ENVIRONMENTAL LOBBYIST | VISIONARY | BARRISTER
United Kingdom, 1968 - 2019
Polly Higgins realised the Earth needed a lawyer to protect the environment and the human right to a clean planet. She wanted the fifth international crime to be installed as Ecocide, for crimes against Earth.
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Lawyer | Executive Director of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)Rizwana Hasan, born in 1968, is a Bangladeshi lawyer and executive Director of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA). She defends human rights and tackles environmental issues. Her legal actions h..
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ARCHITECT | ACTRESS | URBANIST My Life I was born and raised in Cairo. I speak French, English and Arabic. My Studies I studied architecture at Cairo University and I received my Master’s degree in 2004. In 2014 I became the adjunct assistant professor at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and preservation (GSAPP) at Colu..
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LEADER | GUARDIAN | ACTIVISTProtector of the Amazon and Indigenous traditions Leader of Indigenous people Guardian of the Amazon Environmental Activist My Life I was born in a village in the Amazonian rainforest. I studied at an agricultural college in Minas Gerais and later studied at the ..
«Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.»
Brundtland Report, called «Our Common Future», 1987
What is Sustainable Development?
The ability to maintain at a certain rate or level. All living things depend either directly or indirectly on Earth’s
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Cosmonaut | Engineer | Heroine
First woman in space
“Once you’ve been into space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth is”
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova
I was born on March 6, 1937, in the Volga River village of Maslennikovo in Russia.
My dad was killed in WWII and my mum was a worker in a cotton factory. I was rais..
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AUTHOR | ACTIVIST | SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR
Dr. Vandana Shiva, born in 1952, is an Indian author, activist and scientific advisor whose work consists of improving agriculture and the food industry to make them sustainable and fair. She trained as a Physicist, then shifted to inter-disciplinary research in science, technology and environmental pol..
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