Doménica is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of JuntasXEllas, a non-profit organisation working to promote women’s socio-economic and political empowerment. The focus of its current activities is to increase access to mental health services and treatment, as well as to tackle the stigma surrounding mental illnesses in Ecuador.

Doménica attended the One Young World Summit in Belfast, 2023. There she connected with fellow Ambassadors and learned about project development and best practices for maximum impact. Just before attending the Summit, she won the Impulso Joven - Because Youth Matter competition by UNESCO, Socialab, and Nestlé. As a result, JuntasXEllas is currently creating the 4WinB for MSMEs project, to provide mental health services at an affordable cost to MSMEs with four impact pathways in mental health: women, employees, company level and society.

The JuntasXEllas online platform offers free mental health services to women and girls across all regions of the country. As of 2024, JuntasXEllas has provided 700 women and girls with mental health services. In 2024, it aims to multiply its impact.

Sagar is the Project Lead at EcoEverAfter, an initiative under the Global Shapers Mumbai Hub, that aims to establish a nurtured bond between people and nature. It aims to address the environmental impact of Desi weddings, the carbon emissions and the amount of waste generated during the celebrations. Its approach also includes re-skilling and capacity-building for individuals for green jobs to meet the growing needs of the sustainability space in India. 

The project has been incubated by the Climate Reality Project, and aims to reach 7,300 pledges from individuals to make their weddings more sustainable. It also wants to build an online platform and database with resources for lowering carbon footprints and enterprises that are dedicated to waste management for weddings. The project has also kicked off its free eight-week long career support pilot with a cohort of 15 individuals with the aim to double it in size for the next one.

Additionally, Sagar is working as a Consultant for the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership. He is creating a roadmap with the Government of Maharashtra to curb plastic pollution, and bring together organisations and companies at different points of the supply chain to improve the circulatory system of the state. 

Odinakachi is the Founder of Sabi EcoFusion and Sabi Lifestyle. The SABI Lifestyle Campaign was launched to close the knowledge gap in energy efficiency in Nigeria and create a community of individuals committed to sustainable living and promote actions to help the environment.

The first stage of the campaign included a 30-day challenge where participants received daily advice on energy saving at home. The calls to action were interactive, including suggestions on actions to take, how to achieve them and the reasoning behind them to induce habits in participants. Actions suggested including installing energy efficiency devices to efficient cooking methods to cooling, lighting, etc. The tips were targeted to a range of experience levels such that everyone who participated could learn something new.

This phase was done in January, with 2,000 people signing up to join. After the campaign was done, 100% of participants that participated in the close-out survey said that they implemented the changes and that they are committed to continuing these practices. At the moment, the Sabi EcoFusion is leveraging their social media channels to sustain the impact of the campaign.

Daniel is the Founder and CEO of Saving the Amazon, a non-profit organisation empowering Indigenous communities in Colombia and planting trees to combat deforestation in the country’s Amazon region. Daniel and his team acknowledge that Indigenous communities are the guardians of the Amazon, and the organisation partners with them to preserve and enhance the rainforest. 

The Indigenous communities that Saving the Amazon work with retain complete ownership of planted trees and have input on which trees are planted. Saving the Amazon uses geospatial technology to determine individual tree location for greater accountability, and creates a more meaningful experience for donors by sharing the story of the Indigenous people who plant the trees. 

Saving the Amazon has planted over 642,000 trees, which are predicted to sequester 696,000 tonnes of CO2 over the next thirty years. The benefits for Indigenous communities go beyond the environmental impact of restoration; 740 Indigenous community members are employed to support tree planting efforts and a significant percentage of the money raised by the project goes directly towards community-focused projects. It has also offered them in-kind support, providing electrical and domestic products at a discounted price to Indigenous community members.

Lynton Aaron is the Founder of The Beyond The Lens blog, a project aiming to be a catalyst for positive change in the lives of young people and providing a safe space for the expression of young voices. The blog is a platform for advocacy on youth issues in the Solomon Islands. Lynton was inspired to create the blog after attending the One Young World Summit in Dublin, 2014. 

Beyond The Lens is committed to amplifying youth voices and fostering a sense of community. Its digital media initiatives shed light on youth issues and advocate for their rights, encouraging people to take collective action and sparking conversations through engaging content to drive meaningful solutions. The unique challenges faced by young people in the Solomon Islands include limited access to education, high unemployment rates, and social inequalities.

The Facebook community for The Beyond The Lens blog is made up of 628 people and growing, as Lynon continues to build content. He considers this achievement to be a testament to the power of art and storytelling.

Kaito is the Founder and Representative of Infora, an initiative providing a collaborative platform for patients with incurable diseases, especially those suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and their caregivers. Infora helps them connect with other people in similar situations, find a variety of social resources and life knowledge to look after themselves. To achieve so, it has collaborated with representatives of intractable diseases patient support groups aside from patients and caregivers. 

Additionally, the project organises events to promote innovative ways of living and lifestyle options for patients with incurable diseases and their caregivers, to give them hope and support them in their care. It aims to address the information gap regarding the diseases and best practices for self-care, as well as the impacts on their mental health. Infora envisions a society where people can live with brightness in their hearts, in spite of hard circumstances.

Kaito won the One Young World Japan Student Pitch 2023 with Infora and was a finalist in one of Japan’s largest social business competitions. Currently, the initiative is developing its platform further and disseminating information through various media channels.

Paideia Gratia is a Business Coach & Programme Officer at Prestasi Junior Indonesia (PJI), a branch of the Junior Achievement Worldwide non-governmental organisation, focused on preparing young people for employment, providing financial literacy education and entrepreneurship. As part of her work at PJI, she has supported the implementation of comprehensive capacity-building initiatives around Jayapura as well as empowering economically young Indigenous Papuan entrepreneurs to develop and grow their businesses. 

The Youth Entrepreneurship Education (YEE) programme is an intensive entrepreneurship initiative to support micro entrepreneurs owned and managed by young Papuans, mostly women. The Digi Warrior initiative, implemented via WhatsApp, is helping young entrepreneurs improve their marketing and visibility with the use of digital technology and increasing their digital literacy.

Paideia’s involvement at PJI, through the YEE programme, has supported the creation of 234 new businesses over 36 months and generated an additional $150,000 to the local economy through both cohorts. The Digi Warrior programme has reached 50 young Papuan entrepreneurs through the improvement of their business operations with optimised digital platforms.