Youth Activism Accelerator

About the Youth Activism Accelerator Sessions

Three Days of Powerful Dialogue | 13 - 15 July | 9.30AM – 12.30PM (GNT+7)

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Over the course of three days, youth activists from across the region will gather to learn and exchange experiences on principles of feminist leadership and activism, and good practices for promoting safe and inclusive spaces. Youth will get the opportunity to network and strengthen their advocacy capacities relating to their preferred areas of activism as well as learn how to influence policy-making and legislation.

Anyone and everyone is welcome to join us during these sessions, we especially encourage Youth, those young at heart and all mentoring or wishing to mentor young feminist activists to join in the conversation.

Meet Your Speakers

Jeevika Shiv
National Gender Youth
Advocate India, Lawyer and Social Worker

Mohammad Naciri
Regional Director, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Kehkashan Basu
Founder President, Green Hope Foundation

Satoko Yamaguchi
YWCA leader, YWCA of Japan and Generation Equality Global Youth Task Force

Binita Shrestha
Founder, Women in STEAM

Adina Pintilie
Project Manager, Navigating Disinformation

Alex Tyers-Chowdhury
 Gender and Innovation Specialist, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office

Aayushi Aggarwal
Communications Manager
Gender at Work

Shivanka KC
Vice President, Golden Z Club, Zonta Nepal

Anushansa Maharjan
President, Z Club

Shabistan Moazzam Ansari
Member, Golden Z Club, Zonta Nepal

Jyotsna Siddharth
India Lead, Gender at Work

Maya Kornelia Musa
Director, BeWithYou Indonesia

Mahmuda Sultana Shorna
Project Assistant, Centre for Peace and Justice, Brac University

Wangshu Lian 
Co-director, Common Language

Fanny Arendt
Programme Analyst Governance
Peace and Security, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Nethmini Medawala
Attorney-at-Law, Head of Programmes Hashtag Generation

Nalini Singh
Executive Director, Fiji Women’s Rights Movement

Aasha BK
Peer Educator, National Coalition for Girls' Rights (NCGR)

Viva Tatawaqa,
Management Collective Member, DIVA For Equality

Nishtha Satyam 
Deputy Country Representative, UN Women India

Alisi Rabukawaqa
Fiji Marine Project Officer, IUCN - Oceania Regional Office

Iris Caluag
Meaningful Youth Engagement Specialist, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Youth for Asia

Sharanya Sekaram 
Program Manager, The Grassrooted Trust and Co-Founder, Everystory Sri Lanka

Vika Kalokalo,
Management Collective Member, DIVA For Equality

Shraddha Verma
Girls' Rights Activist, Secretariat Representative, National Coalition for Girls' Rights (NCGR)

Chamathya Fernando
Member, World Board of the World Association of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts

Nayana Chowdhury
Program Lead, 
Breakthrough

Srilatha Batliwala
Feminist Activist-Scholar, Trainer and Senior Advisor, Knowledge Building Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA)

Daren Paul Katigbak
Deputy Chair, Y+ Global and Generation Equality - Youth Task Force Member

Priyanka Samy
National Gender Youth Advocate, UN Women and GEF, Youth Taskforce Member

Sylvain Obedi
Coordinator, Human Rights Activist, Gender Equality Youth Taskforce Member Enable the Disable Action

Chandreyi Guharay
Policy and Advocacy Co-coordinator, Young Feminist Europe (YFE)

Isidora Guzmán
Inclusion Activist, UN Women/Encuentra tu lugar

Timaima Tamoi
Management Collective Member, DIVA for Equality

Amira Catherine Koroma    Founder & Executive Director - SMART Women's Initiative, National Youth Gender Activist NGYA-UN Women, Youth Taskforce Member-Plan International West and Central Africa

Nitya Nangalia    
Coordinator, Collective Social Enterprises, Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) Bharat

Zahra Al Hilaly
Generation Equality Core Group Global Youth Representative, Young Women's Christian Association Australia, Young Women’s Council Member, and Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network Australia National Ambassador

Salman
Youth leader, Breakthrough

Maha Muna
Regional Gender Adviser, UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia

Bisma Javed
Young Gender Trainer

Shilpi Singh
Trainer Volunteer on Gender, Breakthrough

Anjali Rawat
Youth leader from Uttar Pradesh, Breakthrough

Urvashi Gandhi
Director, Global Advocacy, Breakthrough

Suneeta Dhar
Co-Founder & Chair, South Asia Women Foundation & Senior Advisor, Jagori, India

Ritu
Trainer volunteer on gender from Haryana, Breakthrough

Sujin Lee
Youth Empowerment Program officer, National YWCA Korea

Charlie Acosta
High-Level Advocacy Chair of the Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights

Hanbeet Rhee
Gender Equality Program officer, National YWCA Korea and Member of Youth Commission (representing Asia Region) World Council of Churches

Bipana Gurung
Member, Golden Z Club, Zonta Nepal

Neha Jalwania
Grassroot Researcher, Learning Hub at SEWA Bharat

HaNeul Hong
Organizational Innovation Support Program officer, National YWCA Korea 

Xenia Kellner
Co-Founder; Advocacy and Policy Coordinator, Youth Feminist Europe

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Michelle Stout
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Nitya Rathi
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Zaak Garrett
American gender equality and LGBTIQ activist

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Anita Karim
Pakistan’s first professional mixed martial arts fighter

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