Cianna
Cianna is a youth activist from Saint Lucia. She uses the media to advocate for youth, arts, and social change within her community and beyond.
Collaboratives are cohorts of young activist leaders who decide how and where funding is allocated within CRIF's grant portfolios.
Obinna is a spoken word artist from Nigeria. As a youth activist, he has achieved over 2,000 volunteer hours in advocating for mental health, children’s and women’s rights.
He has a love for afrofuturism – a movement in literature, music, art, and other forms of expression that blends futuristic or science fiction themes with elements of Black history, culture, and identity.
Foday is a child rights, social development advocate and an influential climate change negotiator from Sierra Leone. He is currently an advisor to the African Union Child Participation Platform’s steering Committed.
Foday also co-authored the Children’s Declaration Appeal of the Global Financial Pact – a declaration, crafted by young advocates for global financial justice and climate action that demands replacing outdated, extractive economic models with equitable frameworks prioritizing people and planet.
Aya is a 19-year old feminist, social justice, LGBTQIA+ rights activists from Sudan. She has been a significant force in Sudanese civil society since the age of 14.
She is currently involved with Tayf, a youth-led initiative that is promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Sudan.
Aya also currently serves as an advisor with Purposeful where she is contributing to strategic decisions in the region.
Chanceline is a feminist and social activist from Benin. She is the founder of Ayewa Activism Hub – a social innovation hub servin activism and youth movements.
She is fully committed to the struggles for the rights of girls and women, gender justice, social justice and the elimination of sexual violence.
Zenilza is a young leader from a quilombo community in Brasil.
She participates in the Ayomide Odara Project and the UNICEF Reimagine Future Project – a new initiative to give children and young people the space to engage in defining the vision they want for their future and future generations.