Watch on as Niyana explains the lack of mental health awareness in her community and how her project is addressing that through social media content, videos, collaboration with mental health professionals, and potentially free services in the future!

Meet Niyana Fikru! Starting her story with a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony was pure genius, especially because she's waiting to discuss something very important with you...

Read the rest of this blogpost on how cohort member Gaima Sara reimagined abandoned structures to benefit her community:

“Growing up in Luuka District, I’ve always known what it means to go without. Without clinics. Without safe roads. Without reliable electricity. But more than anything, we’ve often lived without the feeling that someone is listening and that we matter.”

“From the outside, it still looks like a modest trailer with faded white paint, rust along the corners, and a low metallic hum from its moving parts. But inside, it’s an entirely different story.”

“It changed the way I viewed abandoned structures, buses, containers, aircraft, and even old classrooms. What if they could all be reimagined?”

Read the rest of this blogpost by Inares on their leadership journey, empowering girls and driving climate action:

I remember during one pad distribution, a young girl approached me afterwards and said, “Thank you. Now I won’t have to miss school anymore when I’m on my period.”

“My vision is to see a world where…someone I don’t even know can greet me using sign language.”

As a dedicated sign language tutor and advocate for Deaf education and culture, Issaka understands that true inclusion… is about creating meaningful opportunities where the Deaf community can thrive, lead, and contribute their unique perspectives to the world.

Meet Issaka Idrissa! Issaka's mission is beautifully simple yet profoundly important: ensuring that Deaf youth have access to inclusive education and that their voices are heard and valued in every space they enter.

In the face of challenges, Adil graduated, mentored high school students, and started a Master’s in Sustainable Energy Systems at the University of Edinburgh. His message to young changemakers is: do not let your background limit your potential.

“I…took classes under trees and scribbled on the floor with my fingers…I watched my mother make several trips during the day, several kilometers to look for clean water…Why are so many basic services and needs so hard for so many families?”

In this powerful video, Adil shares his journey as a Sudanese refugee who faced countless hurdles in pursuing education, yet never allowed his background to limit his potential.

Meet Adil Kome! From Sudan to Kenya to the University of Edinburgh - Adil's story is a masterclass in resilience, persistence, and the transformative power of refusing to let circumstances define your future.

“Your background is not a barrier. You don’t need to be perfect to make a difference. All you need is to start from where you are.”

Listen to Debora talking about her experience as a member of the For Youth, By Youth movement, her message to changemakers, and the vision of education for all that drives her:

“Coming from such a background never stopped me. Rather, it woke me up everyday to build those doors.”

“Girls with brilliant minds drop out of school, not because they’re not smart, but because opportunity never knocked on their doors.”

“We didn’t have much, but we had dreams, and we chased them barefoot if we had to.”