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Our 2025 Ambassadors

Meet our wonderful Ambassadors who practice liberation, lead from their hearts, and bring their inner-led change practices to negotiating tables, advocacy agendas, community-building initiatives, and policy-making fora.

We research and report on innovations in inner work across the globe, collect case studies, and explore responses to the impacts of the climate crisis on young people that shift the narrative beyond mental health, wellbeing, and mindfulness

Our Works

We are activating a global movement of resilient, agile young climate leaders.

Our Community

We deliver capacity-building programs that nourish and engage the inner qualities that make good leaders: courage, compassion, peace, and imagination.

Programs

We collect and share resources for inner-led change, acknowledging context and culture and leveraging our diversity.

Resources

Our 2025 Graduates

Shaped by our beautiful, joyful, creative, transformative, and comprehensive 6-month program, CYR’s global impact network of inner-led worldmakers are ready to lead us through the challenges of our times with courage, compassion and grace.

The following graduates learnt alongside peers, all of whom were selected for their community achievements, leadership qualities, integrity, and spirit of collaboration.

    Adam Ibrahim Muse

    Mogadishu, Somalia
    SWANA

    Asia Charles

    London, United Kingdom
    Europe

    Asif Bin Alam Seum

    Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Asia-Pacific

    Ayomide Olude

    Lagos, Nigeria
    Sub-Saharan Africa

    Beatrice Ola Ogbuagu

    Vermillion, United State
    North America

    Chi Christian Nganu

    Yaoundé, Cameroon
    Sub-Saharan Africa

    Christine Nikander

    The Hague, Netherlands
    Europe

    Claire Hill-Dixon

    Bristol, United Kingdom
    Europe

    Hajar Chams Eddine

    Rabat, Morocco
    SWANA

    Hanieh Khosroshahi

    Toronto, Canada
    North America

    Jannatul Jubly

    Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Asia-Pacific

    John Jay

    Abuja, Nigeria
    Sub-Saharan Africa

    Joshua Rosero

    Quito, Ecuador
    LATAM

    Khokhoi (mary alinney villacastin)

    Bantayan, Philippines
    Asia-Pacific

    Khotso Mogotlane

    Cape Town, South Africa
    Sub-Saharan Africa

    Maxine Govender

    Durban, South Africa
    Sub-Saharan Africa

    Mirriam Nkosi

    Blantyre, Malawi
    Sub-Saharan Africa

    Monique Sundree Rodgers

    London, United Kingdom
    Europe

    Nico Spreng

    Munich, Germany
    Europe

    Rahmat Asantewaa Aboagye

    Kumasi, Ghana
    Sub-Saharan Africa

    Ritaj Kalaskar

    Pondicherry, India
    Asia-Pacific

    Riza Annisa Anggraeni

    Bandung, Indonesia
    Asia-Pacific

    Samuel Omare

    Nairobi, Kenya
    Sub-Saharan Africa

    Shannon Ball

    Denver, USA
    North America

    Sinethemba Mtshali

    Pretoria, South Africa
    Sub-Saharan Africa

    Sonia Rahmani

    Medenine, Tunisia
    SWANA

    Sonia Ugwunna

    Lagos, Nigeria
    Sub-Saharan Africa

    Steve Misati

    Mombasa, Kenya
    Sub-Saharan Africa

    Thauany Lisboa

    Bahia, Brazil
    LATAM

    Wyn Marie Gallo

    Siargao Island, Philippines
    Asia-Pacific

    Xonzy Luz Gaddis

    Champaign, United States
    North America

Module Submissions

View the Capestone and Look Again module submissions from the 2025 cohort.

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Adam Ibrahim Muse

SWANA

Adam Ibrahim Muse is an active Somali youth climate advocate currently serving with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change of Somalia. He is also part of Somalia’s delegation to COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Adam works on climate diplomacy, adaptation, and youth engagement, with a strong passion for amplifying young people’s voices in global climate decision-making.

Mogadishu, Somalia

Asia Charles

Europe

Asia Charles is a mixed-heritage mindfulness teacher in her third year of the MA in Teaching Mindfulness-Based Approaches at Bangor University, working towards BAMBA accreditation, with qualifications in psychology, arts therapy, and youth coaching. She brings five years of experience teaching mindfulness across clinical, educational, and corporate settings, with a focus on compassion, the mind–body connection, and social awareness including climate and racial justice.

London, United Kingdom

Asif Bin Alam Seum

Asia-Pacific

Seum is a climate justice advocate and development practitioner passionate about integrating innovative climate solutions and empowering vulnerable communities and youth to build a more resilient future.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Ayomide Olude

Sub-Saharan Africa

Ayomide is an environmentalist who designs and implements development projects guided by principles of justice, human rights, and sustainability. She is currently exploring the intersections between environment, intergenerational equity, and mental wellbeing.

Lagos, Nigeria

Beatrice Ola Ogbuagu

North America

Beatrice is passionate about the environment and is currently conducting research on dust emission dynamics in Utah’s Great Basin – mapping source locations, quantifying emission processes, and developing targeted management recommendations that inform environmental policy and land-restoration efforts.

Vermillion, United State

Chi Christian Nganu

Sub-Saharan Africa

Chi Christian Nganu is a climate activist and youth leader. He is the CEO/Founder of Earth One and a Community Mobilizer and Youth Leader for Greenpeace Africa

Yaoundé, Cameroon

Christine Nikander

Europe

Christine Nikander is a social entrepreneur, an educator, and an advisor on environmental, social, and corporate governance. She was featured in The Bloom’s 30 Under 30 Social Impact list in December 2024 for her work on The E-Waste Column.

The Hague, Netherlands

Claire Hill-Dixon

Europe

Claire Hill-Dixon is a coach and facilitator who works creatively and collaboratively with people to reimagine what’s possible. She is passionate about how we stay well in community with others and how we nurture a more connected relationship with nature.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Hajar Chams Eddine

SWANA

Hajar is a researcher specialised in climate adaptation, resilience, and health. She stands for mental wellbeing, justice and liberation in the climate space through storytelling and community building.

Rabat, Morocco

Hanieh Khosroshahi

North America

Hanieh (she/her) is an independent design consultant, researcher, and community organizer working in pursuit of people and the planet. She is part of the communications committee at Climate Sirens

Toronto, Canada

Jannatul Jubly

Asia-Pacific

Jannatul Ferdous Jubly is passionate about youth empowerment, climate action, mindfulness, and community engagement. She strives to create inclusive spaces where young people can become active contributors to sustainable and mindful communities.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

John Jay

Sub-Saharan Africa

Iji John Jay Eluwa is a Nigeria Physics graduate, author, and tech enthusiast with a passion for storytelling and visual creation. As a media professional and project manager, he has worked on initiatives like the Connecting Climate Minds Project and recently completed the Climate Youth Resilience Ambassador program, empowering him to drive positive change in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.

Abuja, Nigeria

Joshua Rosero

LATAM

Joshua Rosero is an energy engineer transitioning into climate resilience work, dedicated to pushing for real, positive change and empowering others to join the journey toward a better world.

Quito, Ecuador

Khokhoi (mary alinney villacastin)

Asia-Pacific

Bantayan Island, Visayan Sea, Philippines | sensual, ancestral techno-ecologies

Bantayan, Philippines

Khotso Mogotlane

Sub-Saharan Africa

Khotso Mogotlane is a South African environmental advocate, founder of Hotlane Organisation, and host of Africa’s Leaders in Sustainability. He leads community-driven conservation projects, promotes circular economy initiatives, and empowers youth through education and green job creation. Khotso also serves as Country Lead for Esgenetique Corporate Solutions, advancing ESG practices and sustainability across Africa.

Cape Town, South Africa

Maxine Govender

Sub-Saharan Africa

Maxine Govender is a youth and climate justice activist currently serving as Director at Zero Waste Durban. Her work is centred on the belief that any work in addressing the climate crisis must be grounded in principles of social justice.

Durban, South Africa

Mirriam Nkosi

Sub-Saharan Africa

Mirriam Nkosi is an interdisciplinary artist and scholar who works at the intersection of art, anthropology, and youth-led climate resilience to help people reconnect with land, culture, and themselves.

Blantyre, Malawi

Monique Sundree Rodgers

Europe

Monique is passionate about reparative reclamation and reconciliation practices that lift up the Global Majority histories and experiences. She is a global wellbeing & belonging practitioner weaving decolonisation, dignity, and joy into global climate resilience work.

London, United Kingdom

Nico Spreng

Europe

Nico’s journey has led him from corporate sustainability towards more regenerative, holistic approaches. CYR was the perfect place to learn how to lead inner-led change.

Munich, Germany

Rahmat Asantewaa Aboagye

Sub-Saharan Africa

Rahmat Asantewaa Aboagye, an MSc student, is an environmental advocate and youth leader and a Health, Safety and environment enthusiast.

Kumasi, Ghana

Ritaj Kalaskar

Asia-Pacific

Ritaj is currently pursuing his Master’s at Sciences Po, focusing on socio-ecological resilience in cities and exploring ways to integrate mindfulness into policy. His work lies at the intersection of sustainability, post-growth, and well-being, striving for a more regenerative relationship between people and the environment.

Pondicherry, India

Riza Annisa Anggraeni

Asia-Pacific

Riza Annisa Anggraeni is someone who feels grounded and inspired by the mountains. Her goal is to encourage policymakers in Indonesia to recognize and uplift local wisdom in advancing sustainable mountain development.

Bandung, Indonesia

Samuel Omare

Sub-Saharan Africa

Samuel Omare is a community organizer, artist, Break Free From Plastic Youth Ambassador, human rights defender, and climate justice advocate from Nairobi, Kenya. He champions sustainable urban development by transforming neglected public spaces into clean, green, and safe areas for all, He’s driven by a desire to see his community live with dignity and by his strong advocacy for a #BorderlessAfrica that promotes unity, mobility, and shared progress across the continent.

Nairobi, Kenya

Shannon Ball

North America

Ocean conservationist, writer, and artist. Passionate about art, diving, snowboarding, and creativity as a conduit for change!

Denver, USA

Sinethemba Mtshali

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sinethemba Mtshali is a social impact entrepreneur, visionary and creator. Passionate about Africa, specifically creating systems that form the foundations of a liberated Africa, where our land our & people are emancipated.

Pretoria, South Africa

Sonia Rahmani

SWANA

Sonia Rahmani is a Tunisian Project Coordinator and youth empowerment leader passionate about sustainability, digital innovation, and social inclusion. She works at the intersection of climate action, entrepreneurship, and community development, driving transformative change across Africa.

Medenine, Tunisia

Sonia Ugwunna

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sonia is an Urban Planning graduate passionate about building cities that are designed for people and climate resilience. She is the founder of NatureFy, a youth-driven community using storytelling, dialogue, and place-based action to understand how their cities shape their lives, and how they can shape their cities in return.

Lagos, Nigeria

Steve Misati

Sub-Saharan Africa

Steve is a passionate marine conservationist based in Mombasa, Kenya. His work bridges marine conservation, climate advocacy, and mental health. He draws inspiration from tracking his impact, which fuels his drive and motivates those around him.

Mombasa, Kenya

Thauany Lisboa

LATAM

Thauany Lisboa is an 19-year-old youth leader from Bahia, Brazil, and co-founder of Reviva Caatinga, an environmental initiative dedicated to restoring the Caatinga biome through sustainable community action.

Bahia, Brazil

Wyn Marie Gallo

Asia-Pacific

Wyn loves sharing colorful stories with children, youth, and parents in island communities across the Philippines. As an LGBTQIA+ advocate, she works with different groups to promote safe spaces, inclusive education, and trans rights.

Siargao Island, Philippines

Xonzy Luz Gaddis

North America

Xonzy Luz Gaddis is a Master of International Law at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia, with her sights set on international human rights law, indigenous rights, environmental law, and energy law. She currently serves as the Human Rights Coordinator for the International Council on Human Rights, Peace, and Politics and as a Presidential Research Fellow for the Clinton Presidential Center.

Champaign, United States

Our Graduates

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Join the Climate Youth Resilience Community!
Together we can shape the kinds of services and resources that best serve young people in protecting their wellbeing, and letting their lights shine.

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Meet our wonderful Ambassadors who practice liberation, lead from their hearts, and bring their inner-led change practices to negotiating tables, advocacy agendas, community-building initiatives, and policy-making fora.

We research and report on innovations in inner work across the globe, collect case studies, and explore responses to the impacts of the climate crisis on young people that shift the narrative beyond mental health, wellbeing, and mindfulness

Our Works

We are activating a global movement of resilient, agile young climate leaders.

Our Community

We deliver capacity-building programs that nourish and engage the inner qualities that make good leaders: courage, compassion, peace, and imagination.

Programs

We collect and share resources for inner-led change, acknowledging context and culture and leveraging our diversity.

Resources
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Shaped by our beautiful, joyful, creative, transformative, and comprehensive 6-month program, CYR’s global impact network of inner-led worldmakers are ready to lead us through the challenges of our times with courage, compassion and grace.

The following graduates learnt alongside peers, all of whom were selected for their community achievements, leadership qualities, integrity, and spirit of collaboration.

Our Graduates

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Module Submissions

View the Capestone and Look Again module submissions from the 2025 cohort.

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Our Graduates

Reach Out

Join the Climate Youth Resilience Community!
Together we can shape the kinds of services and resources that best serve young people in protecting their wellbeing, and letting their lights shine.

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celebrating

Meet our wonderful Ambassadors who practice liberation, lead from their hearts, and bring their inner-led change practices to negotiating tables, advocacy agendas, community-building initiatives, and policy-making fora.

We research and report on innovations in inner work across the globe, collect case studies, and explore responses to the impacts of the climate crisis on young people that shift the narrative beyond mental health, wellbeing, and mindfulness

Our Works

We are activating a global movement of resilient, agile young climate leaders.

Our Community

We deliver capacity-building programs that nourish and engage the inner qualities that make good leaders: courage, compassion, peace, and imagination.

Programs

We collect and share resources for inner-led change, acknowledging context and culture and leveraging our diversity.

Resources
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Shaped by our beautiful, joyful, creative, transformative, and comprehensive 6-month program, CYR’s global impact network of inner-led worldmakers are ready to lead us through the challenges of our times with courage, compassion and grace.

The following graduates learnt alongside peers, all of whom were selected for their community achievements, leadership qualities, integrity, and spirit of collaboration.

Our Graduates

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Capestone

Module Submissions

View the Capestone and Look Again module submissions from the 2025 cohort.

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Reach Out

Join the Climate Youth Resilience Community!
Together we can shape the kinds of services and resources that best serve young people in protecting their wellbeing, and letting their lights shine.

iha cyr contact footer 01
S2 Cloud Flow

celebrating

Meet our wonderful Ambassadors who practice liberation, lead from their hearts, and bring their inner-led change practices to negotiating tables, advocacy agendas, community-building initiatives, and policy-making fora.

We research and report on innovations in inner work across the globe, collect case studies, and explore responses to the impacts of the climate crisis on young people that shift the narrative beyond mental health, wellbeing, and mindfulness

Our Works

We are activating a global movement of resilient, agile young climate leaders.

Our Community

We deliver capacity-building programs that nourish and engage the inner qualities that make good leaders: courage, compassion, peace, and imagination.

Programs

We collect and share resources for inner-led change, acknowledging context and culture and leveraging our diversity.

Resources
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Shaped by our beautiful, joyful, creative, transformative, and comprehensive 6-month program, CYR’s global impact network of inner-led worldmakers are ready to lead us through the challenges of our times with courage, compassion and grace.

The following graduates learnt alongside peers, all of whom were selected for their community achievements, leadership qualities, integrity, and spirit of collaboration.

Our Graduates

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Capestone

Module Submissions

View the Capestone and Look Again module submissions from the 2025 cohort.

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