YouthLead

Overview

Why do you want to join youthpower

How I want to make an Impact

Who am I/ why am I a change-maker? - A Youth originally from the Quebec side of the river (now living in Ottawa- anglophone primary, francophone secondary), - I've organized a fairly impressive march for Families Belong Together ( we had thousands interested- and hundreds show up) - Have actively participated in various youth programs here in Ottawa/across Canada/Globally networked as well ( was on a National Youth advisory committee for CBC, global youth leader for open government- helped co-create the Global Youth Collective for Open Gov, etc.) - Have spoken on a panel discussion in the Big 5 (second time voters), for CPAC on Prime Time Politics - Previous University drop-out, now returning to a different program 5 years later! (yay) - Creator/Executive director of my own initiative, "YOUth Are Community," currently developing a website/blog/social infrastructure focused on connecting Youth to opportunities/experiences here within Ottawa. - Ongoing volunteering with Apathy is Boring/Work w Youth Ottawa, and VOTE (hosting an event here in Ottawa on Sept.21 TBD date- focused on Youth and the upcoming Federal Election in a non-partisan way) - Working full time at Movati Athletic as well as Full time at Youth Ottawa for the summer program they've made available this year (so proud of both!) - Going back to classes in the Fall at the University of Ottawa.

Short biography

Who am I/ why am I a change-maker?
- A Youth originally from the Quebec side of the river (now living in Ottawa- anglophone primary, francophone secondary),
- I've organized a fairly impressive march for Families Belong Together ( we had thousands interested- and hundreds show up)
- Have actively participated in various youth programs here in Ottawa/across Canada/Globally networked as well ( was on a National Youth advisory committee for CBC, global youth leader for open government- helped co-create the Global Youth Collective for Open Gov, etc.)
- Have spoken on a panel discussion in the Big 5 (second time voters), for CPAC on Prime Time Politics
- Previous University drop-out, now returning to a different program 5 years later! (yay)
- Creator/Executive director of my own initiative, "YOUth Are Community," currently developing a website/blog/social infrastructure focused on connecting Youth to opportunities/experiences here within Ottawa.
- Ongoing volunteering with Apathy is Boring/Work w Youth Ottawa, and VOTE (hosting an event here in Ottawa on Sept.21 TBD date- focused on Youth and the upcoming Federal Election in a non-partisan way)
- Working full time at Movati Athletic as well as Full time at Youth Ottawa for the summer program they've made available this year (so proud of both!)
- Going back to classes in the Fall at the University of Ottawa.

Assistance Offered

Mentorship, Connecting resources

Assistance OfferedMentorship, Connecting resources

Groups

All YouthLead Members and Alumni

Networks

executive director at YOUth Are Community
Alumni at Apathy is Boring
employee of Youth Ottawa
Youth Leader in the Global Youth Collective for Open Gov

Where did you hear about us?

Email

Country

Canada

Sectors of Interest

Topics of Interest

Sectors of Interest

Topics of Interest

Other Interests Youth Advocacy, Environment, Immigration, Economy, Mental Health, Lifestyle, Intl Affairs, Community Development, Building trust again for government, Open Data, Digital Ownership, Accessibility, etc.

Education

Cegep- Pure Sciences (2013)
The University of Ottawa,- Joint Honours in Public Administration and Political Sciences (ongoing)

Languages spoken

My Conversations

Title	Comment	Author	Post date
Reply to Message	Greetings Young Leaders ! Young SEA is a team of young hopeful changemakers from Philippines, Indonesia & Malaysia on a mission to create a better place for everyone to live in. The project focuses on SDG 13 Climate Action specifically about tackling the environmental threat of untreated disposable mask waste caused by Covid-19. We have seen that the pandemic caused everyone to use disposable facemasks to protect ourselves but the action to limit its environmental impact has not yet been properly taken action upon, both in developed and developing countries. With this in mind, we opted to organize a series of webinars about tackling this problem and also to empower young people about the many ways we can create a better world in this post-pandemic era. We always stand by the quote, “If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way” by Napoleon Hill and we hope that through this slogan we will always be reminded of the simple ways we can do to achieve our goal— a place where no one is left behind. Right now, we are participating in a #WatchOurImpact challenge by Youth Lead that you are part of and we would like people to discover our project and vote for us! Could you help us by voting for us? Here is the link https://www.youthlead.org/watch-our-impact/young-sea-tackling-environmental-impact-untreated-disposable-mask-waste-covid-19-pandemic Kindly login to https://www.youthlead.org/ and click the vote button. If you vote, the number near the heart will change. If you need help you can always message us at our email youngsoutheastasia@gmail.com ! You only have to log in and press on the heart. I hope you will do that and Thank you so much for the vote! <3	abida	July 17, 2021 at 20:39pm