Youth Advisory Council

Launched in 2016, the Youth Advisory Council helps develop World Ocean Day as a unique opportunity to connect and unite youth and others from all sectors for collective ocean and climate action throughout the year. Council members and alumni now number approximately 140 from 60 countries.

Current Council

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Zahra Basil
Pakistan
, 19
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William "Will" Charouhis
United States
, 17
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Vivian Deng
United States
, 16
Trevon photo
Trevon "Tre" Callender
Barbados
, 23
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Sophia Skarparis
Australia
, 20
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Sabriyah Madhi
South Africa
, 22
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Rita Quelha
Portugal
, 19
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Rajaa Berry
Canada
, 19
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Meng "Hayley" Xu
China
, 19
Maria photo
Maria Jose Rodriguez Palomeque
Mexico
, 18
Malika Picture
Malika Gizzat
Kazakhstan
, 17
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Louisa Hoy
England
, 21
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Leena Joshi
India
, 22
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Kjeld Werther
The Netherlands
, 19
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Gurgen Petrosyan
Italy
, 21
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Emma Batty Sukerta
Indonesia
, 19
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Debarati "Doll" Sengupta
India
, 23
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Dani de Veer
Aruba
, 22
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Dana Ahmed
Egypt
, 19
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Daira Velasquez Fonseca
Peru
, 18
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Daffa Praditya Devano
Indonesia
, 19
Charissa photo
Charissa Taylor
The Bahamas
, 17
Brodi photo
Brodi Louis
Saint Lucia
, 23
Aoun photo
Aoun Ali
Pakistan
, 17
Abdul photo
Abdul Na-eem Muniru
Ghana
, 22

Alumni

  • Adeyemi “Yemi” Akanbi, Nigeria
  • Ajay Sawant, India
  • Akhilesh Anilkumar, India
  • Anika Shethia, United States
  • Anya-Marie Hilaire, Saint Lucia
  • Arwen Revere, United States
  • Bodhi Patil, Canada
  • Caitlin Turner, Scotland
  • Chaofan “Frank” Chen, China
  • Doreen Kaijage, Tanzania
  • Favour Ayedun, Nigeria
  • Fotios Kotzakioulafis, Greece
  • Grace Westgarth, England
  • Jasmine Rodman, Canada
  • Lotta Baalerud, Norway
  • Manar Elkebir, Tunisia
  • María Paz Dakota Ormeño Vasquez, Peru
  • Matsobane Malebatja, South Africa
  • Mohamed Ali “Dali” Raddaoui, Tunisia
  • Myah Iyanla Greene, The Bahamas
  • Rada Pandeva, Bulgaria
  • Sena Chang, Japan
  • Stephanie Hung, Hong Kong
  • Tanya “Anya” Francesca Granados, Philippines
  • Tom Ogalo, Kenya
  • Ying Rui Neoh, Malaysia
  • Adam Zhou, Philippines
  • Arya Yurdacan, Turkey
  • Belinda Tian-Wing Ng, Hong Kong
  • Ee Jenn Lee, Malaysia
  • Estefania Aphang, Peru
  • Jade Cave, South Africa
  • Jose Marie Eslopor, Philippines
  • Kal Glanzig, Australia
  • Laura Maisvoreva, Zimbabwe
  • Lela DeVine, USA
  • Marina Castello Rigo, Spain
  • Matai Zamuel, Suriname
  • Mhairi McCann, Scotland
  • Muskan Lamba, India
  • Nathany Roberta Herrera Aguiar, Brazil
  • Paul Eweola Ayomide, Nigeria
  • Prashant Mohesh, Mauritius
  • Ruth Edma Mwizeere, Uganda
  • Sam Fricker, Australia
  • Shanjeevan Amalanathan, Sri Lanka
  • Siobhan O’Connor, New Zealand
  • Sruthi Gurudev, USA
  • Syeda Areesha Fatima, Pakistan
  • William Joseph Wilkins, Wales
  • Yutong Yang, China
  • Andrea Quintero Pérez, Mexico
  • Ariana Wanvig-Dot, Switzerland
  • Darcie Anderson, Scotland
  • David Ludeke, United States
  • Eimear Stephenson, Ireland
  • Gabrielle Martineau, Canada
  • Joana Da Rosa, Portugal
  • Lydia Rysavy, Sweden
  • Maha Fier, New Zealand
  • Natalie Ashkar, Lebanon
  • Ngolle Kingsman, Cameroon
  • Nicola Tsiolis, Australia
  • Toluwanimi Olubanke, Nigeria
  • Aldrin Aujero, Philippines
  • Isabelle Grace, Switzerland
  • Laura Park, England
  • Mae Paula Ross Clareza, Philippines
  • Nicolas Chesta, Chile
  • Olivia Livingstone, Liberia
  • Portsea Turton, Australia
  • Rebecca Loy, Singapore
  • Shantana Barbe, Seychelles
  • Sophie Handford, New Zealand
  • Summer Snell, England
  • Unelker Maoga, Kenya
  • Yusuf Kavuma, Uganda
  • Anna Zaske, Denmark
  • Anushka Bhaskar, United States
  • Cade Terada, United States
  •  Gabrielle Tan, Malaysia
  •  Ibrahi Rodriguez, Ecuador
  •  Kehkashan Basu, Canada
  •  Olivia Taylor, South Africa
  •  Patricia Zanella, Brazil
  •  Rufai Balogun, Nigeria
  •  Sofia El-Rass, Denmark
  •  Wenqin Zhang, China
  • Baylee Ritter, USA
  • Brandon Koots, Curacao
  • Caitlin Philipps, Australia
  • Eugenia Barroca, Portugal
  • Gabriella Schauber, Canada
  • La Tisha Parkinson, Trinidad & Tobago
  • Melati Wijsen, Indonesia
  • Mohammed Wahabi, Morocco
  • Nehara Pandey, India
  • Oghenechovwen Christopher Oghenekevwe, Nigeria
  • Sang-Jin Kim, Germany