Youth

Youth Advisory Council

The World Ocean Day Youth Advisory Council helps develop World Ocean Day as a unique opportunity to raise the profile of our shared ocean, connect and unite youth and others around our blue planet, and focus collective action on creating a healthy ocean and a stable climate in June and throughout the year.

Current Council

Adeyemi "Yemi" Akanbi

Nigeria, 23

Ajay Sawant

India, 21

Akhilesh Anilkumar

India, 22

Anika Shethia

USA, 17

Anya-Marie Hilaire

Saint Lucia, 17

Arwen Revere

USA, 16

Bodhi Patil

Canada, 19

Caitlin Turner

Scotland, 22

Chaofan "Frank" Chen

China, 21

Doreen Kaijage

Tanzania, 20

Favour Ayedun

Nigeria, 21

Fotios Kotzakioulafis

Greece, 23

Grace Westgarth

England, 19

Jasmine Rodman

Canada, 18

Lotta Baalerud

Norway, 21

Manar Elkebir

Tunisia, 20

María Paz Dakota Ormeño Vasquez

Peru, 16

Matsobane Malebatja

South Africa, 23

Mohamed Ali "Dali" Raddaoui

Tunisia, 23

Myah Iyanla Greene

The Bahamas, 21

Rada Pandeva

Bulgaria, 20

Sena Chang

Japan, 16

Stephanie Hung

Hong Kong, 18

Tanya "Anya" Francesca Granados

Philippines, 20

Tom Ogalo

Kenya, 22

Ying Rui Neoh

Malaysia, 20

Alumni

2021-2022

  • 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

2020-2021

  • 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

2019 - 2020

  • 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

2018-2019

  • 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

2016 - 2018

  • 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