Alda Soraya Asikin
Alda is a student in the Human Rights Studies Program at Columbia University. Throughout her activism, she is focusing on women’s rights and youth participation. Previously, she worked for Plan International Indonesia as a Girls Leadership Academy (GLA) Officer. GLA is a platform that aims to prepare girls and young women to be a leader with a GESI perspective. She was also the first cohort of the EU Youth Sounding Board which aims to influence EU external policy and action. In 2021, Alda was also involved in developing online courses for navigating disinformation with UN Women Asia and the Pacific.

Aleksandra Lankamer
Aleksandra is a postgraduate student in the International Social and Public Policy at the London School of Economics. Her academic focus is centered on understanding and advocating for gender equality, a passion that evolved during her undergraduate years in Politics, where she specialised with a minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies. Her commitment to advancing gender equality and empowering women grew from her experience co-founding a feminist student society at her previous university. Through this platform, she actively organised discussions, guest lectures, and impactful campaigns addressing multifaceted issues such as intersectionality, gender-based violence, migration and gender, and menstrual poverty, among others.

Alpha Juwayeyi
Alpha Juwayeyi, a University of Malawi Statistics student, is a passionate human rights advocate aiming to enhance Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) among local youth. Focused on combatting Sexual Exploitation, she raises awareness about SRHR, Gender Inequality, and Education. Witnessing girls marrying young and becoming mothers before 15 in her community drives her mission. Alpha aspires to empower these girls beyond teen motherhood through continuous learning, experience accumulation, and network building. Her goal is to uplift young lives, breaking the cycle of early motherhood and fostering a brighter future.

Angellah Mochawa
Angellah Praygod, a 23 year old, from Mombasa (coastal town in Kenya) is currently working at the Kenya Red Cross, where she serves as a focal person under the Innovation Department with a focus on empowering youth and women. Angellah is a highly engaged volunteer and advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). She serves as a young volunteer board member on an international program focused on SRHR(RHRN2) and is a co-founder of an organization called “HER Narrative” that focuses on Mentorship of adolescents and young people on Gender Based Violence (GBV) and SRHR, Leadership and Governance, Education, Peace and security. Angellah’s dedication to community service is further demonstrated by her volunteer work, including her contributions at the Kenya Red Cross and her Co-Founder role at HER narrative and her Agenda on Meaningful Inclusive Youth Participation. With her dedication, leadership skills and expertise in SRHR, she is making a lasting difference in the world and positively impacting the lives of many individuals and communities.

Christina Cushen
Christina is an emerging neurodiverse autistic student with a proactive attitude, a passion for gender and social justice as well as human rights issues with the hope that she can make a difference. She is eager to learn and seeking to continue building on my knowledge and experiences through undertaking meaningful employment with the aim of working at the United Nations.

Cianna Bickett
Cianna Bickett is a dedicated fourth-year student pursuing a double degree in Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce Global with an International Business major at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Born and raised in Australia and holding dual citizenship in the United States, Cianna brings a unique global perspective to her passion for human rights. Earlier this year, Cianna undertook a study abroad program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she was able to visit family and engage with diverse cultures. Currently, Cianna is on exchange at the University of Valencia, Spain. In her professional roles, Cianna worked as a legal administrative assistant in Property and Wills and Estates law. Later, she worked as a law clerk in Sydney, in the area of complex criminal law. These roles equipped her with practical skills and a strong foundation in legal processes and complex problem-solving.

Duaa E Zahra Shah
Duaa e Zahra Shah recently graduated from the National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan, with a Bachelor's in Economics. She has worked in organizations including Amnesty International, UNCTAD, Talloires Network, Pakistan's Human Rights Ministry, and Gallup, primarily on human rights and education, and she hopes to continue contributing to these areas through on-ground community engagement, policy & legal reform, and journalism.

Gabriela Acosta Sierra
Gabriela, a professional in Government and International Relations with a specialisation in the culture of peace, is deeply passionate about advocating for the human rights of women and girls. Her commitment to advancing gender equality is the cornerstone of her career and personal mission. Her educational background and extensive experience in gender issues serve as a driving force, inspiring Gabriela to actively seek out opportunities that allow her to continually demonstrate and contribute to the cause of gender equality. Joining the GHRH Young Expert program represents a significant and purposeful step in her journey. For Gabriela, this initiative signifies a crucial endeavor toward fulfilling the fervent desire shared by women worldwide – to combat male chauvinistic societal norms and to establish equal opportunities and conditions for girls globally.

Hanna Dickson Unyolo
Hannah Unyolo is a Peer Educator at Girls Empowerment Network Malawi with a T2 certificate of primary Teaching and 3 years’ experience helping Adolescent girls and Young women with access to their rights, health services, Education as well as eradicating Gender Based Violence around the community. Specializing in advocating for vulnerable girls’ rights, Hannah uses that experience to address multiple problems affecting girls and young women by protecting her rights and the rights of others. By focusing on girls’ rights and wellbeing, Hannah has been able to put the skills and capacity earned at Girls Empowerment Network to assist vulnerable girls and young women to make informed healthy decisions and choices.

Inaam Barkatoolah
Inaam is a relentless and impassioned advocate for human rights and access to justice for society’s most vulnerable. Inaam challenges the arbitrary use of authority by government bodies and actors of the State, in her day-to-day work as a Solicitor Apprentice working in human rights law and civil litigation. She previously worked in immigration and asylum, assisting vulnerable survivors of torture, trafficking, slavery and female genital mutilation with their applications and appeals. Inaam enjoys volunteering with a wide range of organisations and has been honoured for her contributions by the Universal Peace Federation. She orchestrated her first campaign whilst at sixth form, abolishing a sexist and outdated uniform policy which policed the lengths of girls’ skirts by the centimetre. In her current role as Advocacy Officer for Support for Survivors, Inaam brings vehement and strategic campaigns against systemic injustice and institutional failings to address and prevent child sexual abuse.

Irene Bougenville Martin
Irene Bougenville Martin is a passionate advocate for gender equality and mental health. Currently interning at the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS), Irene’s journey is inspired by her own experiences as a mental health survivor and a young Chinese woman breaking barriers in education. Her dedication to change-making led her to work with NGOs as a program coordinator focusing on climate, education, gender, and public health. With a dream of working at the UN or intergovernmental agencies to improve public health policies, especially in youth and women's health, Irene has represented youth at global conferences like the 74th World Health Assembly and the C20 Summit 2022. Now, as the Health Track Chair of the ASEAN Youth Summit 2023, she continues to drive positive change.

Jana Konle
Jana Konle holds an MSc in Global Governance & Diplomacy from the University of Oxford and a BSc in Philosophy, Politics & Economics from King’s College London. Previously, she worked for Amnesty International in Berlin. Throughout her prize-winning university career, Jana has built up an extensive research portfolio on the role of gender in development, particularly with regard to gender-based violence between intimate partners and in the context of conflict. Recognising the distinct societal position of women arising from persisting structural gender inequality, her main passion is to better understand and increase the political representation of women. Originally from Germany, Jana aims to make use of her research expertise and human rights work experience in supporting the Girls Human Rights Hub’s mission by empowering girls and young women to take on positions of leadership and effectively advocate for change without fear.

Joséphine Münch
Joséphine Münch is a graduate student from Columbia University where she specialized in International Relations. Her major research interests include Gender Conflict and Security. During her time at Columbia, she had the opportunity to research and outline policy recommendations on sexual violence in armed conflict. She also had the chance to work on the war in Ukraine and its impact on women and gender minorities. Ms Münch also holds a Bachelor of Science from King's College London, where she focused her research on gender and international security. Ms Münch was also appointed as International Relations Editor of King’s College London Political Journal ”Dialogue” and published several articles on the power of feminism and feminist approaches to international issues in a post-Covid world. As a young expert, Ms Münch hopes to provide insights into the advocacy methods and policies against sexual violence in conflicts and help ensure the safety of girls in conflict zones

Júlia Castro
Júlia Castro is a recent law graduate with a deep passion for human rights, especially focusing on women rights in the digital era. Currently, she is embarking on my her experience as a law graduate actively immersing myself in the field of digital law while preparing for the Bar Exam in Spain. Her aspiration is to practice law and defend digital rights and other human rights on an international scale. In pursuit of this goal, she is planning to pursue an LLM in the coming year. Her ultimate ambition is to work in defending and advocating for women's rights in the ever-evolving digital age. She believes that a strong legal foundation and a profound commitment to human rights can pave the way for a more equitable and just future for women worldwide and help prevent gender based violence in a digital context".

Lauren Bryant
Lauren is an English graduate from London. Having campaigned for various NGOs and grassroots organisations, her experience lies mainly in policy and advocacy work, with a focus on gender-based violence and gender-responsive policymaking, and interests in digital activism, sports equality, and education also. She has come to appreciate the role of the law in igniting sociocultural change, and seek to integrate women and girls into the political sphere, especially those from marginalised communities; for them to be represented not only in legislation, but to have a voice and hold power in such spaces.

Le Hoang Phuong Nhi
Nhi defines herself as a queer feminist. She is currently a board’s member in a grassroots civil society organisation working to promote gender equality and the presence of youths in social movements. They use social media as our main tool to equip the young generations with gender knowledge, to inspire them against gender norms and prejudice, and to set them ready for their social responsibility towards a discrimination-free community. Her work also ties specifically with online/gender based violence. Nhi believes that our journey here is a counter to a structural and intersectional oppression that has been deep-rooted for centuries. It will surely be a hard time, but she hope that we won’t lose hope - as trampling hope is a strategic tool that the oppressors use to stop us. Every night when she rests, she thinks of our sisters and friends are fighting all over the world in different contexts and different ways, and she also want to send a message to the people who are reading this: that you are not alone. #InSolidarity

Magdalene Dorto
Magdalene is a Bachelor of Arts student reading Spanish and French at the University of Ghana and a youth activist volunteering with the Youth Action Movement of Ghana (YAM)-the youth wing of Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG). She is the YAM National Treasurer and a member of the Governing Council of PPAG. She works as a Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) enthusiast in Ghana, Africa, and across the globe and is also a think tank member of IPPF Global Youth Connect. She serves as a Ghanaian representative on the Safe to Choose Youth Forum of Oxfam. She prides herself in being a women and girls' rights activist volunteering with SheDecides Ghana. Being a member of Girls Right Human Hub is just another valuable opportunity to advance her commitment and work towards extensive advocacy for the recognition and protection of the rights of women and girls.

Nadine Najdi
Nadine Najdi is a dedicated professional with a Bachelor's degree in Education, with a strong emphasis on early childhood education, attained from the Lebanese American University. Her academic journey has been complemented by a diverse range of professional experiences that have contributed to my unwavering commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, particularly in the context of girls' human rights. Her passion for promoting girls' human rights is rooted in my diverse background, which includes previous roles such as a Gender and Social Inclusion Assistant at the World Food Programme, where she focused extensively on gender and social inclusion, and a Field Monitoring Assistant, where she contributed to various initiatives addressing food insecurity and poverty. Additionally, her tenure as a Life Skills Trainer at Empowerment Through Integration has allowed her to design and implement inclusive programs, nurturing essential life skills among individuals, including those with blindness and visual impairment. Throughout her professional journey, she has been actively engaged in championing gender equality and advocating for girls' human rights.

Razan Elshazali
Razan Elshazali is a final year Politics and International Relations student at the University of Cambridge. Having grown up between the UK, Sudan and Qatar, she is committed to community development and formulating effective policy. She is the founder of 'Women of Sudan', an online platform for celebrating the achievements and history of women in the region. She served as part of Qatar's Youth Assembly delegates to the UN, through which she was invited to celebrate International Youth Day at the UN Headquarters in New York. As part of this, she was a finalist in the 'SDG Zone' activation for community work and storytelling.She has extensive research experience, with a special interest in humanitarian emergency, global south development and revolutions. She co-founded the first ever Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) society at the University of Cambridge. She hopes to pursue a career in international policy and humanitarian aid, working in the MENA and East African regions.

Nathalia Pezzi
Nathália is a passionate advocate for gender equality, recently graduated as a specialist in Global Gender Studies from Aalborg University in Denmark, as part of the Master's program in Development and International Relations. Holding dual Bachelor's degrees in History and Education from UFPR (Federal University of Paraná) in Brazil, she has honed a multidisciplinary understanding of societal dynamics. Nathália's fervour for Girls' Rights fuels her desire to enhance the safety and human rights of young girls and women, aspiring to catalyse positive change towards a more gender-equal world.

Reshma Anil Kumar
Reshma is a 22 year old Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), LGBTQIA+ rights and SRHRJ Advocate from Kerala, India. This neurodivergent transmasculine nonbinary individual, assigned female at birth (AFAB), is in their final year of MA in Gender and Development Studies and is finishing up a dissertation on the 'Issues of Intersex People in India' as part of it. They see personal stories and lived experiences as an integral part of their activism, and thus, is an articulate and creative writer and speaker. They have been using these skills and their affinity for systems thinking and policy/content analysis in actively pushing for mandatory pleasure-based Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in all educational institutions, and incentivized research into Thermal Contraception for people with testes. Reshma is also a language fanatic and speaks English, Malayalam and Korean and is currently learning German and Thai.

Roksanna Keyvan
Roksanna Keyvan is an undergraduate student at Wake Forest University, where she is pursuing an Interdisciplinary Major in Environmental and Social Justice. Her academic journey is dedicated to promoting and securing human rights to life, freedom, and equality, with a particular focus on the intersection of the environment, human rights, and international law. Throughout her pursuits, she seeks to blend public service, scientific acumen, and artistic expression — aiming to inspire and catalyze meaningful change in safeguarding the delicate coexistence of nature and humanity. In her role as a Young Expert, she is enthusiastic about conducting comprehensive examinations of gender protections within international law and shedding light on the profound significance of womanhood and the resilience it embodies, especially for young girls worldwide.

Stacy Dina Adhiambo Owino
Stacy is passionate about the intersection of technology, policies, and human rights. Her focus is campaigning and accelerating the fight against Female Genital Mutilation by leveraging technology for sustainable community-centered solutions. She finds joy in mentoring high school girls in app development, aiming to bridge the digital divide and inspire the next generation of women tech leaders.

Sabyia Ahmed
Sabyia (Sabs) is in the final year of her undergraduate law studies at the University of Oxford. She is excited to be a part of the Young Experts team. She is passionate about girls' right to education; her previous work has revolved around access to higher education. She hopes to continue advocating for this, as well as learn more about how she can support other important rights.

Adama Finda Borway
Adama Finda Borway is an advocate for SRHR and also a development activist. She is the founder and programs coordinator for the She-Empowerment League), a US Department of State 2023 Fellow under the Community Engagement and Exchange Program, 2022 Africa Matters Ambassador alumni and the representative for Sierra Leone at the she Leads global girls and young women advisory board. She has been working with young people and for young people to influence and create change in her community and the country.

Aisha Khamis
Aisha Khamis is a dedicated advocate for gender equality and a fervent champion for the rights of women. With a background rooted in social justice, Aisha has devoted their career to addressing and combating Gender-Based Violence (GBV) on both systemic and individual levels. As a seasoned program coordinator, Aisha has spearheaded numerous initiatives aimed at empowering women from all walks of life. Their tireless efforts have not only raised awareness about GBV but have also led to the implementation of impactful programs that provide survivors with vital resources and support.

Vitalina Varlan
Vitalina found passion in her work as a gender equality activist and in her role as a Content Writing Coordinator for Feminismd, a youth led organization in Moldova that has been her second home for the last 2 years. Aside from my local activism, she has co-produced a podcast in Serbia on the Transnistrian War, and I have enjoyed my experience as a Moldovan representative in Young European Ambassadors. Through her work as an English teacher, she has re-found my passion for mentoring, coaching, and facilitating tough but important conversations in safe and inclusive civic spaces. On quiet evenings, she indulges in the writings of James Baldwin and Virginia Woolf, in Rachmaninoff’s piano concertos, and in long walks in the city of Brussels, where I’m currently studying a Bachelor in Political Science, Sociology, and Communications.

Zainab Najam-Ul-Hassan
Zainab is amcurrently a student on the Bar Practice Course with LLM at the University of Law. She recently graduated from King’s College London in Biochemistry (BSc) Honours and has completed the MA Law Conversion. She is an aspiring barrister aiming to build her practice in Human Rights. Volunteering at the Girls Human Rights Hub is something that she is looking forward to as not only does it relate to the area she wishes to build her practice, but being a woman she understand the various ways women’s rights are infringed upon, across several different cultures and environments. She is looking forward to using her experience to not only raise awareness but also to help bring positive change.

Sana Fathima Moinuddin
Sana is an undergraduate student from India pursuing economics. She has a deep interest in policy and development. With a solid foundation in economics and a passion for addressing real-world challenges, she is interested to leverage skills in policy making to promote sustainable development and reduce inequalities, aiming for a more equitable and prosperous world.

Jasmine Coulson
Jasmine is a dedicated advocate for women's rights and social justice. She holds an MSc in Health and International Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where her research delved into the complex phenomenon of the medicalization of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Egypt. Her work investigated the intricate intersections between power and the field of medicine, shedding light on critical issues within women's health. Jasmine also has consultancy experience working with Population Services International, where she carried out primary and secondary research into measurements of patient-centred care in low- and middle- income countries, with a particular focus on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services. With a previous degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Manchester, Jasmine explored the impact of heteronormative constructs and gender norms on a global scale. Her academic journey has equipped her with a deep understanding of the sociocultural factors that affect women's lives and well-being worldwide. Currently, Jasmine is making an impact in her role at the National Institute for Health Research. Her focus is on facilitating health research both in the UK and internationally, with a particular emphasis on sexual and reproductive health services and global health.