CRRA2021

Organizer

Nikhilesh Paliath Vinod is one of the founding members of a Youth Volunteer Network in Trivandrum India called Green Army International. Green Army focuses on imparting concepts of Zero Waste, Climate Action and other Sustainable practises in an Urban landscape to School children. Nikhilesh has worked as Program Coordinator for Zero Waste & Climate Action program at Thanal (a prominent Environmental NGO in Kerala, India) during the period 2017-2019.

Green Army International

Nikhilesh Paliath Vinod is one of the founding members of a Youth Volunteer Network in Trivandrum India called Green Army International. Green Army focuses on imparting concepts of Zero Waste, Climate Action and other Sustainable practises in an Urban landscape to School children. Nikhilesh has worked as Program Coordinator for Zero Waste & Climate Action program at Thanal (a prominent Environmental NGO in Kerala, India) during the period 2017-2019. During his stint with Thanal, he got the opportunity to work on Projects with GAIA Asia Pacific, State Govt. of Kerala, CANSA, State Govt of Sikkim and other consultancy projects. Prior to Thanal, he gathered corporate experience at an Engineering Conglomerate, Larsen & Toubro. He is currently pursuing Masters in Environmental Systems Engineering & Management at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. He is part of Zero Waste action team of Social Justice Cooperative Newfoundland & Labrador and continues to mentor volunteers of Green Army in Kerala.

Organizer

Wagdy Wageeh is a young environmental expert with an engineering background who has led tours of his hometown of Mukatam, a district in Cairo known as ‘Garbage City.’ It is one of the poorest neighborhoods in Cairo that has created a small functioning informal economy based on collecting garbage and recycling it. He has used design thinking to provide 50 solar water heaters and more than 70 biogas systems for the neighborhood.

Tour "Garbage City"

Wagdy Wageeh is a young environmental expert with an engineering background who has led tours of his hometown of Mukatam, a district in Cairo known as ‘Garbage City.’ It is one of the poorest neighborhoods in Cairo that has created a small functioning informal economy based on collecting garbage and recycling it. He has used design thinking to provide 50 solar water heaters and more than 70 biogas systems for the neighborhood.

Project Manager

Amanina is a project manager in Brunei, 7,736 miles or 12,456 kilometers away from her alma mater UC Berkeley, where she served as the university’s first environmental justice coordinator. She has helped to launch campaigns such as #environmentalismsowhite in a student activism group to help bring EJ to the forefront of community awareness and she is always working to challenge the current narrative of environmentalism to seek for systemic change. Right now, she is the project lead at CIC environmental services for Brunei’s first industrial composting facility. She hopes to continue to grow Brunei’s environmental industry.

Composting in Brunei

Amanina is a project manager in Brunei, 7,736 miles or 12,456 kilometers away from her alma mater UC Berkeley, where she served as the university’s first environmental justice coordinator. She has helped to launch campaigns such as #environmentalismsowhite in a student activism group to help bring EJ to the forefront of community awareness and she is always working to challenge the current narrative of environmentalism to seek for systemic change. Right now, she is the project lead at CIC environmental services for Brunei’s first industrial composting facility. She hopes to continue to grow Brunei’s environmental industry.

River Warrior Indonesia

Captain of River Warrior, a youth environmental education and advocacy organization in Gresik East Java. Our vision is to make Brantas River Free From Plastic. I was interested in activism and environmental issues since i was little. I was raised in an environmental activist family. I started campaigning about plastic pollution in Brantas River, Gresik since 2019, started in my highschool, we held plastic exhibition and used social media to spread the words.

River Warrior Indonesia

Captain of River Warrior, a youth environmental education and advocacy organization in Gresik East Java. Our vision is to make Brantas River Free From Plastic. I was interested in activism and environmental issues since i was little. I was raised in an environmental activist family. I started campaigning about plastic pollution in Brantas River, Gresik since 2019, started in my highschool, we held plastic exhibition and used social media to spread the words. Our recent project called "Info Mistik" focused on research and education on microplastic problem in Brantas River. We have found microplastic in Brantas River Water Sample. We used instagram to educate the viewers about microplastic.

Organizer

Dennis Uyat is an Environmental Educator and consultant who provides technical assistance, outreach, and education to stakeholders such as public agencies, universities, schools and businesses. They have organized with Zero Waste Youth USA since 2017, leading environmental justice themed convergences and delivering the voices of people most impacted by solid waste activities front and center.