Zero Hour Founder

Jamie was frustrated that youth voices were almost always ignored when it comes to climate change. She founded Zero Hour, a nonprofit international youth climate justice movement. Jamie’s 2018 Youth Climate March brought hundreds of youth to Washington, D.C., and inspired 25 sister marches around the world.

Khloe Kares Founder

After a visit to Ghana and learning about the severe lack of access to clean water, Khloe knew she had to help and started the Ghana Living Water Project and raised $10,000 to install a water pump at a primary school, and plans to add more. She also started Khloe Kares after noticing homeless women and children on the streets. In a span of 4 years, she passed out 4,000 “Kare Bags” of essentials.

Started School Strike For Climate

Back in 2018, frustrated with world leaders who failed to address the urgent climate crisis, Greta, sat by herself in front of parliament in a school strike for the climate. Her movement grew, reaching hundreds of thousands of students. In March 2019, inspired by Thunberg, nearly a million students in more than 100 nations carried out marches protesting climate inaction. Check this out: Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. Youngest Time Person of the Year. Forbes list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. Twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize!

First Indian to Receive the Changemaker Award

After escaping from child slavery in Delhi, Payal Jangid, 14 at the time, became an advocate for girls’ education and won a World Children’s Prize for her work with rural communities in India. She’s now the leader of her town’s Child Parliament, working to make her village “child-friendly” by educating the community about domestic violence and child marriage.