Anne Keary: Building bridges between school communities and Toronto’s climate action plan Anne is a parent, historian, independent scholar, and co-chair of the Toronto Climate Action Network, an umbrella organization of 74 member groups. She is a key organizer with For Our Kids Toronto, a group of [...]
Thabo Nicole Mwandama Threads of Hope: Creating community-driven climate solutions in Zimbabwe Thabo Nicole Mwandama is a social worker and climate activist who works with communities in climate-affected regions of Manicaland, Zimbabwe. Her work is centered on climate resilience and adaptation to protect the rights of vulnerable [...]
Rowan Ryrie: Creating a love-led culture to support parent climate activists in the UK Rowan Ryrie is a mother, activist, and lawyer living in Devon, England with her husband and two young daughters. Rowan co-founded Parents for Future UK and Parents for Future Global as well as [...]
Ana Badillo: Bringing families together to secure a healthy environment for children in Ecuador. Ana Badillo is an economist, researcher, and painter who blends evidence-based insights with everyday experiences to mobilize people in the fight for environmental justice. As part of her 2024 – 2025 Climate Parent [...]
Chévanni Beon Davids: Connection and belonging in a time of climate crisis. An indigenous father, writer, and planetary activist, Chévanni is the founder of the Reimagined Learning Community in South Africa, which serves as a transformative hub, fostering holistic education and nurturing connections with learning, community, and [...]
Niya Tapo: “Our community has a song for every variety of seed that we plant” 27-year-old Niya Tapo is an indigenous Idu Mishmi woman from Arunachal Pradesh, in India. The Idu Mishmi are known for their deep cultural understanding of the interdependency between people and nature and [...]
Ernst John Kaars Sijpesteijn: Organizing grandparents and seniors across Europe to fight for climate policies that will protect future generations Ernst John is a musician and events coordinator living in Amsterdam. He has been organizing on sustainability issues and European cooperation since the mid-nineties. Over the [...]
Dr. Susan Pacheco: “If people really understood how climate change and air pollution is damaging their children’s health, the tone of the global climate conversation would change.” Dr. Susan Pacheco is the mother of three grown children and a professor of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at McGovern [...]
Beree Vanjil: Helping families in Mongolia cope with a rapidly changing climate Beree is a mother, social worker, and art therapist from Mongolia. She and her eight siblings grew up in a nomadic herding family headed by a widowed mother. Mongolia is extremely vulnerable to climate impacts, [...]
Lisa María Madera: Restoring rivers, weaving community, and connecting to Mother Earth through ancestral traditions in Ecuador Lisa María is a mother, writer, and educator who serves as community weaver and riverkeeper for the Colectivo Rescate del Rio San Pedro, a group that creates intergenerational mingas to [...]
