Brinda Bhattacharya - Nepal
Brinda is a 22 year old energetic and enthusiastic youth from Nepal. She is currently pursuing her post graduation in Masters of Arts in Social Work (Criminology and Justice) from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India. It has always been her passion to work with the children and young population to help foster change in society. She believes in gaining and spreading knowledge which can act as a very important tool for empowerment. Advocating for equality in education and capacity building has been her strong suit for the longest time since she can recollect. With her background in working with women in livelihood and children in capacity building she aims to further her skills in networking and working with youth to counter various cross cutting issues related to SRHR, gender equality, digital advocacy and so on. For fun Brinda loves to read books and let go by dancing once in a while. With this positivity of hers she is eager to be a part of the Internship 5.0 platform and looking forward to further work with the team at hand.
Bui Y Nhi - Vietnam
My name is Bui Y Nhi, and I am a third-year law student in Vietnam.
I have been the co-founder of a social project called “Cham Project” since 2019. Until now, our team members and I are still active with events and programs related to people with disabilities in Vietnam, such as raising their awareness of gender equality and gender-based violence; training to improve their understanding of sexual and reproductive health rights, organizing psychological consultation events for people with disabilities affected by the covid-19 pandemic.
Besides, I have been a member of the Youth Advisory Committee at Plan International Vietnam since 2020. I have participated in activities to promote gender equality through conducting research with Indonesian and Australian young leaders; developing training programs for ethnic minorities; meeting with the Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam to call for the signing of an open letter to ensure online safety for girls and other related activities.
In addition, I have been participating in other social projects and organizations related to orphans, children with disabilities, and children with difficult circumstances in Vietnam (raising funds, organizing extracurricular activities, teaching English/Maths).
Cameron Joshua Artango - PNG
Cameron Joshua Artango is a 22 year-old Papua New Guinean youth advocate based in Port Moresby. With a passion for advocacy and creating change, Mr Artango advocates on Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights, Gender Equality, Inclusion for all, Meaningful Youth Engagement & Youth empowerment. The advocacy works of Mr Artango are in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals 3, 5, 10, 16 and 17.
After completing high-school in 2020, Mr Artango, who is the last born of four children, has chosen the path to become an active advocate to bring about change in his community, his country, his region and the world as a whole. While in high-school, Mr Artango had a part time job with a local business as a Social Media Ad Marketing & Customer Service Representative, and also as a Sales & Delivery Team member.
As an active advocate, Mr Artango aims to foster inclusive and youth-friendly partnerships which pave the way to providing opportunities for youths from all walks of life to have their voices heard and opinions presented, and have their potentials discovered on a local, regional and global scale. Mr Artango strongly believes that the recipe for the creation of change leading to a better future for all is made up of Sustainable Practices, Inclusion, Equality, Transparency, Effective Partnerships, and having Representation in Decision-Making Processes on a National Level.
Shristi Khadka - Nepal
Shristi Khadka from Nepal is a Public Health undergraduate studying at the Institute of Medicine(IOM). She is a storyteller, freelance writer, and ‘artivist’ who passionately indulges in social activities. From being the shy and introverted girl to becoming the voice of other beings, the journey has been full of skepticism and optimism to her. She visited the different rural parts of Nepal and coordinated health campaigns. Until then, she felt she was too naive, powerless, and ‘not enough’ to give back to the community and to share her learnings. Coming from a developing country and being an enthusiast traveler, she felt the hills of challenges were too big yet full of possibilities for a better future. Since then, she has never looked back. The times when she conducted the programs, on schools, and orphanages, she was always encouraged to see the side, away from the city and media. It also motivated her to be dutiful towards her social responsibility and be humble for the opportunities she received. Her hobbies include meeting new people, new minds and sharing what she has learned, and learning from them.
Shristi aspires to become a public health expert and a policymaker that carries a value of standing neither above nor below someone else but with everyone for whom she wants to stand for. It has been her passion to work for the underprivileged. She strongly believes her generation is all about learning, reform, and relearning as the world is itself in a transitional phase. She seeks inspiration from real human connections around. Likewise, she is positive about the world’s future. She feels a woman of young age is often misunderstood, underestimated, and underrepresented when it comes to decision-making positions. Shristi connects more with the word ‘empower’ because she is motivated to empower others as she gets empowered herself. Now more than ever, Shristi is prepared to contribute to and lead, in decision-making to ensure policies and programs that are informed by and are responsive to the diverse populations.
Tshering Yangdon - Bhutan
