Community Spotlights

Community Spotlights

Goalkeepers’ Voices

Every Goalkeeper has a story—a story about their journey, their big idea, or the moment they connected the dots. These six Community Spotlights, created from conversations with Goalkeepers in 2021, feature a sampling of our diverse community members who lead with profound vision to advance progress toward the 17 Global Goals.

Marcella Hansch

Marcella Hansch

Founder, everwave

Germany

Marcella is the founder of everwave, an organization dedicated to ridding oceans and rivers of plastic waste through technology, education, and ecological inspiration.

Umra Omar

Umra Omar

Founder, Safari Doctors

Kenya

Umra is the founder of Safari Doctors, an organization that delivers primary health care and health education by boat, air, and land to the doorsteps of thousands of people every month.

Charlotte Aubin

Charlotte Aubin

Founder and President, GreenWish

France

Charlotte is the founder and president of GreenWish, a trailblazer in renewable energy infrastructure development across multiple geographies.

Patricia Kihoro

Patricia Kihoro

Artist and Content Creator

Kenya

Patricia is a Kenyan-based storyteller, singer, actress, radio presenter, event host, and improv comedian.

Rahim Abas Kiobya

Rahim Abas Kiobya

Founder and Project Manager, Geospatial Tanzania

Tanzania

Goalkeeper and 2018 Youth Action Accelerator participant Rahim Abas Kiobya understands the urgency of climate action for the entire plant and wants to do something about it.

Aya Chebbi

Aya Chebbi

Founder and Chair, Nala Feminist Collective

Tunisia

Aya is a Pan-African feminist and diplomat. She rose to prominence as a political activist-blogger during the Tunisian Revolution.

Lady Mariéme Jamme

Lady Mariéme Jamme

Founder, iamtheCODE

UK

In many parts of the world, tech education for girls and women is either nonexistent or grinds to a halt before high school. But in the past decade, we’ve seen people like Lady Mariéme Jamme tackle the educational inequities that leave girls and women behind.

Gary White

Gary White

CEO and co-founder, Water.org

US

Close your eyes and imagine a world without a 24/7 news cycle or social media. Now imagine you want to change the lives of billions of people, by helping them access clean water and sanitation.

Racha Haffar

Racha Haffar

Founder, Youth Against Slavery Movement

US

Racha Haffar was 18 years old when she almost fell into a human trafficking trap. She needed income to afford postsecondary education in the UK and responded to an ad for babysitting jobs.

Shameran Abed

Shameran Abed

Executive Director, BRAC International

Bangladesh

For years, Goalkeeper Shameran Abed has worked to end poverty, knowing that this is the reality for millions of people.

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