The Resilience Project was created by youth, for youth.

We thank all of the movements, practitioners and BIPOC folk (past and present) who’ve informed our work. We stand on the shoulders of giants.

Meet the Core Team

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    Katie Hodgetts

    Founder/Executive Director

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  • United Kingdom Grace McMeekin profile picture

    Grace McMeekin

    UK Programmes Lead

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  • United Kingdom India Miles profile picture

    India Miles

    Communications and Partnerships Lead

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  • United Kingdom Samia Dumbuya profile picture

    Samia Dumbuya

    Community Assistant

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  • Tanzania Shamim Wasii Nyanda profile picture

    Shamim Wasii Nyanda

    Project Lead

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Our Board of Youth

In early 2023, we launched our first annual international Board of Youth.

Authors, award winners, founders and creatives - these incredible change makers are making waves in their chosen areas. They inform our decisions and the work we do.

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    Steve Misati

    Conservationist | Founder

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  • Antigua and Barbuda Genesis Whitlock profile picture

    Genesis Whitlock

    Activist | Community Builder

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  • India Ananya Pathak profile picture

    Ananya Pathak

    Founder | Artist

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  • United Kingdom Samuel Owusu Appiah profile picture

    Samuel Owusu Appiah

    Campaigner | Facilitator

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  • United Kingdom Marla King profile picture

    Marla King

    Dancer | Activist

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  • United Kingdom Sunita Ramani profile picture

    Sunita Ramani

    Activist | Communicator

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  • United Arab Emirates Ishraq Abdalla profile picture

    Ishraq Abdalla

    Researcher | Fundraising director

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  • Türkiye Süheyla Kılıç profile picture

    Süheyla Kılıç

    Co-Founder | Activist

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  • South Africa Rayhaanah Williams profile picture

    Rayhaanah Williams

    Author | Campaigner

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  • Denmark Bethany Copsey profile picture

    Bethany Copsey

    Co-Founder | Scientist

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  • Tanzania Shamim Wasii Nyanda profile picture

    Shamim Wasii Nyanda

    Project Lead

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  • Rwanda Foday David Kamara profile picture

    Foday David Kamara

    Social Entrepreneur | Founder

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  • Bangladesh Waseefa Tasneem profile picture

    Waseefa Tasneem

    Activist | Counsellor

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  • United Kingdom Ciara O’Hare profile picture

    Ciara O’Hare

    Activist | Disability justice

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  • United Kingdom Bobby Edge-Partington profile picture

    Bobby Edge-Partington

    Communicator | Activist

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  • United Kingdom Tori Tsui profile picture

    Tori Tsui

    Author | Influencer

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  • Netherlands Sophie Aarts profile picture

    Sophie Aarts

    Ocean activists | Communicator

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  • United Kingdom Lauren MacDonald profile picture

    Lauren MacDonald

    Coordinator | Activist

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  • United States of America Elijah Mckenzie-Jackson profile picture

    Elijah Mckenzie-Jackson

    Co-Founder | Leader

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  • United States of America Amanda Sun profile picture

    Amanda Sun

    Founder | Director

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Our Resilience Circle Co-Hosts

Meet our exceptional bunch of trained Resilience Circle co-hosts!

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    Izzie Fanfan

    2022 Circle Co-Host

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    Forrest Lawrence

    2022 Circle Co-Host

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    Amazon Green

    2022 Circle Co-Host

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    Ezra Grosz

    2022 Circle Co-Host

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    Katy Williams

    2022 Circle Co-Host

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  • Simran Dhingra-Smith profile picture

    Simran Dhingra-Smith

    2022 Circle Co-Host

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    Eleanor Murray

    2022 Circle Co-Host

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  • Rowha Mohid profile picture

    Rowha Mohid

    2022 Circle Co-Host

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  • Augusta Senenssie profile picture

    Augusta Senenssie

    2022 Circle Co-Host

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    Lilly Hill

    2022 Circle Co-Host

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  • Hattie Collins profile picture

    Hattie Collins

    2022 Circle Co-Host

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  • Samuel Owusu Appiah profile picture

    Samuel Owusu Appiah

    2022 Circle Co-Host

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  • Adam Mitchell profile picture

    Adam Mitchell

    2021 Circle Co-Host

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  • Aileen Doherty profile picture

    Aileen Doherty

    2021 Circle Co-Host

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  • Amarah Khan profile picture

    Amarah Khan

    2021 Circle Co-Host

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  • Amalia Monger profile picture

    Amalia Monger

    2021 Circle Co-Host

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  • Anna Brown profile picture

    Anna Brown

    2021 Circle Co-Host

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  • Charlotte Latoweckyi profile picture

    Charlotte Latoweckyi

    2021 Circle Co-Host

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  • Grace McMeekin profile picture

    Grace McMeekin

    2021 Circle Co-Host

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  • Jaz Fryer-Jones profile picture

    Jaz Fryer-Jones

    2021 Circle Co-Host

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  • Julia Rozniak profile picture

    Julia Rozniak

    2021 Circle Co-Host

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    Kyle Downie

    2021 Circle Co-Host

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  • Marla King profile picture

    Marla King

    2021 Circle Co-Host

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  • Samia Dumbuya profile picture

    Samia Dumbuya

    2021 Circle Co-Host

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