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

United Kingdom

Katie Hodgetts

Founder/Chief Executive Officer

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Netherlands

Abigail Daley

Chief Operations Officer

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India

Meiyun Seleyi

Finance and Funding Lead

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United Kingdom

Ronke Ayoola

Youth Programmes Lead (UK)

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United Kingdom

Matt Sowerby

Programmes and Community Officer

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Singapore

Jade Johnson

Graphic and Motion Designer

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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.

Malawi

Ali Saidi | 2024

Program Manager | Activist

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Canada

Clara Brown | 2024

Advocate | Environmentalist

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India

Leena Joshi | 2024

Founder | Author

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United Kingdom

Marla King | 2024

Dancer | Activist

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Zimbabwe

Panashe Musarurwa | 2024

Activist | Ambassador

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Thailand

Pimpichcha Sullivan-Tailyour | 2024

Activist | Facilitator

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Tanzania

Shamim Wasii Nyanda | 2024

Founder | Activist

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United Kingdom

Kit Sanderson | 2024

Co-founder | Activist

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Malaysia

Shiwei Ooi | 2024

Climate Health Justice Activist | Junior Doctor

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Netherlands

Sophie Aarts | 2024

Conservationist | Activist

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France

Héloïse Lepinard | 2024

Founder | Activist

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United Arab Emirates

Ishraq Abdalla | 2024

Co-Founder | Activist

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United Kingdom

Talia Woodin | 2024

Producer | Photographer

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South Africa

Rayhaanah Williams | 2024

Activist | Author

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Bangladesh

Waseefa Tasneem | 2024

Activist | Student

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United Kingdom

Sunita Ramani | 2024

Activist | Communicator

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Kenya

Steve Misati | 2024

Conservationist | Founder

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Nigeria

Almustaqim Balogun | 2024

Founder | Communicator

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Tanzania

Almutawakkil Ahmed Mbwana | 2024

Activist | Youth Parliament

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India

Ananya Pathak | 2024

Founder | Artist

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Nigeria

Ayomide Olude | 2024

Project Manager | Activist

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United States of America

Maksim Batuyev | 2024

Founder | Advisor

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Kenya

Dorcas Wakio | 2024

Founder | Activist

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Antigua and Barbuda

Genesis Whitlock | 2023

Activist | Community Builder

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United Kingdom

Lauren MacDonald | 2023

Coordinator | Activist

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India

Ananya Pathak | 2023

Founder | Artist

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United Kingdom

Samuel Owusu Appiah | 2023

Campaigner | Facilitator

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Tanzania

Shamim Wasii Nyanda | 2023

Founder | Orator

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United Kingdom

Marla King | 2023

Dancer | Activist

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United Kingdom

Sunita Ramani | 2023

Activist | Communicator

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Netherlands

Sophie Aarts | 2023

Ocean activists | Communicator

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United States of America

Amanda Sun | 2023

Founder | Director

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United Arab Emirates

Ishraq Abdalla | 2023

Researcher | Fundraising director

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Türkiye

Süheyla Kılıç | 2023

Co-Founder | Activist

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South Africa

Rayhaanah Williams | 2023

Author | Campaigner

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Kenya

Steve Misati | 2023

Conservationist | Founder

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Denmark

Bethany Copsey | 2023

Co-Founder | Scientist

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Rwanda

Foday David Kamara | 2023

Social Entrepreneur | Founder

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United Kingdom

Ciara O’Hare | 2023

Activist | Disability justice

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Bangladesh

Waseefa Tasneem | 2023

Activist | Counsellor

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United Kingdom

Bobby Edge-Partington | 2023

Communicator | Activist

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United Kingdom

Tori Tsui | 2023

Author | Organiser

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United States of America

Elijah Mckenzie-Jackson | 2023

Co-Founder | Leader

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