The ProVeg Youth Board consists of 20 young people from around the world including 25-year-old Joe Elgar who has an MSc in Environmental and Sustainable Development. He is currently working with ProVeg UK on a project that forms part of the School Plates Programme.
Maisie Kemp, a 24-year-old from the UK, is one of the 20 board members. She has a deep passion for advocating for sustainable food systems and a plant-based transition. Maisie has a BA in Geography from University College London and an MSc in Nature, Society and Environmental Governance from the University of Oxford.
A spokesperson said: “ProVeg is thrilled to announce the launch of this year’s Youth Board. Twenty young people from around the world have joined us for 2024 to advocate – together with our UN Team – for a shift towards sustainable food systems and plant-based diets.
“The board will be engaged in activities throughout the year, working towards the climate negotiations at COP 29, this year’s edition of the annual UN Climate Change Conference, which takes place in Azerbaijan at the end of the year.”
The ProVeg Youth Board members include:
- Gauri Nimbalkar, 18, India
- Sonia Zanandrea, 27, Italy
- Altamush Saeed, 28, Pakistan
- Natalie Wright, 24, USA
- Navin Durbhakula, 20, USA
- Maisie Kemp, 24, UK
- Heloisa Rigolon, 23, Brazil
- Geofrey Junior Waako, 25, Uganda
- Katharina Hofmann, 23, Germany
- Jean Claude Niyomugabo, 24, Rwanda
- Helen Monica Regina, 27, India
- Belinda Ng, 23, Hong-Kong, China
- Joe Elgar, 25, UK
- Cogie Cogan, 21, Canada
- Megan Chen, 20, Canada/USA
- Joko Tri Rubiyanto, 26, Indonesia
- Roman Davas-Fahey, 28, Australia
- Julia Kozakiewicz, 28, Poland
- Ajdin Arnautovic, 25, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Harriet Klepper, 21, Germany