COVID-19: A Perspective From Youth Leaders Around the World
Monday, June 15, 2020 | 7:00- 8:00 AM EDT
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the health and well being of young people globally. Please join the Global Early Adolescent Study as we hear from five youth leaders about these impacts and ways to support young people during this pandemic.
Our Panelists
Ni Luh Eka Purni Astiti
Eka is the Youth Country Coordinator of Get Up Speak Out (GUSO) program in Indonesia and program manager of GUSO in IPPA (Indonesia Planned Parenthood Association) Bali. GUSO program aims to empower young people to be able to enjoy their sexual and reproductive health and rights through comprehensive sexual education, youth empowerment, and to enhance youth friendly services for young people in Indonesia. She has experience working on sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) issues since 2015 as peer educator, facilitator, and youth advocate.
Yidnekachew Mogessie
Yidnek is an intern medical doctor and is a vibrant youth leader. He serves as:
the FP2020 Youth focal point for Ethiopia at the UN Foundation, is the International Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP) country coordinator, youth advisory panelist for Amref Health Africa, and more. He is a rise up youth champion and Student Projects for Health award winner for his dedication and leadership on the field of SRHR. He is one of 12 global recipients of 2019 ECFMG/FAIMER award for a Sexual Health Education Project. During the COVID19 pandemic, he is serving as an advisor in the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, MCH directorate Adolescent and Youth health technical working group.
Adriana Gómez Barboza
Adriana is an internationalist, consultant, and entrepreneur. She is the Founding Partner and CEO of GUM Transformando, a small enterprise working towards co-transforming the way we do business, focusing on entrepreneurship and women economic empowerment. She is also Co-Founder of Soy Niña, an NGO that promotes girl’s empowerment and a Selected Youth Delegate and Keynote Speaker for the ICFP in Kigali, Rwanda in 2018. She has 10 years’ experience in leadership advocating for youth, gender, empowerment, and entrepreneurship.
Sadia Rahman
Sadia is a youth activist, trainer and advocate for youth rights. She is currently the youth focal point of FP2020. She is also one of the winners of the Bill and Melinda Gates Institute's 120 under 40. In a prior role, she worked with a group of young professionals to create a youth-led platform for policy and advocacy on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Her work allows her to broach family planning issues through a feminist lens, address consent, gender roles, and sexual and reproductive rights from a young person’s perspective. She is utilizing these opportunities to uncover her passion for learning and leading.
Joshua Dilawar
Joshua is a young activist from Lahore, Pakistan. He started social activism – voluntarily when he was in school. He is passionate about conducting theater performances and interactive sessions to train youth on Human Rights, Peace, HIV/AIDS prevention, Family Planning, Gender Equality and their SRH rights. In 2018 he started his own initiative and as a founder of Institute for Social and Youth Development – (ISYD). Joshua is responsible for projects based on capacity-building, health awareness, policy and advocacy, and youth empowerment, sustainable development and creating spaces for meaningful youth engagement. Currently he’s leading the LIVE NOW Campaign in Pakistan – a platform to create opportunities and to engage young people in productive activities in this pandemic to ensure the well-being of adolescents and young people and is an active member of IYAFP Task Force – Pakistan.