Recognizing youth as vital architects of systems change — and removing the barriers in their way

Twenty-eight-year-old Muhammad Hassan Dajana was born and raised in a small town in northwestern Pakistan, along the banks of the Indus River. He would watch the horizon darken as monsoon clouds swelled and then break open in a relentless downpour. The surging waters swept up single-use plastics from every corner of nearby municipalities, clogging narrow drains and waterways. The ensuing floods wreaked havoc. For Hassan and his community, climate action is not a distant concern — it is a matter of survival.​

Muhammad Hassan Dajana