2008-2018 GLOBAL TEEN LEADERS
GLOBAL TEEN LEADERS, OR GTLs, ARE ADDRESSING THE WORLDS MOST PRESSING ISSUES – HUMANITY’S BASIC NEEDS.
THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS AND CREATED UNIQUE SOLUTIONS.
GTLs COME FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD AND WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO ACHIEVE PEACE.
2019
Alana Daly Mulligan, 19, Ireland, The Lit Young Writer's Festival
Amonge Sinxoto, 17, South Africa, Blackboard Africa
Anna Pertl, 17, Germany & Austria, One Woman One Garden
Archika Dogra, 16, USA, Innoverge
Ari Sokolov, 17, USA, Trill Project
Audrey Pe, 17, Philippines, WiTech
Brian Kariuki Kamenju, 19, Kenya, LINDA
Chiara Amisola, 18, Philippines, Developh
Danish Mahmood, 15, Canada, W.I.N.I.T.S. (Wireless Interconnected Non-Invasive Triage System)
Diana Vicezar, 18, Paraguay, Mymba Rayhu
Faith Florez, 18, USA, The Latina Legacy Foundation
Hasham Tanveer, 18, Pakistan, Solvify
Hunter Williams, 19, New Zealand, Focal Projects
James Wellemeyer, 19, UK & USA, Young Voices
Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran, 19, India, Silk Road Biking
Lucas Scherpel, 19, Brazil, Maracanã e suas Árvores
Mahika Halepete, 16, USA, AYANA International
Malcolm Asher, 17, USA, ArtPass
Marissa Sumathipala, 18, USA, Theraplexus
Melissa Khasbagan, 17, USA, 1000 Books
Peyton Klein, 17, USA, Global Minds Initiative
Priya Mittal, 19, USA, GroGreen Tech
Priyanka Shrestha, 18, Nepal, Global South Initiative
Rocío Del Mar Avilés-Mercado, 19, Puerto Rico & United States, HuR Spatial Localization & p38 MAPK Phosphorylation
Sarah Chadwick, 17, USA, March For Our Lives
Shreya Nallapati, 18, United States & India, #NeverAgainTech
Tanishq Kumar, 18, USA, CareerFear
Teevyah Yuva Raju, 18, USA, AgCure
Veenadhari Kollipara, 18, USA, Transforming Agriculture to Feed the World Sustainably: A State-of-the-Art, Drone-Enabled Precision Agriculture End-to-End Solution
Viraj Mehta, 16, USA, OncoVision
Zain Samdani, 18, India, ExoHeal
Ziyaan Virji, 17, India, Accessible and Affordable Sanitation for Women (AASW)
2018
Abu Qader, 18, USA, GliaLab
Akshaya Dinesh, 17, USA, Girl Make Apps
Amanda Southworth, 16, USA, AnxietyHelper
Amine Soufaih, 19, Morocco, X-Agriculture
Anjali Gupta, 18, USA, School For A Village
Annie Lu, 17, USA, BridgEd
Aryaman Khandelwal, 17, USA, Get2Greater
Carisa Shah, 17, USA, CyberSensibility
Ciara-Beth Griffin, 18, Ireland, MiContact
Clara Nevins, 18, USA, Bridge The Divide
David Kobrosky, 18, USA, Skate 4 Africa Inc.
Emily Duffy, 18, Ireland, The Duffily Bag
Erin Smith, 18, USA, FacePrint
Godwin Egba, 19, Nigeria, Defining True Leadership (DTL)
Harshu Musunuri, 17, India & USA, InflammAid
Jathusha Mahenthirarajan, 18, Canada, L.I.G.H.T. (Lead, Inspire, Grow, Hope, Transform)
Jefferson Kang'Acha, 19, Kenya, The Eden Horticultural Hub
Jothi Ramaswamy, 16, USA, ThinkSTEAM
Kiara Nirghin, 19, South Africa, No More Thirsty Crops
Kyla Guru, 15, United States, Bits N' Bytes Cybersecurity Education (BNBCE)
Leander Ganzert, 17, Germany, Bionic Hands of Hope
Lewis Wanyeki, 19, Kenya, 3DSTechnologies
Maja Wilbrink, 19, Australia & Germany, Heartsi
Marcus Deans, 16, Canada & United Kingdom, Deans' Development
Mirabelle Morah, 19, Nigeria, Blank Paperz
Mridul Manas, 17, India, MeraSMS
Neiman Mathew, 18, USA, Hex Lab
Paige Brown, 19, USA, Phosphosorb
Sabah Hussain, 19, USA, The Chicago Students Union
Sanjana Akula, 17, USA, Rakshana
Sneha Dave, 19, India & USA, The Crohn's and Colitis Young Adults Network (CCYAN)
Thamsanqa Hoza, 18, South Africa, Hot Nozzle
2017
Adi Sidapara, 16, India & USA, Refugee Code Academy
Alexia Hilbertidou, 18, New Zealand, Girlboss New Zealand
Anders Zhou, 17, USA, Lavender.O
Arifa Nasim, 19, United Kingdom, Educate2Eradicate
Baraka Marawi, 17, Kenya, Mwalimu Information System
Besart Çopa, 19, Albania, Albania Scholarship Effort (ASE)
Conor Begley, 19, Ireland, Quick Com
Dali Schonfelder, 16, Australia & Netherlands, Nalu (Clothing Line)
Diana Chao, 18, China, Letters To Strangers
Drin Krasniqi, 17, Kosovo, Sow Our Future
Elly Choi, 17, Canada & Korea, Social Justice 35
James Okina, 17, Nigeria, Street Priests
Kasha Slavner, 18, Canada, The Glocal Sunrise Project
Katie Eder, 17, USA, Kids Tales
Kennedy Ekezie-Joseph, 18, Nigeria, The Calabar Youth Council For Women Rights
Larry Jia, 15, USA, Money Matters To Students
Max Loughan, 14, USA, Loughan Labs & Energy Horizon Gatherer
Melati Wijsen, 16, Indonesia, Bye Bye Plastic Bags
Merrit Jones, 19, USA, Student Voice
Michael Ioffe, 17, USA, Tile
Modesta Msabila, 17, Tanzania, Our Cries
Nadya Okamoto, 19, USA, Period
Natalie Hampton, 16, USA, Sit With Us
Nicholas Midler, 17, United States, The Family Connection Kindercamp
Paul Schumacher, 18, USA, The Star Room
Raghav Ganesh, 15, USA, Serene
Saliha Rehanaz, 16, Bangladesh, Shresto Menstrual Pads
Winona Guo, 17, USA, Choose
Ziad Ahmed, 18, USA, Redefy
2016
Aamna Qureshi, 19, Pakistan, Let's Build A School
Ahmed Badr, 17, Iraq, Narratio
Aidan Aird, 16, Canada, Developing Innovations
Alan Hayes, 19, Ireland, The Thomas Hayes Trust
Alisha Zhao, 17, USA, Kids First Project
Anesi Ikhianosime, 16, Nigeria, Crocodile Browser
Anurudh Ganesan, 16, USA, VAXXWAGON
Bonnie Howland, 19, New Zealand, Indigo & Iris
Brennan Wong, 18, Canada, Pledges for Change
Campbell Erickson, 17, USA, Youth Mind
Chris Cao, 15, USA, Reboot for Youth
Chris Suggs, 16, USA, Kinston Teens
Ciara Judge, 18, Ireland, Germinaid Innovations
Corinne Hindes, 16, USA, Warm Winters
Daniella Cohen, 17, USA, GIVE (Go, Innovate, Volunteer, Educate)
Edel Browne, 19, Ireland, Free Feet
Gabby Frost, 18, USA, Buddy Project
Harry McCann, 17, Ireland, Digital Youth Council
Ileri Jaiyeoba, 17, USA, Code Red
Krithika Iyer, 17, USA, The SmartStart Initiative
Maria Myers, 16, USA, Pretty Purposeful
Mihir Garimella, 16, USA, Firefly
Mozamel Aman, 19, Afghanistan, WeConnect
Remmi Smith, 16, USA, Cooktime with Remi
Renita Zaparde, 17, USA, Pedal2Prosperity
Russell Reed, 17, USA, The Bridge Initiative
Saika Sharma, 18, USA, Microloans4Moms
Shulin Zhang, 18, China, Inner Peace Workshops
Trevis Belle, 19, Saint Kitts & Nevis, M.A.D.E (Making a Difference Everywhere)
William Lourcey, 13, USA, F.R.O.G.S (Friends Reaching Our Goals)
2015
Ali Senhaji, 19, Morocco, Maghreb 5 Youth Summit
Andre Damian, 18, Netherlands, Leaders of Today
Eleanor Su, 16, USA, Schools for Africa Fund
Elijah Evans, 17, USA, No Use for Abuse Inc.
Emma Mogus, 16, Canada, Books with No Bounds
Erik Finman, 16, USA, Botangle
Haile Thomas, 14, USA, The HAPPY Organization
Ishita Singhal, 16, India, Orenda Trust
Josh Kauderer, 17, USA, Elephant Highway
Justin Bachman, 17, USA, Honor Good Deeds
Kajmere Houchins, 15, USA, The Power Cave
Kehkashan Basu, 14, UAE, Environment Academies
Kriti Lall, 17, USA, A Novel Solution for Inexpensive Arsenic Removal
Mélanie-Rose Frappier, 18, Canada, C’est Cool d'être en Santé (It's Cool to be Healthy)
Michael Bervell, 17, USA, Hugs for Ghana
Othmane Fourtassi, 18, Morocco, Speakalam
Rachel Parent, 15, Canada, Kids Right To Know
Riddhima Yadav, 19, USA, E3 (Education, Environment, Empowerment) - Youth for the Environment
Riley Gantt, 14, USA, Rainbow Pack
Ruchita Zaparde, 17, USA, Sew A Future, Inc.
Sabrina Hundal, Canada, 17, Science Girls
Sanah Jivani, 17, USA, International Natural Day
Siddhi Pal, 16, India, Breaking Barriers
Stephen Njoroge, 14, Kenya, The We Care Club
Takunda Ushe, 19, Zimbabwe, Circle of Influence Projects Society (CIPS)
Trisha Prahbu, 14, USA, ReThink: An Effective Way to Stop Cyberbullying
Valerie Weisler, 17, USA, The Validation Project
Vishal Vijay, 14, Canada, Children in Action
Yada Pruksachatkun, 17, Thailand, Light Footsteps Initiative
Yashasvi Raj, 14, USA, Lighting a Path to Peace
2014
Akash Mehta, 16, USA, Kids for a Better Future
Alessando Lauria, 14, USA, Malaria Defense Projecy-Nets in Action
Alisha Fredriksson, 19, Sweden, Seema
Alnur Kassim-Lakha, 17, Canada, Canadian Student Microfinance Alliance
Ashley Berry, 14, USA, G.I.R.L.S Workshops
Ashvika Dhir, 17, USA, CauseHub.com
Brittany Amano, 16, USA, Hawaii's Future Isn't Hungry
Carter Ries, 13, US, One More Generation
Deirdre Campbell, 19, Ireland, S.A.M. - Suicide Awareness Movement
Divya Shah, 17, Canada, Pencils for Kids (P4K)
Emma Freedman, 14, USA, Jungle Heroes, India, Toys from Trash and Single Use Plastic Removal
Issam Eddine Abail, 18, Morocco, Moroccan Center for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship
Jack Skowronnek, 14, USA, Jack's Chattanoggins
Jason Li, 17, USA, iReTron
Jeremy Garriga, 17, USA, Soxcess
Joshua Williams, 13, USA, Joshua's Heart Foundation
Kylesh Sharma, 18, USA, Nepal House US Chapter
MaryMargaret O'Neill, 15, USA, Kids Are Heroes
Matthew Kaplan, 17, USA, The Be O.N.E. Project
Maxwell Jones, 17, Canada, Felice News & GEN Press Alliance
Olivia Wright, 15, USA, Tennessee H.U.G.S
Param Shah, 18, USA, Lotus Life Foundation
Priscilla Semphere, 19, Malawi, PenAfrica
Reshini Premaratne, 15, USA, X-Out Homelessness
Ribhu Vajpeyie, 15, India, Toys from Trash and Single Use Plastic Removal
Samarth Puri, 18, Kuwait, Team HOPE
Sarosha Hansraj, 16, USA, Children Care for Children
Sofia Naureen, 19, Pakistan, Pakistan Respects Women
Teagan Stedman, 14, USA, Shred Kids' Cancer, Ribhu Vajpeyi
Timothy Machasio, 19, South Africa, Teen Entrepreneurship Summit
2013
Adib Ayay, 19, Morocco, Fair Farming
Adora Svitak, 15, USA, TEDxRedmond
Alexia Paradzai, 18, Zimbabwe, PenAfrica
Alhassan Omar, 18, Egypt, Ebny Nafsak (Develop Youth)
Ali-Faizan Virji, 17, Canada, i.see
Anjali Chandrashekar, 19, USA, Picture It
Anoop Virk, 19, Canada, Project H.E.L.L.O
Chmba Ellen Chilemba, 18, Malawi, Tiwale
Dana Almedallah, 19, Saudi Arabia, One Hand One Heart
Faisal Al Fuhaid, 19, Kuwait, EQUAIT
Francis Ekii, 19, Uganda, Young Entrepreneurs Challenge - Uganda
Hector Ferronato, 18, Brazil
Jack Andraka, 16, USA, Paper Sensor for Cancer Detection
Jake Fine, 16, USA, Team Brotherly Love
Jasel Patel, 17, USA, NGO Technologies
Karen-Alexandra Nogues, 17, USA, The Megabook Initiative
Khaoula Morchid, 18, Morocco, Future Moroccan Entrepreneurs
Morgan Barron, 14, USA, Harmony Community Garden
Natalia Lushina, 18, Russia, Journey to Life
Natasha Suri, 16, USA, FoodSync
Nicholas Lowinger, 15, USA, Gotta Have Sole Foundation Inc.
Rameez Virji, 19, Canada, Medicine for a Better Tomorrow
Saajan Bhakta, 18, USA, PovSolve
Sheila Chukwulozie, 19, Nigeria, EmoART
Sienna Giraldi, 16, USA, Bridge the Gap
Souhail Wardi, 19, Morocco, National Entrepreneurial Camp
Sudarshan Muralidhar, 18, USA, 121Reach
Tharon Trujillo, 16, USA, TriKidz
Victoria Chok, 18, Canada, Markham Getting Together
Yash Gupta, 16, India, Sight Learning
2012
Adeline Tiffanie Suwana, 15, Suwana, Indonesia, Sahabat Alam
Aishvarya (Govil) Gupta, 19, USA, Wonder Writers
Alec Urbach, 16, USA, Giving from the Ground Up
Anna Safronova, 19, Russia, MyDreamCity
Avni Parikh, 17, USA, Let's Hope International
Ben Hirschfeld, 18, USA, LIT! Project
Brigitte Berman, 18, USA, Dorie Witt: A Guide to Surviving Bullies
Daniel Fine, 18, USA, Team Brotherly Love
Dylan Vecchione, 13, USA, ReefQuest
Emily-Anne Rigal, 18, USA, WeStopHate
Gary Bencheghib, 17, Indonesia, Make a Change Bali
Italo Ribeiro Alves, 19, Brazil, React & Change
Jarrod Sheehan, 16, USA, Health Disparities Teen Project
Jessica Markowitz, 16, USA, Richard's Rwanda IMPUHWE
Joseph Machado, 15, USA, Biking for America
Katie Stagliano, 13, USA, Katie's Krops
Kendall Ciesemier, 19, USA, Kids Caring 4 Kids
Lulu Cerone, 13, USA, LemonAID Warriors
Macallan Durkin, 17, USA, Goody Goodies
Mariam Sargsyan, 19, Armenia, Hopeland
Namgyal Wangchuck “Trichen” Lhagyari, 19, Tibet, My Country is Tibet
Peshwas Farik Saadon, 18, Kurdistan (Iraq), Institute of Ideological Thought
Selin Jessa, 16, Canada, Animation for Action
Shafaet Ashif Hossain, 19, Bangladesh, Project Sohay
Slater Jewell-Kemker, 19, Canada, An Inconvenient Youth
Sophie Mvurya, 17, Kenya, Hope Inspire Transform (HIT)
Vigi Hari, 14, Japan, Kodomo MDGs
Yara Al-Wazir, 19, Palestine, The Green Initiative
Zi Xuan Yap, 18, Singapore, IT Empowering Niger! (ITEM N!)
Ziyad El Mouniri, 18, Morocco, Women Empowerment: Walk Across the Borders
2011
Adele Taylor, 15, USA, Adele's Literacy Library
Alaina Podmorow, 13, Canada, Little Women for Little Women in Afghanistan
Alex Pommier, 17, USA, Ehthiopoan Aid Project, UNA-USA/US Fund for UNICEF
Alisa Hate, 19, Albania, The Healthy Smiles Projects/Smiles for Orphans
Amala Dasarathi, 15, India, Neighborhood Initiative to Promote Garbage Segregation in Bangalore
Bilaal Rajan, 14, Canada, Making Change Now
Bosilika An, 17, USA, The BASH
Brian Waweru, 19, South Africa, Sports Day
Cheslyn Steenberg, 18, South Africa, Youth Empowerment Programme (YEP)
Fan Fan, 18, USA, 121Reach
Hosanna Kabakoro, 16, Fiji, Step-Up Literacy, TATUR - Teens Accessing Technology Using Responsibility, 2-Way Street
Iman Usman, 19, Indonesia, Indonesian Future Leaders
James Brooks, 14, Canada, 1000Classrooms
Jennifer Smith, 19, Australia, Mayibuye
Jordan Coleman, 15, USA, Say It Loud
Jourdan Urbach, 19, USA, Children Helping Children (CHC)
Kristen Powers, 17, USA, The Chapel Hill High School Green Tiger Campaign
Leora Friedman, 18, USA, Music is Medicine
Monil Singhal, 17, India, Community Conservation
Moranda Hern, 18, USA, Sisterhood of the Traveling BDU's (Battled Dress Uniforms)
Nayef Hammouri, 17, Palestine, Youths Online
Neha Gupta, 14, USA, Empower Orphans
Riana Shah, 18, India, Independent Thought and Social Action Project in India (ITSA)
Rosi Ranan, 18, Bangladesh, OVIJATREE / Bangladesh Youth Environmental Initiative (BYEI)
Samuel Ndolo, 15, Kenya, Shine Orphans and Vulnerable Teens (SOVT)
Sara-Elizabeth Clark, 16, USA, Sara's Walk for Epilepsy / Sara's 5K Sprint for Epilepsy
Shannon McNamara, 17, USA, Shannon's After-School Reading Exchange (SHARE)
Shobana Saseedharan, 19, Malaysia, Children Behind Us Malaysia
Talia Leman, 16, USA, RandomKid
Toufique Tuhin, 18, Bangladesh, Stereotypes and Ethnic Bias / English Language and Democracy Club
Zuhal Sultan, 19, United Kingdom, National Youth Orchestra of Iraq
2010
Abdeslam Boubia, 18, Canada, Rising Against Poverty
Amaya Woodruff, 16, Mexico, Conectate Por Tú Salud
Amr Ashraf, 17, Egypt, Prevent Air Pollution
Ayna Agarwal, 17, USA, Spot Pet Overpopulation Together (SPOT) Globally
Brady Baldwin, 17, USA, My Own Book
Cholpon Aitakhunova, 19, Kyrgyzstan, WE Can Do It!
Cindy Garcia, 18, Colombia, Amoq Pacha
Diana Onyonyi, 15, Kenya, Karura Girl Dormitory
Eloha Mohd, 18, Kyrgyzstan, Afghan New Generation
Eric Feldman, 19, USA, Rescuing and relocating children orphaned by AIDS
Fahim Farazi, 18, USA, DREAM Act
Fernand Kayitare, 16, Rwanda, Rwanda4u
Illya Symonenko, 20, Ukraine, Community ACTion Ukrainian Style (CACTUS)
Joshua Omo, 16, Nigeria, Children/Adolescents for a Smoke Free Environment (CASE)
Maiken Hamaluba, 13, Botswana, iEarn Botswana
Matias Rubbino, 18, Argentina, Canje X Cambio
Maty Shiloah, 19, Mexico, PEACE-MATES
Mitchelle Odiaka, 18, Nigeria, AGENDA (African Girl-Child Education Nurturing and Developing Action)
Momodou Secka, 18, The Gambia, Education All We Need
Niharika Jain, 19, USA, GUTS (Generation United to Succeed)
Olayinka Lawal, 16, USA, Raising Funds and Collecting Materials for Schools in Kenya
Patrick Pedraja, 14, USA, Driving for Donors
Sheel Tyle, 18, USA, ReSight
Tanvi Girota, 19, India, Teaching life skills and affecting change in society through theatre
Wilter Mutile, 17, Kenya, Health is Wealth
Zander Srodes, 19, USA, Turtle Talks
2008
Alicia Martinez, 17, Mexico, Peace Through Art
Anum Khan, 18, USA, Spread the Peace
Bubunur Tattybekovna, 18, Kyrgyzstan, Jashtar Kutchu - El Kuchu
Consolee Nyiragirinka, 17, Rwanda, Youth Club
Cristian Hernandez, 18, Dominican Republic, Distributing School Supplies to Underprivileged Children
David Saddington, 15, United Kingdom, Footprints to Nature
David Zuluaga, 18, Colombia, Facilitating Reconciliation and Social Integration of Demobilized Colombian Combatants
Devansh Mathur, 14, India, Short Films that Promote Awareness
Dylan Mahalingam, 12, USA, Lil' MDGs
Emilio Perez Campanelli, 18, Argentina, Ecoclub Buratovich and Un Vagón Hermoso
Erin Mycroft, 14, South Africa, The Chaeli Campaign
Frida Hemsani, 15, Mexico, I-Peace
Janet Tso, 17, USA, CoAST
Josephine Wangeci, 18, Kenya, NJAA MARUFUKU PROJECT
Khouloud Kharoub, 18, Israel, Assisting Arab, Jewish and Palestinian Families
Luke Christie, 14, USA, Muscular Dystrophy Association's National Goodwill Ambassador
Mahishka Mendis, 16, Sri Lanka, Learn and Lead
Mahmoud Jabari, 16, Palestine, Young Reporters Across Borders
Mousa Mousawy, 15, Jordan, The First Aid Link
Omphile Masuku, 17, Botswana, Join Hands Against Malaria
Peggy Otengo, 18, Kenya, OKOA WASICHANA PROGRAM
Pranav Sawhney, 17, India, YOUTHORIAA
Ryan Canin, 18, South Africa, Guinness World Record for a Canned Food Drive
Sarah Jameel, 16, Sri Lanka, BUMP IT OFF! Planet Earth
Sayid Abdullaev, 17, Kyrgyzstan, Aasha
Sebastian Roberts, 18, Canada, Bavubuka All*Sports
Sejal Hathi, 16, USA, Girls Helping Girls
Siddharth Aalambayan, 15, India Aasha
Stella Bugingo, 19, Tanzania, Rafiki Club
Tara Suri, 17, USA, Turn Your World Around