Meet the 18 leaders selected for the Our Ocean Scholarship 2022

One Young World is thrilled to announce the selected recipients for the Our Ocean 2022 Scholarship. The highly competitive Scholarship is providing 18 young leaders making an impact for our ocean with fully-funded places to participate in the upcoming Our Ocean Conference, taking place on 13 and 14 April.

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The Republic of Palau will host the seventh Our Ocean Conference, marking the first time that this forum will be hosted by a small island developing state. The Conference Secretariat is curating a bespoke agenda for the Scholar delegation to engage with Palau’s extensive conservation efforts, and deepen their connections with each other. 

The theme of this year's conference is "Our Ocean, Our People, Our Prosperity," which will draw on Palau's rich tradition as an ocean society and focus on islander perspectives and approaches to ensuring the health of our ocean. It will mark a key moment for countries, civil society, industry, and youth to commit to concrete and significant actions to protect the ocean.

Each of the selected scholars is making a positive impact in at least one of the following action areas:

  • Advancing Marine Protected Areas for Communities, Ecosystems & Climate

  • Tackling Marine Pollution

  • Confronting the Ocean-Climate Crisis

  • Creating Sustainable Blue Economies

  • Advancing Sustainable Fisheries

  • Achieving a Safe & Secure Ocean 

 

Congratulations to the selected recipients!

 

 

 

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Armon Alex

United States

Board of Directors Member and Senior Youth Leadership Council Member, EarthEcho International. 

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Alexandra Guzman

Panama

Research Assistant, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. 

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Antony Vavia

Cook Islands

Volunteer/Co-founder, Blue Cradle/Te Ngaru Tu o Nukuroa

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Aristyo Rizka Darmawan

Indonesia

Co-Director for Research, Research, Lecturer, Center for Sustainable Ocean Policy at Universitas Indonesia

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Charlotte Rose Millis 

Australia

Asia Pacific Director, Bewilder

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David Willima

Zambia

Research Officer, Maritime Security, The Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

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Emily De Sousa 

Canada

Founder, Seaside with Emily

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Huai-Pu Chen

Taiwan

Student, National Taiwan University

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Ibrahim Abdelgawad

Egypt

Founder, AQUATIKA

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Kabir Parker

India

CTO/Chief Seaweed Officer, SeaGreen Regeneration

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Kalani Reyes

United States

Founding Member, Deep Pacific Collective of Pacific Peoples

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Maisy Lus

Papua New Guinea

Executive Director, The Fish Reef Project PNG

 

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Maya Delaney

Bahamas

Associate, Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance

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Mogesh Sababathy

Malaysia

Co-founder, Project Ocean Hope

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Orlando Anaya

Mexico

Founder and Executive Director, Kilometro Uno

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Reiko Suzuki

Japan

Director, mymizu (Social Innovation Japan)

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Rob Smets

Belgium

Co-Founder, BlueTomorrow

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Shanta Shamsunahar

Bangladesh

PhD Student, Oregon State University

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