#TeachSDGs Ambassadors

Stéphanie McAnany
@McAnanyS
Canada 

Stephanie is a young professional working in international relations for the Government of New Brunswick, Canada. She has a Master Degree in International Development and five years of experience working in the non-profit, international cooperation sector. Stephanie participated as an official youth delegate to the UN Summit to adopt the SDGs and has been hooked ever since. She is highly motivated and dedicated to promoting the SDGs both in New Brunswick and internationally. Stephanie is passionate about global citizenship and Agenda 2030. The first opportunity she brought to the team is a pro-bono consultation relationship with Plan International as they and their NGO partners prepare a series of Youth for Gender Equality events across Canada in 2017-2018. The effort will lead to a youth led report to Prime Minister Trudeau in advance of the G7 meeting in Ottawa. Stephanie will provide #TeachSDGs resources, facilitate new partnerships, and align their efforts with the United Nations where appropriate. 

Adil Skalli
@AdilSkalli
Canada

Adil Skalli is a graduate of Carleton University in Communications and Political Science. He currently works as a Project Officer at the United Nations Association in Canada, where he oversees a variety of youth-oriented educational programming in diplomacy, entrepreneurship, negotiation, climate change action, and other professional skills. Adil is passionate about the work of the UN, notably in terms of the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals and their related projects. He is particularly motivated to promote youth engagement in the resolution of international issues. The majority of Adil's work experience is in strategic communications and project management, but he is also known for his work leading training workshops and giving presentations on the issues he is most passionate about. Adil’s long term goals are rooted in the belief that growing global citizens through targeted education and training programs is the best way to foster positive change on an international scale. 
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Sarah Gloria Harkin
@GloriaHarkin
Bangladesh

Sarah Gloria Harkin is a TED Ed Innovative Educator and has an MEd in Curriculum and Instruction. She believes in developing skills in students today which will create the leaders we need for a sustainable future. By building relationships with organisations and experts in our local and global community, our students can solve real-world problems and engage in community initiatives to take action on the Sustainable Development Goals. She believes educators teaching students alongside poets, designers and software developers provides the right environment for transformative learning. Helping students feel connected to local and global communities through collaboration with teammates across borders will help accelerate innovation and develop a deep appreciation for other cultures. Currently she is the Service as Action Coordinator for International School Dhaka. Her #TeachSDGs blog post was called "Empowering Students to Take Action on the Sustainable Development Goals."

Digvigay Sandhu
@DigvijaySandhu
India

Digvijay Sandhu is a graduate in Economics from Delhi University and is currently pursuing his Masters in Development Practice. He has previously been involved in preparing National and State Health Accounts – India, 2013-14 and has worked on projects funded by USAID, UNDP, and European Union. He is currently appointed by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Youth as a campus coordinator. Digvijay is passionate about the SDGs and continues to work with student bodies across universities to ensure promotion & local adoption of the Goals. He is part of governing body of the Entrepreneurship Development Cell at TERI University and is leading projects to boost entrepreneurial spirit among the youth. Digvijay is an experienced researcher and has published in reputed journals on health financing in India. He believes that a global change requires local action and youth play a major role in it. He is involved in a School-University Network (SUN) program and is designing classes for school students nurturing them on the importance of the SDGs and how can they be incorporated in day to day lives. He is certain that education has the potential to change the status-quo and make the world a better place.

Ella Gozie-Iwudoh
@FlipLearnK
Nigeria

lla Gozie-Iwudoh is the founder of FliplearnKids -- an edtech company based in Nigeria which deploys learning initiatives aimed at improving classroom learning experience and the skills of educators, through the use of technology. She is a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and Chapter Leader   (Nigeria) Imagination foundation. Ella’s philosophy is that quality education is the right of every child, irrespective of the parents' economic strength. As part of her passion for promoting quality education (which is one pillar of the SDGs), she runs a social impact initiative tagged Inspire a Child. It's all about mentoring students (in public schools) on the importance of pursuing their dreams against all odds. Since inception (2015), Inspire a Child has reached out to over 1,000 students  from low income parents.

Maringe Hasha Seine
@Maringehs
Zimbabwe

Maringe is a young philanthropist and dynamic change agent who is inspired and committed to advance ICT for sustainable development in Africa. He has exhibited exceptional passion for developing ICT-enabled collaborative pathways to major problems in society with deliberate emphasis on climate change and youth engagement. He possess strong social and communication skills, with international experience in systematic and collaborative approaches to ICT policies and practices. Since 2012, he has represented Zimbabwe’s ICT Civil Sector on a number of both regional and international conferences and workshops. A certified Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Civic Leader and Alumna committed to transforming Africa. Maringe is a co-founder of the Information and Communication Technology Association of Zimbabwe (ICTAZ), Founder of the Institute for Youth Engagement in Sustainable Development (IYESD), and is a member of The International Youth Council (IYC).

Allison Fuisz
@Allison_Fuisz
Canada

Allison Fuisz is an enthusiastic Ontario educator with a Masters in Professional Education Leadership.  Currently, she is part of the Bell HS community in Ottawa, Canada where she is co-learning with Grade 8s. She believes strongly in the power of student voice in making the world a better place for all.  When educators help to create a safe space for students to be themselves, to listen to their peers, and to create learning opportunities filled with their passions, education can not only be fun for students but help create world filled with harmony and good vibes. It is her hope to always ensure students feel empowered to be change makers and to recognize the Sustainable Global Goals as achievable through their creative and innovative ideas.  We work better together no matter our age or education levels; we can make the world a better place for all by 2030! ​

Manuela Prajea
@ManuelaPrajea
Romania

Suzy Manuela Prajea, Ph.D. in Mathematics, is a Math teacher and principal of one of the most prestigious middle and high schools in Romania. She is renowned for her contributions in the innovation of the way of teaching mathematics in the classroom.  She prepared many generations of national and  international Olympics during the years and she was permanently preoccupied to reverse the process of the abstraction of mathematics by bringing the real life applications in her math courses. Voluntarily, she founded the Space Invaders program in her school, a STEM program designed to transfer mathematics in cutting edge contemporary issues from business, industry,  medicine or science. She is a Varkey Teacher Ambassador, Global Math Project Ambassador, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, and Honeywell Educator. In addition to Space Camp, these are only some of the programs she strived to implement in her school, community, district and country. Promoting applied mathematics, global education principles and the Sustainable Development Goals in their mathematics lessons raised her in this moment to be shortlisted for creating the STEM resource portfolio, a team project in the PISA4u Programme 2017. Her innovative ideas, approaches and work brought her as finalist of the Global Teacher Prize, the 'Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction' and many other national prizes. 



 

Juan Luis Muñoz Arbona ​
@JuanluMArbona
Spain

Juan Luis Muñoz Arbona is Chief Teacher of History, Geography and Ethics Department in secondary education at a school in Ceuta (Spain). Apart from this, he is a seven-year experienced lawyer in Brussels working within European Institutions. He is responsible of the Media Department in Anna Lindh Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures Spanish Network Board of Directors since November 2015. The Spanish Network is coordinated by Instituto Europeo del Mediterráneo (European Institute of the Mediterranean). Main tasks on this job are related to empower young people and civil society, especially from Mediterranean countries, in achieving a personal and sustainable professional future while organizing seminars, conferences, projects and workshops to help promote this goal. Thanks to this experience Juan Luis Muñoz Arbona has got to know deeply what the 21st century education demands are, always focusing his views on a personal and social development of the young generations to come. The Anna Lindh Foundation have signed an association agreement with United Nations in September 2016 to cooperate on the first UN Resolution on Youth, Peace and Security (UN Resolution 2250). ​