Martina Mifsud, Malta
Dental Technologist/ Explainer at a Science Museum
Hi! I am a 23 year old Young Reporter, and my love for the environment through YRE has now been going strong for around 7 years. YRE has been an absolute blessing, and a goldmine of opportunities. Before 2013, I was a very shy and socially awkward teenager... and YRE changed that! I attended my first workshop in Sweden back in 2014 - where I met many peers with whom I'm still in contact today.
I participated in the UNESCO/ YRE Young Leaders Workshop in Portugal in 2018, which was a tremendously enriching experience, and together with two fellow YREs, I had the privilege of reporting during COP24 in 2018 - for sure, the absolute highlight of my career! I recently attended and reported on YouthMundus Festival 2019 and, as always, it was quite a journey. In between these international workshops/conferences, I've had the pleasure of presenting and helping during the YRE Teachers' Workshop and multiple YRE Annual Awards events in Malta. YRE has brought out my full potential, and it has ameliorated both with my professional and personal lives - I will be forever grateful. Once a YRE, always a YRE!
Milo Radonjic, Montenegro
PR & Marketing Manager
I am a storyteller, born in Kotor (Montenegro) in 1990. I claim that everything is about the words and the way you treat them. I worked as a journalist/editor/TV host for several years and then turned to hospitality industry. While being a high-school student, I won the national YRE competition.
Mārtiņš Seleckis, Latvia
Student
I am an open minded young individual, constantly looking for opportunities to make a positive change - YRE has been one of those opportunities. I have been making videos about environmental issues since 2012 and have participated in YRE workshop in Cascais, Portugal 2014.
Matej Majerský, Slovakia
Student
I am 18 years old and currently I am studying at secondary school of printing and publishing as graphic designer. My dream is to make films. Also I love YRE program and I am proud of the fact that I can be part of this program. Last year I was on YRE mission in Portugal which was great.
Stefan Mitrov, Macedonia
3D Instructor
I am the president of iNovum, a non government organization for development the IT technology in Macedonia. I am also an instructor of 3D and game design.
From the conference, I hope to connect with more people, learn how to have more influence over our society because of my position as education center and instructor.
Nina Milinkovic, Slovenia
Student
I am 21 years old and I am from Škofja Loka, where I study at the Faculty for Organizational Sciences. From a young age I have felt a deep connection with the environment so in middle school my passion led me to pursue different projects like responsible food handling and usage of local food, waste separation and recycling. My faculty gave me the opportunity to be a part of the YRE.
I hope I can improve my communication skills, broaden my horizons in the field of leadership and networking. I also yearn for the opportunity to meet new people, so we can make global connections and possibly cooperate in global projects in the future.
Qiyun Woo, Singapore
I'm Qiyun, an Environmental Studies graduate from the National University of Singapore and a local climate activist. I make graphics on Instagram (@theweirdandwild) to raise awareness of sustainability issues, hoping to break down complex concepts into digestible, readable and shareable content. I am no artist, but I believe art is what makes a movement irresistible. I am constantly finding new cool ways to strategize and progress the cause in ways that are meaningful and impactful. I am a lover of all things purposeful, colourful and creatively disruptive.
Saga Oskarson Kindstrand, Sweden
Student
I have been involved in many organizations and campaigns around environmental and humanitarian issues and have become confident in my ability to contribute productively to advocacy around complex issues. I was invited to be a part of the YRE-jury in Sweden last year. It was an honor and through that mission I got to know all about YRE.
Samantha Dorfan, USA
Student
I am a Senior in high school at the San Diego Jewish Academy and was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. After living in a minimally environmentally conscious place, I seek not only to inspire others to love the earth as much as I do, but to give that which cannot talk a voice. I am a member of the Keep America Beautiful Youth Advisory Council, which inspired me to become the founder and president of the Eco Club at my school. I don’t have any prior experience with YRE but am so excited to get involved!
Sara Luciana da Silva Cascais, Portugal
Student
I have been a Young Reporter for the Environment for four years and I can see this experience as a way to learn but also to share knowledge, to enrich ourselves and to build the feeling of being responsible for something that belongs to everyone: the Planet Earth. I had the opportunity to make part of several YRE missions and workshops.
Tal Maymon, Israel
Soldier
I come from Israel and i am 20 years old. Since third grade I am part of the youth movement "Maccabi tzahir" where I worked with at risk students and I was instructor team coordinator for the branch in the city. In high school I studied ecology and I participated in the YRE competition in 2015, I won the first place in Israel and the third in the world. As a result of my winning I participated in a workshop of YRE in Portugal. Today I am a soldier in the Israeli forces at the Education Corps, which deals with environmental issues and education.
Teodora Saulea, Romania
Student
I am 22 years old and I am a law student in Cluj - Napoca, Romania. I would describe myself as an open-minded person before anything else. I always find myself looking for opportunities to learn not only about myself and other people, but also about the world. In 2013 my article for the Litter Less Campaign and won the first place in the 15-18 age category In 2014 I participated at the International Workshop for Litter Less winners which took place in Sweden.
Yutong Feng (Phoenix), China
Student
I am a junior of School of Journalism and Communication, Nanjing University. Participating in YRE with my schoolmates initiated me into environmental preservation. We were divided into teams and took turns removing white pollutants from the coast on weekends. In addition, we wrote reports about coastal environmental situation to arouse local residents’ awareness about the ripple effects of seaside contamination. Recently, I have become a volunteer of Nanjing River Protection environmental program. Besides volunteer work, as an undergraduate student, I have my own academic interest in environmental communication. Furthermore, as a teaching assistant of Cornell Civic Ecology Lab's Environmental Education courses, I have always been searching for new pathways of digital skills for global environmental communication and fostering citizens' pro-environmental behaviours.
Wesley Poh, Singapore
Student
I will be attending law school this year. Understanding the framework that undergirds our society brings me one step closer to knowing how to bring about the environmentally sustainable change I want to see in the world! Some topics that I am especially passionate about include ethical consumerism, global environmental justice and the creation of sustainable communities through smart urban planning.