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Victor Ayegba Mathew is a community development and environmental educator with more than 7 years of experience in promoting eco-friendly solutions and creating programs for environmental learning across schools in Nigeria. 

He has supported and volunteered for countless organisations related to water, environment, and nature education. He encourages sustainable interaction with the environment through proper waste management demonstrations and activities that educate community members.

Victor has been actively involved with environmental firms in his country in both paid and volunteer roles. He volunteered as an assistant data collector for Greenfaith during the 2021 FaithsforClimate Justice, with EarthCharter as a course co-facilitator, and organized campus FaithsforClimate justice under Greenfaith. Victor also partnered with the Swarovski WaterSchool Project (EarthChild International) to promote WASH projects across schools in Nigeria. Currently, he teaches at Sahel Academy Kano state, Nigeria as an Environmental Educator and a fellow with the Foundation For Environmental Education GAIA Fellowship.

Victor has a degree in Environmental Science, and a Post Graduate diploma in disaster and risk management. He has completed a program with the University for Peace on Systems Thinking and Regenerative Leadership, and a Leadership, Sustainability, and Ethics course with EarthCharter. He was recently recognized as a Climate Champion with the Climate Leadership Fellowship (Climate Smart Nigeria) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Network (Nigeria). He's also one of the young persons trained and certified by former United States Vice President Al Gore as a Climate Reality Leader.  

Driven by the desire for an environmental sustainability-conscious and eco-literate world with individuals and institutions as its frontrunners, Victor is always looking to boost his skills in project design and systems thinking, behavioral change processes, community and educational engagement, corporate social responsibility/investment, social leadership, and people management to amplify the work he’s already doing in the environmental space locally and globally.

I have had the priviledge to be an informal and formal educator both in the US and abroad with over 30 years of guiding learning in life, earth, and physical sciences.  I am also a parent who has been intentional with my kiddo and the great outdoors so my daughter gets excited about nature (instead of running screaming).   www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlylnovak

I am a professor of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) at a small university in northern Japan. I have a Master's Degree in Linguistics and TEFL from the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA, and a Ph.D. in Cognitive/Corpus Linguistics from the University of Birmingham, UK. I also am a Yoga Alliance registered yoga instructor (ERYT500) and teacher trainer (RYS200). My recent research interest in Ecolinguistics was born out of the amalgamation of the previous interests, i.e., Linguistics meets Universal Humanity (meaning here the study of language related to the nonbinary realization of humans as part of our environment). 

I am writing this information on behalf of Global Initiative for Young Environmental Stewards, and I truly believe this website can provide all the information.

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Greetings! I manage outdoor recreation and informal, environmental education programs at a MA land conservation non-profit called The Trustees. In this role, I've developed the education curriculum, community partnerships, staffing and operations for Mobile Adventures. Mobile Adventures is a custom van filled with outdoor nature play experiences for families in Environmental Justice Communities. The van travels to community events and festivals, local parks, and community centers, bringing pop-up style experiences designed to spark exploration, play, discovery, and curiosity with nature. 

What inspires me most about my work is the joy that comes from connection to nature and its ripple effect on environmental stewardship, climate action, and overall wellbeing. 

Imani Malaika Mehta is a USGBC LEED Green Classroom Professional. As CEO of SOTV with certification as an Environmental Educator (NAAEE/MEEA), she is also a member of ISTE, iNACOL (the Aspen Institute) and is a Sphero Lead Educator.