Connecting health, climate, and equity.
I speak on Planetary Health, climate impacts on children and young people, and meaningful youth participation in environmental decision-making.
Casablanca, Morocco / أمنيةMoroccan roots.
African perspective.
African perspective.
OumniaAnfer.
Health. Climate.
Youth at the table.
Medical Intern — Planetary Health Advocate
I bring a medical lens to climate conversations and an African youth perspective to environmental decision-making. As a speaker and moderator, I connect complex issues with lived experience — and create space for voices that need to be heard.
to impact.
CYMG Africa Regional Focal PointUNESCO YoU-CAN Steering GroupCOP28 Health Steering Committee · Previous engagement
Alumni communityIVLP AlumniInternational Visitor Leadership Program
FellowshipWomen@Dior FellowWomen@Dior & UNESCO
AmbassadorshipAYCH AmbassadorAfrican Youth Climate Hub
A few moments, many conversations.In the room.
In the room.
On the ground.
From international health panels to environmental assemblies: speaking, moderating, and bringing people into the conversation.
Youth perspectives in environmental diplomacy.
Speaking at UNEA-6 as Presidency Focal Point.
Hosting Women and Youth Day.
Overall MC and co-lead, with CYMG and the Women Major Group.
Taking youth priorities into the room.
Bringing an African youth perspective to multilateral discussions.
Connecting beyond borders.
A moment of exchange and connection with the alumni community.
A voice in the conversation.
Contributing to environmental dialogue and bringing youth perspectives forward.
Sharing knowledge. Building dialogue.
Presenting ideas and opening space for discussion.
My perspective comes from medical training, climate negotiations, and convening African youth. I connect the health consequences of environmental decisions with the people and communities those decisions affect.
Meet me through CYMG ↗Speaking · Hosting · EngagingWatch me
Watch me
in action.
A few excerpts from the rooms where I speak, host, and contribute.
Audience intervention
Open clip ↗Contributing to environmental dialogue
A contribution from the floor during a multilateral discussion.
For your next eventA perspective to share.
A perspective to share.
A dialogue to lead.
Helping different perspectives meet.
I facilitate high-level dialogues, multi-stakeholder panels, and youth consultations, with clear questions, space for participation, and a focused synthesis.
Selected speaking & moderationExperience
Experience
in the room.
Health panels, environmental dialogues, and spaces for women and youth to shape the agenda.
Speaker
DubaiCOP28 · Climate & children's health
Panel speaker at the UNICEF and Wellcome discussion on climate impacts on child and adolescent health.
2023 02
Plenary speaker
MarrakeshInternational Conference on Urban Health
Plenary panellist on mental health and children's well-being in a changing climate.
2024
Moderator
NairobiGlobal Youth Environment Assembly
Moderated the closing dialogue with UNEP leadership, bringing youth and institutional perspectives into the same conversation.
2024
Overall MC & co-lead
Addis AbabaAfrica RCM · Women and Youth Day
Hosted the day and helped connect consultations, policy discussion, and priorities for African environmental action.
2026
From convening to collective actionVoices gathered.
Voices gathered.
Priorities carried forward.
One example of how I connect community engagement, programming, and policy communication.
RCOY Africa 2024 · Rabat, Morocco
A continental platform for African youth.
As Head of Programming and part of the executive organising team, I helped shape RCOY Africa's programme, partnerships, and policy messaging. I proposed a survey to include perspectives beyond the conference and helped translate the findings into an African Youth Statement and a policy brief for the Summit of the Future.
47African countries
represented
represented
2,000+Survey responses
informing policy outputs
informing policy outputs
60+Policy recommendations
reported in the summary
reported in the summary
Collective conference and consultation results, as reported in the project summary.
Read the project summary ↗
Co-authored policy brief
CYMG Africa · Regional Focal PointExpectations of African Youth for the Summit of the Future
Read the policy brief ↗Connecting African youth with environmental policy.
Regional consultations, youth inputs into UNEP processes, and capacity building across the continent.
Explore our Africa working group ↗Helping a community take part.
In education technology, I supported student ambassadors, built partnerships, and coordinated webinars and a bootcamp. That experience shaped how I approach participation: creating opportunities for people to contribute, learn, and stay connected.
Media & ideasBeyond
Beyond
the stage.
Selected writing on youth participation and public accountability.
to read ↗
Young People's Guide to Climate Change and Children's Health
A UNICEF resource I helped co-develop — connecting the science with young people's everyday lives.
Good conversations start somewhere.Let’s work
Let’s work
together.
Have an idea at the intersection of health, climate, and youth participation? Let’s explore a collaboration — from speaking and moderation to policy work, community engagement, and shared initiatives.