Ambassadors

Anita Peña Saavedra is a public policy expert, a feminist advocate, and the Head of the International Relations Department at the Ministry of Women and Gender Equality at the Government of Chile, where she focuses on the intersectional factors that intervene in gender inequality. 

Diana Magdy is a feminist researcher and gender equality specialist from Cairo, Egypt. She has 12 years of experience in gender and development which includes supporting gender integration at the programmatic and organisational levels, advocacy, project design and implementation, monitoring and reporting, and programme evaluation.

Dinara is a research and development professional based in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with extensive experience in policy analysis, project development, and civil society strengthening across Central Asia. She currently serves as the Research and Development Manager at the Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA), where she has been instrumental in securing over $10 million in funding for social projects targeting economic inequality and community development since 2017. 

Elimane Haby Kane is the Founder and Chairman of LEGS-Africa, a pan-African think-tank that promotes transformative citizenship in Africa. His work currently focuses on deep-rooted causes of inequality in the natural resources’ economy.

Hadija Bonaya is a development practitioner with 10 years of experience advocating for peace, conflict resolution, and gender equity. She has dedicated her career to peacebuilding and social justice, particularly addressing the impact that conflicts have on marginalised communities.

Ida Thien is the co-founder of Closing The Gap Malaysia (CTG), a mentoring programme supporting students from underserved communities to pursue their higher education goals. Ida served as the CEO of Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation, a national statutory body in honour of Malaysia’s first Prime Minister, with the aim of empowering and developing youth from under-represented backgrounds to become leaders of themselves, their communities and the nation. Her experience spans organisational leadership, strategic planning, programme design and partnership engagement - grounded in the mission of achieving an inclusive and just Malaysian society for all.

Kunsang Tsephel is an independent researcher and a social justice activist interested in alternative governance models, with a particular focus on understanding the social, economic, and structural challenges in the Tibetan region. He is particularly interested in how Tibetan society sustains its cultural identity and social cohesion despite political constraints and sovereign control.

Lauren Díaz Arias is a Costa Rican social innovator who has embraced the cause of transforming the Costa Rican prison system. Her passion for social change and education led her to found the Fundación Nueva Oportunidad in 2012, a pioneer organisation designing processes for socio-labour insertion and rehabilitation for inmates in Costa Rica.

Max Nichols is a humanitarian, entrepreneur, and activist building community economic power. His work focuses on building alternative financial services that help communities build wealth. Max believes that financial services like a guaranteed income, digital payments and consumer credit are a public good and everyone should have access to them so that they can build the future they want for themselves and their communities.

Nicola Browne is a human rights activist and campaigner with 18 years of professional experience in academia and civil society and non-governmental organisations. She is the founder of Act Now, a digital first campaigning organisation for Northern Ireland.

Solomon Atsuvia is a socio-legal scholar and human rights advocate working at the intersection of law, gender, sexuality, and state accountability in Africa. His work examines how legal systems respond to identity-based and prejudice-driven harm, with particular focus on conversion practices, gender-based violence, and the regulation of sexuality.

Vardini M Sukumar is an independent researcher focused on nomadic tribal communities in Tamil Nadu, India. With a passion for education and social change and a mission to improve the social and economic conditions of the communities in Tamil Nadu, Vardini has made significant contributions through her various roles in teaching, research, and leadership.