ITRI Visionary Young Leaders Awards
2021 Recipients
Bria Morton-Lane, USA: Community Gardening, Urban Agriculture, Educating Children, Public Health
Ramphai Noikaew, Thailand: Sustainable Living, Empowering Youth, Permaculture, Ecological Building and Design, Community Development
Artemis Samartzi, Greece: Community Development Education, Healing Arts, Ecology and Culture
Venerable VY Sovechea, Cambodia: Education, Peace-building, School Building, Community Development
Nabayinda Racheal, Uganda: Preserving Biodiversity, Indigenous Wisdom, Culture, Poverty, Empowering Women and Children
Juan Pablo Restrepo, Argentina: Harmony with Nature, Yoga Educator, Ecology, Community Building
Janene Yazzie, Navajo Nation/USA: Climate Change, Food Security, Indigenous Wisdom, Community Organizer
2020 Recipients
Abigail Quic, Guatemala: Education and Entrepreneurship for Youth, Women and Indigenous Communities in Guatemala
Shashank Kalra, India: Group Dialogues for Young People on leadership and social change
Daniel Abreu, Dominican Republic: Youth Education on Environmental Issues
Hai Nguyen Phuoc, Vietnam: Training Educators and Bio-Dynamic Garden Education for Urban Youth
Reinhold Mangundu, Namibia: Sustainable community development, traditional knowledge
2019 Recipients
Riddhi Shah, India: Educator, working to support rural education and community development
Shephali Patel, United States: Farmer-ecologist, educator, and writer
Crystal Forman, United States: Owner/Director of Holistic Wellness and Health, passionate health, fitness and wellness educator, consultant, and coach
Alex Epstein, United States: Community organizer, artist, urban farmer, educator, and student of the earth
Sweta Daga, India: Filmmaker, Journalist, nature, environment, poverty and gender work