Grace gatera from Kigali, Rwanda, she has been heavily involved in the mental health and social well being of the people impacted by the heartbreaking 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, including her family who were the survivals. What Grace is doing is an example of how one family can make a huge difference. We need to come together to overcome issues like mental health and social wellbeing. If you wish to connect with her please find her on LinkedIn. 

Sydney Steenland from Brisbane, Australia right now living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sail Boat with her family. From a fun home school project with her dad in building a recycle machine later became The Sea Monkey Projects. They collect all plastic waste from the ocean and factories and then upcycle or recycle them into products. She was inspired by looking at the amount of plastic waste that has been collected in the sea. Living more than a decade on the sailboat at the age of 17, Sydney and her family have already upcycled 59,000 products and are now on the path to having a plastic-free world. you can reach out here via the website https://www.seamonkeyprojects.com/

Callie Broaddus is from Washington DC in USA, she was inspired by her late sister Finley Broaddus and believes that young people have the power to change the world. Founded the Reserva: The Youth Land Trust with goal to rebuild the ecosystem and habitat in Ecuador. Spent most of her early career working as a wildlife photographer and journalist. She believes that we are going in the right direction but we need prioritize our work. you can reach out here via the website. https://reservaylt.org/about

Get to know more about our host saffran mihnar. On this podcast you can learn more on the work that he is be doing on climate change and environment. What inspired him to start this podcast, the vision and the actions that we can take to make an impact in the world.

My name is  Saffran Mihnar, welcome to Every Degree Matters.  In this Podcast, I'm going to speak with real people who have been doing fantastic work, starting from their local community to an entire country, in finding innovative solutions and ideas to create a sustainable, fair and equitable world. These people believe that change starts with us. I will discuss these issues under the lens of social, economic, environment and governance. We need to act now and change the course of direction towards building a sustainable world because we are running out of time! Join me every week on every degree matters to be inspired by these amazing people not only in the United States of America but all around the world. I firmly believe Every Degree Matters!