UST student named changemaker in Switzerland
In over the coming year, the delegates will also participate in a series of online and offline modules with high-level experts, many of whom worked with the late Kofi Annan, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former United Nations Secretary-General.
The Kofi Annan Foundation (KAF) has announced the list of participants for the KAF Changemakers Initiative last 7 June.
University of Santo Tomas College of Nursing student Qjiel Giuliano Mikhl Mariano joins 12 youth leaders from 11 different countries who will undergo an intergenerational dialogue with world leaders in Geneva, Switzerland this November.
The 12 youth leaders, who have demonstrated commitment and impact in their respective fields under the age of 30, will be matched with a mentor to dialogue with during and after the program. The mentor will also guide the mentee on how to maximize the seed grant which will be given to scale up their project.
In o ver the coming year, the delegates will also participate in a series of online and offline modules with high-level experts, many of whom worked with the late Kofi Annan, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former United Nations Secretary-General.
Mariano is the founder of Streets to Schools, a youth organization that aims to intersect the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the UN Sustainable Development Goals among children. The organization’s projects, such as Ladders to Literacy, have been recognized with international awards including the ESD Okayama Awards, Points of Light and Everyday Young Heroes.
This initiative is led by the Kofi Annan Foundation and supported by Ambassador Jenö Staehelin, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Greycells Association of former International Civil Servants for Development, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, the International Telecommunications Union and the Centre d’Accueil de la Genève Internationale.
Mariano is the second Thomasian to receive the recognition as UST Faculty of Pharmacy alumnus. Medical Technologist Junbert Pabon, received the same recognition a year ago.