Meet the Walkie Talkies
“I started out in the nonprofit sector advocating for women and girls’ safety, with a focus on youth and sport, and now work in the creative industry where I continue to create content rooted in social impact and community. I joined the Walkie Talkies steering group to stay connected to my passion for advocacy and collaborate with other energetic young feminists to drive tangible change. I’m excited to help mobilise more young feminists, building opportunities for them to get involved and have their voices heard”
“I’m a social impact change maker specialising in social sustainability and meaningful community engagement. My passion is rooted in systems change thinking for climate justice, putting people at the core! Being a walkie talkie allows me to apply my passion through a gendered lens – having the opportunity to advocate for social change in an international development setting has been so fulfilling and an amazing learning opportunity. I hope that Walking the Talk will be that change and help influence a rise in equitable and gender-inclusive funding!”
“I am an international development consultant and gender-based violence frontline worker, interested in the intersections of violence, gender, and migration.The Walking the Talk programme offers a powerful platform for young people to connect and make their voices heard in the international development space. We’ve already achieved so much together, and I’m excited to put our plans into action in the year ahead”
“I work for the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, supporting an awesome academy of changemakers across Cymru. I also coordinate global Peace Education at the Welsh Centre for International Affairs, promoting non-formal education in schools and works for the Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales to advocate for gender equity. As a Walkie Talkie, I am is excited to collaborate with others who are grounded in their communities, co-creating inclusive, feminist approaches to international development and foreign policy”
“I am a young Black feminist organising with feminist and abolitionist groups between Paris and London. I am a walkie-talkie to use my eclectic experience organising with radical grassroots groups while working for traditional institutions related to my academic background (e.g. OECD). Out of this project, I hope to make policymakers realise how important marginalised voices and perspectives are. They must commit to engaging the Majority World meaningfully in policy dialogues”
“I joined the Walking the Talk Programme to combine my experience in local government with my campaigning background on ending violence against women and girls, including tackling spiking, to show that through sustained grassroots activism, we can achieve legislative change. Ultimately, I wanted to convey that global change starts local, and we all have a role to play in creating our dream feminist futures. Through this programme, I want to raise public awareness of feminist foreign policy and highlight the urgent need for sustained funding to support gender justice in the Majority World”