Global Youth, Global Voices

Sydney Piggott (she/her) is a social impact leader, researcher and advocate for gender equity and social justice on a global scale. She is currently the Senior Social Impact Manager at Shopify where she champions education programs for underrepresented youth in tech and entrepreneurship with partners around the world. Before joining Shopify, she held leadership positions at Elevate and YWCA Canada. She is also a member of the Equal Futures Network Advisory Committee and the Reach Alliance Advisory Council. Sydney has been a subject matter expert in several international forums including the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Women Deliver, Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference for Young Parliamentarians and RightsCon. She brings an intersectional feminist lens to all her work informed by her proud Afro-Caribbean heritage.

Jasmine is a Digital Changemaker and Social Troubleshooter who is dedicated to leveraging her skills for genuine impact. She is a recognized member of Alberta's Top 30 Under 30 for her unwavering commitment to reducing inequality around the world. Her advocacy for peace and justice is reflected in her work towards resolving tech challenges and devising innovative solutions for social issues, actively pursuing positive change in her community and on a global scale. Passionate about utilizing her expertise to amplify voices for change, Jasmine remains resolute in inspiring collaborative actions toward gender equality and empowerment.

Rae Jardine is a dynamic community organizer, activist, facilitator, and consultant. Rae currently serves as the Founder and Executive Director of SRHR Hubs, a loud and proud youth-led organization for sexual and reproductive health and rights. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Human Rights from St. Thomas University and a Master of Arts in Global Development Studies from Queen’s University. She has continued her education, training as a Sex Educator, Full Spectrum Doula, and certifying in Perinatal Mental Health, and is currently working towards a Social Service Worker designation.

Samantha is a youth leader pursuing law to become a lawyer and I am currently doing my degree at Memorial University. I am honored to be involved in the CSW68 conference because inuit voices need to be heard and listened to, youth voices need to be listened to. I have a unique perspective, coming from a small, isolated inuit community where the land and people are so beautiful, but we are struggling to survive. Indigenous people in Canada are being denied our basic human rights such as access to clean drinking water.

Divya Sharma is a determined and driven young woman with a passion for giving back to our community. At the age of 19 she is experienced with community engagement, the public and non-profit sector, government, and student politics. In addition to being the youngest board member of several organizations. Divya carries the spirit of seva with her after moving to Winnipeg at the age of 9 and takes pride in continuing to volunteer.