“Through the network, I want to explore how we can make the world a smaller one by the power of connections,” says Lorena Diaz Quijano.

“I believe in joint responsibility between our society, our government and our institutions to work towards a fairer country,” says Marisol Fernández.

You can create a ‘tribe’ out of any group of people, if you listen to each other’s stories, build trust, and share experiences, says Sky.

“I like to think of courage as the ability to go ahead and do things even though I am tremendously afraid,” says Elizabeth Maloba.

Astrid Escobedo speaks on her commitment to fighting injustice, why she is on a year-long sabbatical and how she manages to achieve work-life balance.

Maureen Oduori on why she advocates democracy and governance so passionately, her non-partisan approach nd her strategy to achieve work-life balance

Sonja Spruit speaks about what makes her a “Global Girl” and how she overcomes the challenges that come her way.

“You always have to sell an idea, a project and your point of view,” says Isabel Amorim, CEO The Escritório Central de Arrecadação e Distribuição which is the national copyright collection agency in Brazil.

“To be honest, I had never wanted to be involved in any kind of social activism, but now I feel that I have to do it,” says Zhanna Nemtsova.

Sustainability of food is under the threat of insect pests, plant diseases and many other stressors that come with climate change. Here’s how Dr Ngumbi is combating it.