SDG16+
CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE
#SDG16Plus
Champions of Change is an initiative started by the Pathfinders to highlight advocates who are making an impact in their communities, helping to create peaceful, just and inclusive societies (SDG16+).
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The activist building a movement to end violence against children
An interview with Dr. Howard Taylor, Executive Director of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.
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The young women delivering justice solutions to women and girls in Nigeria
An interview with Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, founder of the Stand to End Rape Initiative (STER).
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The scholars enabling inclusive local decision-making in Tunisia
An interview with Jasmine Foundation founders, Ms. Intissar Kherigi and Dr. Tasnim Chirchi.
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The Scottish lawyers keeping siblings connected
An interview with Alison Reid, Chief Executive and principal solicitor of Clan Childlaw.
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The youth leaders combatting poverty and exclusion from within
An interview with Emilia García-Arteaga Molinar of TECHO (or Un Techo para mi País — UTPMP).
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The advocate championing citizen action and organizing to enable change
An interview with Lysa John, Secretary General of CIVICUS.
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The South African statisticians advancing access to civil justice
An interview with Solly Molayi, Statistician and Director in the Social Statistics Chief Directorate at Statistics South Africa.
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The business leader driving justice for all from the inside
An interview with VP of Human Resources at The Body Shop, North America, Trish Patton.
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The Kenyan activist building peace through storytelling
An interview with Kenyan activist, Wevyn Muganda.
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The lawyer working with businesses to transform justice systems
An interview with Celia Ouellette, founder and CEO of the Responsible Business Initiative for Justice (RBIJ).
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The advocate working to enable and empower women peacemakers
An interview with Ariane Kaze, President of Women United for Peace in the Great Lakes Region.
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The mayor working with her community to stop violence
An interview with Clara Luz Flores, Mayor of Escobedo, Mexico.
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La alcaldesa que trabaja con su comunidad para poner fin a la violencia
Una entrevista con Clara Luz Flores, Alcaldesa de Escobedo, México.
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The lawyer inspiring action to end social and racial injustice
An interview with Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu.
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The Kenyan activist using art as vehicle for change
An interview with Boniface Mwangi, an award-winning Kenyan photographer and founder of Pawa254.
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The Ugandan activist fighting for LGBTQI rights
An interview with Kasha Nabagesera, Executive Director of Kuchu Times Media Group.
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The activist working to build a peaceful world
An interview with Dr. Priscilla Elworthy, founder of the Oxford Research Group, Peace Direct, and The Business Plan for Peace.
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The native health partners ensuring justice for people in Alaska
An interview with Nikole Nelson, Executive Director of Alaska Legal Services.
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The Ghanian youth advocate championing the SDGs
An interview with Emmanuel Ametepey, Executive Director of Youth Advocates Ghana (YAG) and a Convener of the African Youth Summit.
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The Lebanese teacher fighting to end violence against women
An interview with Ghida Anani, founder and Director of ABAAD – Resource Center for Gender Equality.
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The high-level advocate fighting to end violence against children
An interview with Najat Maala M’jid, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children.
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The Bangladeshi judge who protected people in the justice system from COVID-19
An interview with Justice Imman Ali, a judge in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
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The Canadian poverty law clinic that kept putting people first during a pandemic
An interview with Michele Leering, Executive Director of the Community Advocacy & Legal Centre (CALC).
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The advocates with a simple message: "Poverty is not a crime"
An interview with justice champion of change, Clinton Washington of the Bronx Freedom Fund.
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How improving justice for children in Georgia led to lower reoffending rates
An interview with Zurab Sanikidze, Chairman of the Public Service Development Agency, Georgia Ministry of Justice.
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The mediators promoting justice for all in Nigerian courts
An interview with Director Adeyinka Aroyewun and Deputy Director Achere Cole of the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse.
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How harnessing the power of the media achieved a justice transformation
An interview with Lurdes Barbosa Cárdenas.
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The entrepreneur who is disrupting the legal market
An interview with LegalZoom co-founder, Eddie Hartman.
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The lawyer who ran out of sabr (patience)
An interview with Salma Zeb, Legal Aid Officer for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Pakistan.
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How one change-maker orchestrated sweeping justice system reforms in Dubai
An interview with Mark Beer, president of the International Association for Court Administrators.
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The ombudsman who moved into the neighborhood to solve people’s justice problems
An interview with Arre Zuurmond, the ombudsman of Amsterdam.
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The prisoners who learn the law to become justice changemakers
An interview with Peter Tibigambwa, Regional Director, and Matteo Cassini, Community Development Manager of the African Prisons Project.
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How one change-maker brought people-centered justice to the Bahamas
An interview with Allyson Maynard-Gibson QC, former Attorney-General of the Bahamas.
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The Argentinians who bring justice to the people who need it most
An interview with Evelina Conti, Inés Sanjurjo and Soledad Zamora at one of Argentina’s Access to Justice Centers.
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The lawyers who sold their car to buy a camera
An interview with lawyers, Roberto Hernandez and Layda Negrete.