WE Empower Challenge
Hannah Oyewale: Creating opportunities that transform the lives of young women
Hannah Oyewale - Founder & CEO, Young Ladies Club 2026 WE Empower UN SDG Challenge Finalist, Europe & North America Region For Hannah Oyewale, purpose has shaped every stage of
Sortile: Using technology to redirect waste creating a sustainable future
Constanza Gomez - Co-Founder and Ceo of Sortile 2026 WE Empower UN SDG Challenge Finalist, Latin America and Caribbean Coming from Chile, Constanza Gomez grew up aware of the large
Divina Stella Maloum: Building Peace
Divina Stella Maloum - Regional Coordinator for Children For Peace 2026 WE Empower UN SDG Awardee, Sub-Saharan Africa Divina Stella Maloum is a passionate, driven entrepreneur based in Cameroon. As
Rudayna Abdo: How Thaki Empowers Children in Conflict Zones
Rudayna Abdo - Thaki Founder 2026 WE Empower UN SDG Awardee, Middle East Thaki is a nonprofit organization founded by Rudayna Abdo, focused on bringing quality education to children living
Protecting the World’s Water: How Viridis is Transforming Industrial Wastewater Through Innovation
Macarena Cataldo - Viridis Founder and CEO 2026 WE Empower UN SDG Awardee, North America From Chile to Canada: A Mission Rooted in Water Justice For Macarena Cataldo, the journey
Tahina Booth: Building social change in Papua New Guinea
Tahina Booth - Founder and Managing Director of the Grass Skirt Project 2026 WE Empower UN SDG Awardee, Asia-Pacific Region Tahina Booth founded the Grass Skirt Project in 2017 to
Ramona AI: Expanding Opportunity for Job-Seekers through Fraud Protection
Daniela Camberos, Founder of Ramona AI 2026 WE Empower UN SDG Challenge Finalist, Latin America and the Caribbean As the founder of Ramona AI, Daniela Camberos is committed to expanding
Nathalie Mindus: Creating an Inclusive and Sustainable Digital Future
Nathalie Mindus - Co-Founder and CEO of MINDUS – House of Green Digital 2026 WE Empower UN SDG Challenge Finalist, Europe and North America Nathalie Mindus never set out to
Sabrina Rashid Sheonty: Making Safe Water a Birthright in Coastal Bangladesh
Sabrina Rashid Sheonty - Co-Founder and CEO of Tetra 2026 WE Empower UN SDG Challenge Finalist, Asia Pacific Region In 2018, while completing her final year in water resources engineering
Advancing Global Gender Equality Through Leadership and Collaboration
As a Lead Partner of the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge, the United Nations Foundation (UNF) continues to champion global cooperation and women’s leadership as essential drivers of sustainable development. In a
Strengthening Climate Resilience Through Parametric Innovation
Severe flooding in Northern Italy this fall triggered a nationwide parametric flood policy protecting more than 25,000 churches across 107 regions. Powered by Floodbase and underwritten by Generali, the policy
From Complexity to Clarity: Unlocking Global Climate Policy Intelligence
Climate Policy Radar (CPR) is pioneering open, AI‑powered tools to make climate policy data accessible, usable, and actionable worldwide. Their mission is to accelerate time‑to‑insight for policymakers, researchers, and civil