A young voice for every child in climate action.

Alana Nicky Chelangat is a Kenyan student and climate justice advocate who believes children belong at the centre of the decisions that shape their future.

She founded Dunia Endelevu, a platform where children and young people learn about climate change and take action. She hosts Climate Gumzo with Alana, a podcast that turns big ideas into language young listeners understand. And she writes the Climate Action Adventure Series, stories that make conservation feel like an adventure. Back home, she helps lead a tree nursery that has grown to more than 20,000 trees.

She has carried children’s voices onto the world stage: a keynote at COP28 in Dubai, a panel on children’s rights at COP29 in Baku, and a keynote at the International Conference on Child Protection in Africa. She also advises University College Cork’s Youth Climate Justice research as a member of its Young Advisory Team.

“Kids need to understand what’s happening to our planet. When they understand, they can act.”