AFI Changemakers at the United Nations ECOSOC Youth Summit 2023

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ABIGAIL OPPONG Ghana "Rather

than

standing

or

Speaking

for

Children, we need to stand with children speaking for themselves. We don’t need a political movement for children [ we need to] build environments and policies for our collective future." Abigail Oppong is a humanitarian young African

lady

who

passionately

work

impact

life.

She

is

Speaker,

a

Young

to

Mentor, Changemaker, Young Activist and a Social

Entrepreneur

and

an

AI

Ethics

Researcher. Abigail Oppong is the Youth Ambassador for Ariel Foundation International focusing on Africa and making the voices of African Voices heard. Being a changemaker, she is passionate about social impacts project that seeks to empower women, children, and youth. She is part of the Board Members of Women Media and Change working hard to make sure young women’s voices are represented well in the media. Passionate about engaging more women in Technology, she is part of several women in TECH organizations working hard to make sure women are represented well in the STEM Industry. Abigail is a graduate from Ashesi University where she studied Management Information Systems. She is a recipient of the “Young Leaders Creating a Better World for All award” at the Women Economic Forum, 2019, and the first youngest leader to receive such an international award from the Women Economic Forum.


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