Kehkashan Basu

Iconic youth leader, environmentalist, champion of women & children’s rights, peace and sustainability campaigner, 19-year-old Kehkashan Basu is a trailblazer who has been challenging the status quo and social strictures which impede the progress of future generations. Winner of the 2016 International Children’s Peace Prize, Kehkashan is a United Nations Human Rights Champion, the youngest ever Global Coordinator for the UN Environment Program’s Major Group for Children & Youth, a Climate Reality Leader, TEDx speaker and the Founder President of social innovation enterprise Green Hope Foundation, that provides youth in 15 countries a networking platform to engage in the sustainable development process.