After coining the term “intersectional environmentalism,” Leah is building an inclusive climate movement.

Omolara Uthman
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Omolara Uthmanis a former Malala Fund editorial intern and student at Johns Hopkins University. She loves reading, writing and food photography.
Posts from Omolara
As a young storyteller at The Storytelling Center Limited, Athena Wee explores her heritage and preserves the ancient tradition.
Miki Matheson and Mohadeseh Kohansal discuss their work with I’mPOSSIBLE, a global education programme that’s teaching students inclusion through the Paralympic values.
From Antananarivo to the 2018 Winter Olympics, 17-year-old Mialitiana Clerc has made history on the slopes.
D'Antananarivo aux 2018 Jeux olympiques, Mialitiana Clerc, 17 ans, est entrée dans l’histoire sur les pistes.
Noble Cup founder Sara Eklund is using menstrual cups to make periods cleaner, safer and easier for girls.
Read an excerpt from a new book following the story of four Nigerian schoolgirls held captive by Boko Haram.
A teenager shares what life is like in her Senegalese community two decades after they decided to end these practices.
Une cinéaste de 16 ans raconte la vie 20 ans après l’interdiction de l’excision en Sénégal.
Student illustrators Ellie Lee and Tara Anand created “I Am Like Other Girls,” an Instagram project that fostered solidarity amongst young women.
Tomi Adeyemi — author of the global phenomenon “Children of Blood and Bone” — discusses Yoruba culture, representation in literature and why we need to hear from young female writers.
In Port-au-Prince, Phalonne Pierre and Philomène Joseph learned to photograph their country’s rich culture and aesthetics with the help of the nonprofit, FotoKonbit.
Hailing from Brazil, Ethiopia, France, India, Malaysia and the U.S., six young photographers discuss their work and their advice on breaking into the field.
Originaires du Brésil, d’Éthiopie, de France, d’Inde, de Malaisie et des États-Unis, six jeunes photographes discutent de leur travail, expliquent comment percer dans le milieu et parlent de ce qui les inspire.
Provenientes de Brasil, Etiopía, Francia, India, Malasia y EE. UU., seis jóvenes fotógrafas discuten su trabajo, sus consejos sobre cómo entrar al campo y dónde encuentran inspiración.
الإشادة بست مصوّرات شابات من البرازيل، إثيوبيا، فرنسا، الهند، ماليزيا والولايات المتحدة يناقشن أعمالهن، ويقدمن نصائحهن حول كيفية اقتحام مجال التصوير، وأين يجدن الإلهام.