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Agents of Change Youth Fellowship
The Wilson Center's ACYF recognizes the significance of the MENA region when it comes to climate response and the potential for youth leadership in the region to shape a more sustainable, peaceful, and prosperous future for the world.
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Agents of Change Youth Fellowship
This year's cohort represents young professionals from Morocco to Iraq who are working on climate-related issues in their communities from water resource management to conflict stabilization.
2023 Fellows
Khalil Abu Allan
Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Faculty Member, Hebron University, West Bank
Faculty Member, Hebron University, West Bank

Abdullah J. Alfayadh
Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Program Coordinator, United Nation’s Iraq Mission
Program Coordinator, United Nation’s Iraq Mission

Josiane Atallah
Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Senior Partnership Officer, International Rescue Committee
Senior Partnership Officer, International Rescue Committee

Nour Barakeh
Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Energy and Communication Consultant for the International Forum for Understanding, Cambridge
Energy and Communication Consultant for the International Forum for Understanding, Cambridge

Adina Halevi
Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Environmental Consultant at EcologyWise; Transboundary Water Management Researcher, The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies
Environmental Consultant at EcologyWise; Transboundary Water Management Researcher, The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies

Eslam A. Hassanein
Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Politics and Economics, Beni Suef University, Egypt
Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Politics and Economics, Beni Suef University, Egypt

Jezia Labidi
Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Project Specialist, Tunisia, Center for Middle East and North Africa, United States Institute of Peace
Project Specialist, Tunisia, Center for Middle East and North Africa, United States Institute of Peace

Hamza Saidi
Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Project Coordinator, Regional Program on Energy Security and Climate Change Middle East and North Africa, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Rabat
Project Coordinator, Regional Program on Energy Security and Climate Change Middle East and North Africa, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Rabat
Gokce Sencan
Agents of Change Youth Fellow

Neeshad Shafi
Agents of Change Youth Fellow;
Co-Founder, Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar
Co-Founder, Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar