In this special group episode of the Kectil World Youth Network Podcast, host Nabila Abbas brings together the top three Kectil Community Project winners—Favour (Nigeria), Fatima (Afghanistan), and Collin (Uganda)—for a powerful shared conversation on youth-led change. From breaking mental health stigma and empowering women in restrictive contexts to fighting child hunger through sustainable school gardens, this episode explores how young leaders are turning local challenges into impactful solutions. An honest, inspiring dialogue on leadership, resilience, and what it truly takes to create change—starting right where you are.

Speakers : 1-  ASINGYA COLLIN, UGANDA/ 2-  Fatima Abdullahi, Afghanistan / 3- FAVOUR OSARETIN EVBUOMWAN, NIGERIA

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Host: Ashwathy Venugopal

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Full name: Veronika Konyk
Country: Ukraine

Short bio: Veronika Konyk is a young innovator, leader, and founder of the HealthyHeart AI. She is a Paris Collaborative Global Fellow 2025. She has also been recognized as a winner of international and national competitions. Veronika is a researcher at the New York Academy of Sciences and the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

HealthyHeart AI - an AI-powered platform designed to empower individuals to understand, monitor, and manage their cardiovascular health. The system leverages machine learning and deep learning algorithms to analyze user-inputted data, forecast the likelihood of cardiovascular risks, detect early warning signs, and provide personalized recommendations. It is designed to be simple, fast, and accessible to everyone, making critical health information easy to understand and act upon.

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In this episode of the Kectil Youth Network Podcast, host Nabila Abbas sits down with Marie, a 16-year-old high school student from Vanadzor, Armenia, who is already making waves through her community projects and youth advocacy. Together, they explore Marie’s journey into sociology, her initiative “Let’s Talk About It” for teenage girls, and her vision for empowering rural youth in Armenia. Through this heartfelt conversation, Marie shares how culture, community, and curiosity shape her generation’s path toward creating a better future.

Host Full Name: Nabila Abbas

Speaker Name: Marie Avetisyan

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Name of the speaker: Cojitha Senanayake
Host: Ashwathy Venugopal

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In this gripping episode, we spotlight the ongoing youth-led protests in Kenya, where peaceful demonstrations have been met with brutal force and gunshots—leaving dozens of young people dead and hundreds wounded. Our guest, a youth activist and KECTIL Kenya Chapter leader, joins us to unpack the root causes of the movement, the role of digital resistance, the tragic toll of police violence, and how young Kenyans are turning grief into a demand for justice, leadership, and long-term development. Also joined by another young speaker from Kenya who will take us from the streets to the strategy rooms, this episode is a raw and real conversation on resistance, resilience, and the future of youth in Kenya.

Speaker 1 : Wycliffe Guguni
Speaker 2: Edward Kipkalya
Host name : Nabila Abbas

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In this episode, we speak with Khaled Emam, a human rights lawyer from Egypt and the founder of Justice Call. With deep experience in global governance, peacebuilding, and youth empowerment, Khaled shares his journey from local advocacy to advising international institutions. He discusses the challenges facing youth in the MENA region, the importance of democratic institutions, and how young people can drive justice and lasting change from the ground up.

Speaker's full name: Khaled Emam

Host full name: Nabila Abbas

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Speaker: Reminah Vincent
Host: Ashwathy Venugopal

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Speaker : Artur Koldomasov

In this episode, we sit down with Artur Koldomasov, a Ukrainian political and media analyst, activist, and recipient of the Young Diplomat Award 2023. A graduate of Journalism and Social Communication from the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Artur shares his powerful perspective on the ongoing war in Ukraine, the everyday reality of youth living in conflict, and the geopolitical significance of his country.

We explore how the war has reshaped education, mobility, activism, and identity among young Ukrainians, and what the world must understand about Ukraine's struggle and resilience. This is a raw, thoughtful, and timely conversation with one of Ukraine’s bright and determined young voices.

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This episode introduces the Male Promise Keeper series with a conversation that defines harmful practices: early marriage, teenage pregnancy, FGM, gender violence, discontinuity from education and femicide. The conversation emphasizes why male involvement is crucial in tackling harmful practices and the role men can play in ending harmful practices against girls and women while diving into understanding masculinity: how traditional ideas about masculinity often perpetuate harmful practices and how they can be redefined for positive change. The guests elaborate on the Importance of men being allies in the fight for gender equality by responding to the questions.

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