#12 Ra'eed Ali 🇫🇯 - Fighting for our planet and social justice

<p>🎤 “Tokenism was definitely a large challenge. For all policies, we ensure that the most vulnerable and young people are not only consulted, but part of the development, implementation and monitoring process”. </p><br><p>🇫🇯 Ra’eed Ali is known as “The Plastics Guy” in Fiji for his impact with Precious Plastic Fiji, the social enterprise he co-founded. He’s also a youth advocate with the Alliance for Future Generations, a climate activist with 350.org Fiji and was the proud Fiji youth representative for the COP24 and COY14 in Poland! </p><p>💪 We discuss how he got into all these international, regional and national networks and how he’s leveraging on them to engage the youth in Fiji and make a difference. Ra’eed shares why his life is all about environmental protection and social justice and all the things that made him connect to his own power of action. </p><br><p>❤️<strong> TIMELINE:</strong></p><p>4’ - On which side is the Fiji flower?</p><p>7’ - Being humble and not taking things for granted</p><p>13’ - Leading a disaster response at 12 years old</p><p>26’ - The birth and growth of Precious Plastic Fiji</p><p>38’ - Representing Fiji at the COP24 (Conference of Parties)</p><p>48’ - Connecting with your own power of action as a youth</p><p>54’ - How to lead the biggest youth-led movement on sustainable development in Fiji</p><p>60’ - Lessons learned during his incredible journey</p><p>71’ - You don’t need to reinvent the wheel</p><p>81’ - Why Fiji will save the world</p><br><p>🗒️ <strong>References:</strong></p><p>-Ra’eed is the youngest TEDx speaker in Fiji at TEDxSuva - “<a href="https://youtu.be/HOksBPSQb7Y" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Youth and Innovative Practises: The Key to Saving our Environment</a>”. </p><p>-Ra’eed was featured on a Fijian podcast: Beyond The Narrative, Episode 10 - “<a href="https://www.beyondthenarrative.org/podcast/episode/488a7370/episode-10-believe-in-your-potential-with-raeed-ali" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Believe In Your Potential</a>”. </p><p>-CO