
OCIC Youth Policy-Makers Hub
Global problems like gender inequality and climate change affect people of all ages everywhere. These complex problems require holistic inter-generational approaches, diverse mindsets, multi-disciplinary methods and multi-sectoral dialogue. OCIC recognizes the wealth of knowledge, experience and leadership that youth leaders bring to the international cooperation sector in Ontario and beyond. We want to help enable the active participation of youth at local, national and international policy-making tables to inform decisions that concern their lives, future and the planet.
OCIC’s Youth Policy-Makers Hub (YPH) seeks to engage diverse youth from across Ontario in international cooperation policy processes in support of Gender Equality, Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) action areas, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In doing so, we also hope to increase the awareness and interest of Ontarians, especially youth, in international cooperation and key global issues, and to offer opportunities for meaningful participation in advocacy and policy-making processes, meetings and delegations.
MEET THE 2022-2023 YOUTH POLICY-MAKERS

Laura Perez Gonzalez (She/Her)

Samsoor Akberzai (he/him)

Joëlle Kabisoso (she/her)

Gladys Trinidad (she/her)

Bill Lu (he/him)

Angelique Jeanty (she/her)

Mishika Khurana (she/her)

Nora Afifi (she/her)

Aisha Rob (she/her)

Linnaea Jasiuk (she/they)

Caylin Sun (she/her)

Jessica Gooden (she/her)

Arooba Bari (she/her)

Kathryn Kalinowski (she/her/they)

Mishaal Yasir (she/her)

Shimmi Kelly (she/her)

Abdiqani Hussein (he/him)

Maheen Khalid (she/her)

Khalil R. (he/him)
READ THE YOUTH pOLICY-mAKER bLOGS
Prepared by: Youth Policy Advocates
Youth Policy-Makers Hub, OCIC | 2020-2021