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Sophia Kianni

Sophia Kianni is an Iranian-American social entrepreneur and activist. She studied at Stanford University and is the founder of Climate Cardinals, the world’s largest youth-led climate nonprofit. Sophia is a prolific storyteller and has spoken at universities across the world including Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, MIT, Oxford, Cambridge, and Princeton. She is the youngest United Nations advisor in US history and was most recently appointed to serve on the EPA’s National Youth Advisory Council.
Politics

Youth Climate Organizations Don’t Have the Funding We Need

Youth-led organizations receive only 0.76% of funding from the largest climate foundations.
Environment

Why I Went on Hunger Strike at Nancy Pelosi's Office

The survival of our species is at risk.