Youth Ambassador Program

Apply today to become an IAHW Youth Ambassador!

Are you someone highly motivated and passionate about adolescent health issues?  Are you someone that wants to promote key issues relating to young people and lead change?

If so, apply now to be a part of an international group of young people and become a Youth Ambassador for International Adolescent Health Week 2024!

Every year we celebrate International Adolescent Health Week (IAHW) by identifying key issues important to young people, working together to promote them globally. We are seeking passionate and dynamic young individuals to join our team as Youth Ambassadors.

As an IAHW Youth Ambassador, you will be part of an international network of like-minded, motivated young leaders committed to promoting adolescent health in their towns and countries around the world.

Being an IAHW Youth Ambassador requires a 1-year commitment. As an ambassador you will participate in web-based, bi-monthly meetings, provide feedback and share ideas for IAHW events, discuss relevant social media strategies and topics, champion IAHW in your local schools, universities and/or communities, and become an advocate and leader for adolescents and young people across the globe.

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The Youth Ambassador Experience

“Being an IAHW ambassador allowed me to imagine my future career as a medical practitioner in another perspective. Treating the patients is not enough to improve the life quality of the society, rather taking part in different society activities and encouraging healthy practices can bring a big change to the lives of many people.

Axel Shimwa

“As a student in Health Promotion and Prevention, being a Youth Ambassador for International Adolescent Health Week (IAHW) is a real opportunity on many levels. Learning from students from all over the world through regular exchanges of knowledge and experiences is a great richness. Involvement in this cause allows me to use and develop my skills to participate in promoting the health of French youth. This project under the benevolent supervision of Dr. Offutt is a force for new encounters, reflections and cultural sharing, which are essential assets to face the Public Health challenges of today and tomorrow.”

Chloé Vérité

“My experience as a Y.A is something I am very proud of. Having been Chronically ill for the last eight years, I feel I haven’t much to show for my adolescent years but having the opportunity to help others especially those with Chronic ‘Invisible Illness’ have their voices heard all over the world, is important to me. Realising the compassion that young people as strangers have for each other has encouraged me to invest time in my peers and unit with others to speak for the future. I have also made friends who want to stay connected once the season ends.”

Erinna Pilbeam

Thank you to our IAHW 2023
Youth Ambassadors

  • Izza Mae De Guzman (Philippines)
  • Hillary Nohelia Cardama Freitas (Peru)
  • Rebekah McIntosh (New Zealand)
  • Alice Angelopoulos (Cyprus)
  • Priscilla Agyemang (Ghana)
  • Cher Casupanan (Philippines)
  • Mohammad Shedeed (United States)
  • Treesha Dash (India)
  • Sofia Lee Rozenberg (Sweden)
  • Junita Sangare (Liberia)
  • Ruby Diaz Arotoma (Peru)
  • Nazli Ada Selcuk (Canada)
  • Aigel Minacheva (Russia)
  • Jean Paul Urwibutso (Rwanda)
  • Felicia Annan-Mills (Ghana)
  • Kinda Abou-Hamdan (United States)
  • Ngueubou Njantio Merveille (Cameroon)
  • Patrick Heri (Rwanda)
  • Lou Lambert (United Kingdom)
  • Eric Gainullin (Russia)
  • Rukayya Idris  (Nigeria)
  • Selly Yvette Adhiambo Awiti (Kenya)
  • Nafisa Anjum Shoily (Bangladesh)
  • Eric Andrew (Nigeria)
  • Seher Taneja (India)
  • Merve Dulkadir (Turkey)
  • Wilsen Widal Kho (Indonesia)
  • Ruby Smith (Australia)
  • Muinia Chickay Namoonde (Zambia)
  • Robby Munkanta (Zambia)
  • Dorcas Sewe (Kenya)
  • Jayamini Ayodhya Abeysiri  (Sri Lanka)
  • Wacha Roosevelt Wacha (Cameroon)
  • Madisen Phonnathong (United States)
  • Bertrand Maverick Adiwinata  (Indonesia)