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#SolvingIt

#SolvingIt is a weekly Instagram series that highlights young activists, artists, changemakers and innovators who are working to solve some of the world’s most intractable problems.

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Each week, and with each changemaker, #SolvingIt brings a pressing issue to light — microplastics in Bali, child marriage in India, pipeline politics on Native American lands — but it also focuses on the people who are taking action to solve those problems.

#SolvingIt celebrates the next generation of leaders whose vision and work inspire hope and real change.

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Paloma Costa Oliveira is #SolvingIt! @pcopaloma is a 28-year-old Brazilian climate activist. She founded @free.the.future and Ciclimáticos, a bicyclists' collective that tracks climate change’s impact on vulnerable communities. She is also part of the Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, which will meet regularly with the UN Secretary-General to help tackle the climate crisis. For these reasons and countless others, Doha Debates salutes Paloma for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @susdraws. #DearWorld #solutions #climatechange #climatechangeisreal #climateemergency #climatecrisis

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Gulalai Ismail is #SolvingIt! @gulalai_ismail is a Pakistani human rights activist who promotes peace and women’s rights. She co-founded Aware Girls to empower Pakistani women and girls, and founded Voices for Peace and Democracy to protect women in conflict zones. Gulalai has received half a dozen awards for her work. For these reasons and countless others, Doha Debates salutes Gulalai for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @emmenjaan #DearWorld #communitylove #pakistan #pakistani #empoweringwomen #girlpower #empowerment #empower #empoweryourself #worldpeace #peace #peaceandlove

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Yetnebersh Nigussie is #SolvingIt! Yetnebersh is an Ethiopian lawyer and disability rights activist. She co-founded the Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development to advance the rights of people with disabilities, and also founded an inclusive school for underprivileged children. In 2017 she received the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize. For these reasons and countless others, Doha Debates salutes Yetnebersh for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @annakozdon. #DearWorld #solutions #ethiopia #disabilityawareness #ethiopian #communitylove #education #educateyourself #educationmatters #educationforall #educationforlife

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Mohamad al-Jounde is #SolvingIt! @mohamad_aljounde is a 19-year-old Syrian refugee who founded a school for refugees in Lebanon. When he was just 12, he recruited volunteers to build classrooms and teach. As the school grew, it began offering literacy classes for adults. Mohamad won the Children’s Peace Prize in 2017 for his work. For these reasons and countless others, Doha Debates salutes Mohamad for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @mariamelquessny. #DearWorld #solutions #communitylove #syria #syrian #peace #lebanon #school #schoolforall #peace #educationmatters #educationispower #education #refugeeswelcome #refugeestories #refugee #refugees

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Kennedy Odede is #SolvingIt. @kenodede is a Kenyan social entrepreneur. He co-founded @shofco, a grassroots organization that provides critical services, education and leadership development to informal settlements in Kenya. SHOFO was awarded the $2 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize in 2018, which Kennedy is using as an endowment for the organization. For these reasons and countless others, Doha Debates salutes Kennedy for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @arielsinhaha. #DearWorld #Solutions #kenya #nairobi #kenya🇰🇪 #kenyan #community #communitylove #blackentrepreneurs #blackexcellence

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Ilwad Elman is #SolvingIt. @ilwadelman is a Somali Canadian activist who advocates for human rights, peace building and social justice. She serves as the One Young World Ambassador to Somalia, helps run Sister Somalia, the first rape crisis center in Somalia, and has addressed the UN Security Council. She has also co-written the Youth Action Agenda on Countering Violent Extremism, which was cited in a UN Security Council resolution. In addition to making the 2019 shortlist for the Nobel Peace Prize, she was also a 2015 recipient of Harvard's Gleitsman International Activist Award for her leadership and humanitarian work. For these reasons and countless others, Doha Debates salutes Ilwad for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @arielsinhaha #DearWorld #Solutions #communitylove #somalia #somaliangirl #somalian #canada #blackgirlmagic #worldpeace #globalcitizen #peace #humanrights #equality #equalityforall

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Zulaikha Patel is #SolvingIt. @zulaikhapatel_ is a South African gender equality and women’s rights activist. She gained international attention at the age of 13, when she led a demonstration against her school’s policies against Black girls’ hair. In her lifetime, she hopes that children around the world will be able to access a free decolonized quality education. For these reasons and countless others, Doha Debates salutes Zulaikha for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @arielsinhaha. #DearWorld #Solutions #naturalhair #blackgirlmagic #endracism #blm #communitylove #SouthAfrica

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Black Lives Matter protesters are #SolvingIt. Since protests began, demonstrators have gotten various government officials to review or ban the use of chokeholds, review police budgets and remove racist statues in public spaces. The Black Lives Matter movement seeks to right historic racial and systemic injustices against Black people. For these reasons and countless others, Doha Debates salutes #BLM protesters for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series highlights people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @shirien.creates. #DearWorld #blacklivesmatter #solutions #commuity #communitylove #equality #equalityforall #equalitycantwait #humanrights

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Marley Dias is #SolvingIt! @iammarleydias is a 15-year-old author and activist. After seeing a lack of representation of black girl leads in books, she collected over 12,000 books with black girl leads to send to the school her mother attended in Jamaica. Her campaign #1000BlackGirlBooks led her to organize a reading party at the White House in 2016 and speak at the United State of Women Summit in 2018. For these reasons and countless others, Doha Debates salutes Marley for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @mariamelquessny. #DearWorld #solutions #communitylove #blackgirlmagic #reading #readersofinstagram #educationmatters #representationmatters #girlpower #girlsdoingthings #empowerment

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Joshua Wong is #SolvingIt. @joshua1013 is a Hong Kong activist and political organizer who came to prominence during the 2014 Umbrella Movement for more transparent elections. Since then, he’s been leading efforts to promote democratic and progressive values in Hong Kong. Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Wong is using the internet and video games to stage virtual protests. For these reasons, Doha Debates salutes Joshua for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @motherhoodillustrated. #DearWorld #hongkong #democracy #democracyforhk #joshuawong #community #communitylove #umbrella

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Jay-Ann Lopez is #SolvingIt! @supadupacurl founded @theblackgirlgamers to address the lack of black female representation in gaming. She empowers black women and girls to connect with each other and enjoy playing. Jay-Ann recently told Glamour UK that she believes gaming can be helpful during the coronavirus pandemic by creating a badly needed escapist retreat. For these reasons, Doha Debates salutes Jay-Ann for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @annakozdon. #DearWorld #gaming #gamer #stayhome #stayhealthy #communitylove #communityfirst #blackgirlmagic #steam #gamergirl #gamergirls #gamergirlsofinstagram

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Nawaal Akram is #SolvingIt! @nawaalakram is a Qatari comedian, model, athlete and disability rights campaigner. She was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy when she was 6, and started using a wheelchair six years later. At the age of 10, Nawaal was denied rights to an education because of her physical disability, and in the years since she has strived to advocate for the rights of education for people with disabilities on social media. Nawaal challenges stereotypes and breaks barriers for people with disabilities. In 2016, she founded Muscular Dystrophy Qatar to raise awareness of the condition. She made the BBC 100 Women list in 2017. For these reasons and countless others, Doha Debates salutes Nawaal for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @annakozdon. #activist #genetics #science #disability #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #disabilityadvocate #abilitynotdisability

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Amika George is #SolvingIt. @amikageorge is a human rights activist from London who is fighting to end #periodpoverty. She founded @FreePeriods after learning that students were missing school because they were unable to afford menstrual products. Because of her leadership, all state-funded schools in England can now order free period products through the Department for Education. For these reasons and countless others, Doha Debates salutes Amika for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @annakozdon. #FreePeriods #FreePeriod #freeperiodstories #freeperiodproducts #womensrights #women #equality #equalrights #respect #art #artist #feminist #feminism #freedom #girlpower #grlpwr #girl #girls #body #bodypositive #empowerment #strongwomen #strongwoman #drawing #draw #artistsoninstagram #artoftheday

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Havana Chapman-Edwards is #SolvingIt. @thetinydiplomat is an 9-year-old gun control and girls’ education advocate. She was the only student at her school to participate in the 2018 National School Walkout against gun violence, which was widely covered in the media. Prior to that, she had started a book club and donated books with black protagonists to her school. In 2018, she made Teen Vogue’s 21 Under 21 list. For these reasons and countless others, Doha Debates salutes Havana for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @emmenjaan #guncontrol #guncontrolnow #solutions #activism #activist #kindness #kindnessmatters #kidschangingtheworld #blackgirlmagic #girlseducation #education

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Autumn Peltier is #SolvingIt! @autumn.peltier is a 15-year-old water protector and citizen of Wiikwemkoong First Nation. She has been calling for action on climate change since she was 8, and she has spoken at the U.N. and at the World Economic Forum. Her environmental advocacy won her a Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers when she was just 13. For these reasons and countless others, Doha Debates salutes Autum Peltier for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @emmenjaan. #waterprotectors #advocate #socialactivism #cleanwater #climatechange #climatechangeisreal #climatecrisis #water

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Payal Jangid is #SolvingIt! Payal Jangid is a teen activist who advocates for girls’ education and fights for the end of child labor and child marriage in India. She was elected as leader of her village’s Children’s Parliament, which raises issues to the local mayor. For her work, she was presented with the Changemaker Award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. For these reasons and countless others, Doha Debates salutes Payal Jangid for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @kentigram #girlpower #girlpower💪 #girlempowerment #India #Rajasthan #socialactivist #activism #youthactivism #girlswhowork #payaljangid #gatesfoundation #knowledgeispower #wcw #educationmatters #education #childrights #endchildmarriage #childfriendlycities #childfriendlyvillages

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The @cybercodetwins are #SolvingIt! Latina twin sisters America and Penelope Lopez are developers nicknamed the “CyberCode Twins.” In addition to teaching others code, they’ve launched numerous civic-minded technology projects that tackle everything from substance abuse to human trafficking. The twins have won several prizes and serve as role models for women of color in tech. For these reasons and countless others, Doha Debates salutes the CyberCode Twins for #SolvingIt. Doha Debates' #SolvingIt series is highlighting young people who are taking action to help solve the world's most pressing issues. Illustration by @kentigram. . . . #tech #womenwhocode #girlswhocode #stem #womeninstem #wcw #technology #code #codinglife #codingisfun #codingislife #coding #latina #latinas #sisters #twins #twinsofinstagram #cybercoders #twinning #sistergoals

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Greta Thunberg is #SolvingIt. What happens when politicians drag their feet for decades on climate change? This is a problem that convinced @gretathunberg to decide not to attend school and instead strike outside the Swedish Parliament building, demanding that politicians in Stockholm, Sweden, take action on #climatechange. Starting out as a one-person protest, she got the attention of media and more people began listening to her message. She launched #FridaysForFuture, a global movement of students and adults striking outside of government buildings and urging their representatives to implement new policies. Having become the face of a generation tired of waiting, Greta Thunberg has been invited to address parliaments in the UK and in France. But whenever she travels to another country, she refuses to fly because of the environmental impact of air travel. Just a few days ago, the 16-year-old set sail across the Atlantic Ocean to attend the UN Climate Action Summit @unfccc in #NewYork on zero-emissions boat. Though a plane would take only about 8 hours, this voyage will take 2 weeks.

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