6.3 Supporting Young, Female Activists and Plan International Canada’s Global Research Study with Ajitha Vidyarti and Jenn Wani

The Global Health Collective - With a Local Edge

In this episode, our host, Shania Bhopa is joined by Ajita Vidyarthi and Jenn Wani from Plan International Canada to discuss female activism and all the challenges that come with it. Our guests discuss their most recent global research study which involved 1000 young female activists worldwide. This study showed the world what kinds of barriers young, female activists in today’s world have to face. Did you know that although 20% of participants reported that they feared for their safety when engaging in activism, 95% still believe that their activism has a positive impact on them? Throughout the episode, we also get to hear personal experiences from our guests as they delve deeper into the kinds of barriers that they had to face throughout their activism journey.