Created by Hiba Bakry and Zoya Arun, teen changemakers – 16 years and 12 years old respectively

Teens are often thought of as lazy, entitled, and disrespectful but there are so many teens who have been agents of change and our group of teens are on the same page.

This week fellows of the 13-week global teen’s fellowship by Orikalankini researched one teen change-maker and created a video about them.

Orikalankini is an organization that is changing narratives around menstruation and sexuality in India through art theater and dialogue. They run a yearly fellowship for teens where they meet facilitators and their cohort from across the globe, learn concepts like gender, caste, disability, mental health, menstruation, and make a change while learning!

By Hiba Bakry and Zoya Arun

Hiba is a 16-year-old originally from Sri Lanka, who now lives in the US now. She loves all types of movies -Bollywood, Hollywood, C-drama, K-drama, you name it:) (the good kind?). She also likes thrillers, comedy, romance, action, and etc – anything but horror. She enjoys listening to music and eating food:) and loses track of time when engaged in deep and fun conversations with friends!

Zoya Arun is a 12-year old girl living in Faridabad. She likes dancing (Kathak), gaming and painting. She loses track of time when she’s listening to music while making digital art edits.