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Meet the 25 Youth Ambassadors

The International Diabetes Federation’s Youth Leaders are a group of 25 young people with diabetes from around the world who were selected by IDF for their outstanding contributions to their communities, countries and regions in the area of diabetes advocacy.

  • Alexander Chapman - Australia
  • Alison Hegerty - Australia
  • Anja Nielsen - Denmark
  • Bata Radovic - Serbia
  • Burlingame Chan Kin Man - China
  • Caitlin McEnery - USA
  • Dana Michelle Lewis - USA
  • Erik Dunham - USA
  • Gabriela Reis Diccini - Brazil
  • Iurii Stasko - Ukraine
  • Jakob Voergaard Pedersen - Denmark
  • Jessica Degraft-Amnafu - Ghana
  • John Felix Wijaya Kusnawidjaja - Indonesia
  • Joshua Manusow - Canada
  • Josine Umuhire - Rwanda
  • Krzysztof Perek - Poland
  • Martin Gatehi - Kenya
  • Martin Salkow - South Africa
  • Melody Schayman - Bolivia
  • Muhammad Faraz Baig - Pakistan
  • Sergi Vernet - Spain
  • Shamsun Haque - People’s Republic of Bangladesh
  • Stewart Tembo - Zimbabwe
  • Victor Arias Smith - Paraguay
  • Zinnea Ethel Rivas - El Salvador
For more information on Clare Rosenfeld, Youth Leadership Project Coordinator please go to Clare’s biography.
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