Hi! I’m Eva, I’m 19 years old studying Social and Environmental Sustainability at UWA and I’m on the MK Youth Board. When I first met Cat and the MK team, I told Cat “I think I’ve found my tribe”- finally an organisation bringing young people to the forefront of environmental action and decision-making. Doers not just talkers.
Since I was 13, I have volunteered with the Friends of Lake Claremont who have done incredible work- revegetating a wasteland into a wildlife utopia with 400,000 native trees. I am a Millennium Kids GreenLAB lead, working towards providing young people with the opportunity to make a hands-on difference for our environment, reconnect to nature and empower themselves and one another to take a stand for our environment.
Millennium Kids have connected me with some incredible activists within the environmental field- especially Sophie Howe, the world’s very first Future Generations Commissioner! I also loved meeting Jason Pitman, a representative from the World Environmental Education Congress. MK takes pride in its transparency of governance, meaning I get to learn precisely how this organisation is run, how to run an event and deal with risk management and all other working parts.
I think MK is unique because it is so inclusive of all kinds of people, no matter their background which strengthens it as our team is surrounded by diverse knowledge and passion. I look forward to taking further steps towards international environmental advocacy through Millennium Kids.
