Articles
Paul Farinacci - The Green Architect
“I think it’s about being considerate and understanding that the world is not endless, resources are not endless. You need to be able to give back and also think about another generation that is not here right now. They are gonna pick up the pieces that we are leaving behind, you really need to think about that because it's not fair”
Paul Farinacci has been an architectural building designer for ten years based in Melbourne, Australia. Mr Farinacci has been running his own firm for six years now but has recently taken notice of his carbon footprint and the effect he has on the earth, he decided to slow down his business to focus more on environmental science as he says he wants to, “ contribute a bit more to the earth, make the world a better place and try to bring that in to [ his ] designs and make them more environmentally friendly, make them more comfortable for people, and reduce pressures on the environment”.
Natalie Magness - Founder of The Sapien and the Qatar Youth Power Conference
Founder of multiple youth organizations, Natalie Magness is a 17 year old high school graduate who is a keen contributor to the community at a local and international level. Aside from her various passions and talents such as being a musician, Ms. Magness is the founder of two youth organizations - The Sapien and the Qatar Youth Power (QYP) conference.
Nathan, Alif and Hamdaan - Founders of TGIMUN
Being avid participants in Model United Nations , Nathan Wijayaratne, Muhammad Alif Naufal and Hamdaan Dar are high school students with a drive to empower the youth to achieve things within their community through small projects. They share similar experiences with the extracurricular activity: starting MUN as a place to debate and practice public speaking, realising the significant difference that youth can make. With the help of others, they were able to successfully unite students together from all over the world in their very first TGIMUN conference, held in August 2020.
(Order of left to right): Alif, Hamdaan & Nathan
Romeo Ocfemia
As an individual with remarkable passion for the environment, Romeo Ocfemia, a graduate of GEMS American academy has been involved in numerous activities to present this. His most successful involvement in contributing to the SDGs is being a part of his school’s eco club. Amongst his membership there, his contributions include: being president of the GAAQ debate society, member of the newspaper club and member of the Qatar ploggers.