Inés Yábar is a changemaker, storyteller, and community builder. She has been leading, sharing, and supporting sustainable solutions for over 10 years. Her changemaking journey started at 15 years old, reducing poverty in her home country. At 18 she led a national beach cleanup in Peru which resulted in a law establishing a single-use plastic bag ban. At 19 she co-founded an NGO “Ensemble pour TECHO”, now part of TECHO.org, which continues to serve the most vulnerable in Latin America. Her journey has focused on youth-led solutions to education in Sierra Leone, assisting with the refugee crisis in Lebanon, sharing her love for nature with Children in Japan, and guiding social entrepreneurs in France. She has also served online as a mentor, championing solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals around the world. Between 2022 and 2024 when her Multilateralism masterclass was filmed she served as the United Nation Foundation’s Lead Next Generation Fellow. She has been recognized as a Stellar Storyteller by Canva, an eco-hero by CNN, and as one of the 100 Women Leaders by UN Women. Inés now serves as "Expert: Young Leaders for the SDGs" with the UN Youth Office, leads volunteers through Disueña, teaching kids to dream and build skills in 3D and is a board member for organizations based in Peru, the Netherlands, and Kenya.
Inés Yábar
Circle of Youth
