Chiara Longo
Chiara Longo is an 18 year old Italian advocate for gender equality and climate change. She is part of Girl Up, Youthtopia and UN Climate Change. She writes on Assembly, Malala Fund's digital publication. In 2022, she led a workshop at the Girl Up Leadership Summit.
In 2020 she founded #PlugInTheWorld, an international youth-led organisation that aims to empower girls to speak up on the issues that matter to them. Her team includes 25 girls coming from all over the world and her work has been featured on national media. In February 2023, Chiara was honoured with the title of Alfiere della Repubblica (Standard Bearer of the Republic) by Italian President Sergio Mattarella.
One action you’d like people to do to help your work
“I'd love to encourage young girls to speak up and never be afraid of doing so. Moreover, my dream would be that young people globally can join #PlugInTheWorld and share their visions, hopes and dreams with us.
I would like #PlugInTheWorld to become a space where everyone feels welcome.
There are many ways you can help us in our mission: joining the team, liking and following our Instagram page, donating to our Ko-Fi page or submitting a written piece for our website.”