Divina Stella Maloum

Divina is an 18-year-old Cameroonian multi-award peacebuilder, computer scientist, cartoonist, civil society, nuclear non-proliferation activist, international speaker and writer. In 2019, she was the laureate of the International Children Peace Prize, and has been classified among the eight influential Cameroonian women of the year 2019 by the Cameroonian Magazine Economie.

In 2020, she was the youngest laureate of the 35.35 Africa Award which recognises the exceptional contribution of 35 African young personalities under 35 years. She is an outstanding peacebuilding practitioner and has been leading Children for Peace, a child and girl-led movement working across Sub-Saharan African countries in complex cultural systems for Children's rights, gender equity and peace-building.

Divina is an advocate of inter-generational dialogue and diversity who is fruitfully engaged in the full internalisation of UNSCR 2250 and 1325, the UN Conventions on the rights of the Child and Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. She is committed to inclusive governance and children's participation in peace-building, and sustainable development goals.

One action Divina would like everyone to take:

“I would like to be supported in the creation of the African Parliament of Girls for Peace.”

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