Joanne Seoyoung Lee

Joanne is a 21-year old splitting her time between the US and South Korea. She is the Founder and Executive Lead of Passionfruit, a bilingual nonprofit organisation committed to creating an accessible space for education, debate and co-creation for social justice among Korean and English-speaking youth. Her passion for encouraging activism and empowering youth in East Asian spaces is also reflected in her role as the Regional Leader of East Asia at Girl Up, a UN Foundation initiative committed to empowering girls and cultivating leaders of gender equality worldwide. Through her role, Joanne unites girls across the East Asia region and beyond the diaspora to create intersectional solidarity and transform our culture around gender and equal opportunity.

One action Joanne would like everyone to take:

“Look around your community for grassroots initiatives. These campaigns work closely and directly with their target communities and provide much-needed work even if they are not as well-known as large organisations. See how you can support their work, whether it be through volunteering, signing petitions, attending their events, or donating!”

Follow Joanne on Twitter and Girl Up East Asia on Instagram, and watch Joanne speak at an event.