Maya Ghassali
Maya is a 19-year old Syrian migrant residing in Melbourne, Australia. She is a Youth Activist with Plan International Australia, where she advocates for girls rights and gender equality. Recently, Maya and her team presented their report that highlights the impact that COVID-19 has had on girls and young women around the world at the United Nations 75th General Assembly, and encouraged members to implement the policy recommendations made in the report. Maya is passionate about refugee rights and co-founded the Refugees on Air podcast with her sister, Sarah, in 2017. The podcast aims to provide a platform for refugees to reclaim their narrative and share their own story in their own unique way. Maya has also been part of the Victorian Youth Parliament in 2018, where she advocated for free sanitary products in government buildings with her school team. She is currently studying at Monash University and hopes to further her career in advocacy in empowering young people to take part in issues they care about.
One action Maya would like you to do:
"Listen to the Refugees on Air podcast, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Omny FM."