Meet the Youth Leadership Board!

The Youth Leadership Board (former Youth Advisory Board - YAB) is the focal point and the engine behind the Youth Coalition for Road Safety. Through their expertise, advice, and concrete actions, youth will have the opportunity to weigh in directly on how all local actions and global advocacy strategies are run.

The YLB will help ensure that the work within the Youth Coalition is consistent with and reflects the realities of youth and support the achievement of the Global Youth Statement for Road Safety.

For their mandate, the YLB will proactively share their views on the strategy design and help implement specific milestones of the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety during their 24-month term. The role of the Youth Leadership Board is to ensure that the youth interests and voices are always represented at the centre of the Coalition’s decisions, including the diversity of youth opinions, geographic locations, as well as gender, cultural and local reflections.

Meet the new members of the board!

Agathe Postif - France

A young leader passionate about safety and sustainable mobility. She mainly works on SDG 11 and has a two-year experience in implementing international programs focused on mobility. She used to work as the International Project Manager of TotalEnergies Foundation and the Administrative Coordinator of Cartesia Education.

Alex Ayub - Kenya

A passionate young leader who has been working in road safety for some years. He currently works for the Kenya Red Cross as the National Youth Officer. He is a lawyer by profession and is a Star Rating for Schools Master Trainers under the International Road Assessment Programme. He also previously served as a Youth Advisory Board member during the first year of the Coalition.

Alison collard de Beaufort - USA

She is a majoring in Society, Technology, and Policy (STP) and is a global road safety advocate. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Vision Zero Youth Council (VZYC) - a 100% youth-led organization dedicated to educating youth in our communities about road safety, and empowering them to become vocal advocates of the issue.

Deepanshu Gupta - India

A global road safety advocate and a Global Youth Ambassador for Road Safety. He serves as a member of the prestigious Youth Sounding Board by the Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European Union. European Union. He has over four years of experience in the impact sector and earned a Bachelor’s of Commerce from the University of Delhi.

ESTIARA ELLIZAR - INDONESIA

A transport planner who is currently working at the Ministry of Transportation in Indonesia and a certified Indonesian young road safety expert with experience in road safety for over five years. She is eager to promote sustainability toward road safety through walking and cycling. She previously worked as one of the regional leaders of the Coalition.

Thiago Gruner - Brazil

Ten years of experience working and volunteering in the life-saving Vida Urgente program and now serves the Thiago de Moraes Gonzaga Foundation as its International Relations and Youth representative. He is also a filmmaker. He currently works as a professor at Colégio de Educação Básica. He was a co-chairperson during the 2nd World Youth Assembly and previously served as a member of the Youth Advisory Board.

Laura Daniela Gomez - colombia

A Political scientist from the National University of Colombia with a postgraduate course in Road Safety for Latin America and currently doing a Diploma in Public Management. She lives in Bogotá and works as a project manager in Despacio.org, where she has led projects to empower young people on road safety, through the safe system approach.

mohamed Eissa - egypt

A 6th year medical student from Alexandria, Egypt. During his years of medical school, Mohamed discovered that his passion was not just for clinical medicine only, but also for Public Health. He believes in the importance of Public Health in ensuring healthier communities, built upon health equity and not health disparities.

oliva Nalwadda - uganda

A public heath practitioner with over six years of experience in the design and implementation of youth-centered programs in areas of reproductive and mental health, climate change, economic empowerment, and advocacy. She founded Uzima Ari - an NGO working to empower young people towards achieving Global Health.

sana’a khasawneh - jordan

An architect with a master's degree in road safety management. She is leading "up to zero" the first youth-led movement in road safety in her country Jordan and Deterrent on the Road initiative aiming to introduce young people to bite-sized road safety knowledge. Sana'a has a contagious enthusiasm for walkable cities and youth-driven development. 

Simon Patrick Obi - nigeria

A committed and passionate road safety advocate with more than 6 years of experience.  He has led and championed several interventions aimed at improving health, safety, and environment. He serves as the executive director for GreenLight Initiative and was one of the youth representatives during the third Ministerial Conference on Road Safety.

To officially connect with he board, email coalition@youthforroadsafety.org