Life, a journey of building bridges | Ziyaan Virji | TEDxYouth@ZanakiSt

After going through a traumatic experience, Ziyaan had the opportunity to find his purpose of creating social impact. During his talk, Ziyaan takes us through his experience and how he believes our journey in life is all about building bridges. Ziyaan Virji is an advocate of “The Generation of Change”. He is an altruistic young change-maker that has found purpose in creating social impact.

He is the Founder and CEO of Affordable and Accessible Sanitation for Women, a global initiative that aims to fight period poverty and stigma around the world.

He is also the co-founder of P^3 (Prevent, Protect and Promote), an initiative that aims in making The Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa - a zero-waste community.

Ziyaan also believes in the idea of sharing his experiences and learning with others. He has been a speaker and panellist at various events such as GESF 2019, Techfest 2.0, Imarisha Dada 2019 and Entrepreneurs Conference 2019 to name a few.

His work has been featured on major publications namely BBC Africa, DW Africa, Zett Magazine and Daily Nation.

For his contribution towards humanitarian efforts, Ziyaan has been awarded the Princess Diana Award 2019, WAFF’s Global Teen Leader 2019, Winner of the Dragons’ Den for Change at GESF2019 and Top 5 GSL Projects. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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