Ra'eed Ali's guest appearances

Ra'eed Ali

Beyond the Narrative 

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🎤 “Tokenism was definitely a large challenge. For all policies, we ensure that the most vulnerable and young people are not only consulted, but part of the development, implementation and monitoring process”. 🇫🇯 Ra’eed Ali is known as “The Plastics Guy” in Fiji for his impact with Precious Plastic Fiji, the social enterprise he co-founded. He’s also a youth advocate with the Alliance for Future Generations, a climate activist with 350.org Fiji and was the proud Fiji youth representative for the COP24 and COY14 in Poland! 💪 We discuss how he got into all these international, regional and national networks and how he’s leveraging on them to engage the youth in Fiji and make a difference. Ra’eed shares why his life is all about environmental protection and social justice and all the things that made him connect to his own power of action. ❤️ TIMELINE:4’ - On which side is the Fiji flower?7’ - Being humble and not taking things for granted13’ - Leading a disaster response at 12 years old26’ - The birth and growth of Precious Plastic Fiji38’ - Representing Fiji at the COP24 (Conference of Parties)48’ - Connecting with your own power of action as a youth54’ - How to lead the biggest youth-led movement on sustainable development in Fiji60’ - Lessons learned during his incredible journey71’ - You don’t need to reinvent the wheel81’ - Why Fiji will save the world🗒️ References:-Ra’eed is the youngest TEDx speaker in Fiji at TEDxSuva - “Youth and Innovative Practises: The Key to Saving our Environment”. -Ra’eed was featured on a Fijian podcast: Beyond The Narrative, Episode 10 - “Believe In Your Potential”. -COP24 and COY14 in Poland (2018): the Conference of the Parties (COP) is the supreme decision-making body of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Conference of Youth (COY) aims to strengthen the international youth climate movement. Both the COP and COY happen every year to advance the global climate negotiations. -Ra’eed was inspired by Boyen Slat, a Dutch teenager who founded The Ocean Cleanup. -Start a Precious Plastic hub in your country. -Check 350.org Fiji’s community fridge initiative. -Get inspired by the Alliance for Future Generations, the biggest youth-led movement for sustainable development in Fiji. -We speak about Episode #1 with Linka, Episode #4 with Shomy and Episode #14 with Heeta (coming). 🎧 Where to listen?YouTube.Apple Podcasts.Spotify.Google Podcasts. Deezer.All platforms.🙏 To support Life Line, you can:Share this episode and speak about Life Line to your friends! ❤️Subscribe on on your favourite platform.Leave a 5-star review on the Apple Podcast app.Leave your email for the weekly newsletter.  Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

🎤 “Tokenism was definitely a large challenge. For all policies, we ensure that the most vulnerable and young people are not only consulted, but part of the development, implementation and monitoring process”. 🇫🇯 Ra’eed Ali is known as “The Plastics Guy” in Fiji for his impact with Precious Plastic Fiji, the social enterprise he co-founded. He’s also a youth advocate with the Alliance for Future Generations, a climate activist with <a href="http://350.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">350.org</a> Fiji and was the proud Fiji youth representative for the COP24 and COY14 in Poland! 💪 We discuss how he got into all these international, regional and national networks and how he’s leveraging on them to engage the youth in Fiji and make a difference. Ra’eed shares why his life is all about environmental protection and social justice and all the things that made him connect to his own power of action. ❤️ TIMELINE:4’ - On which side is the Fiji flower?7’ - Being humble and not taking things for granted13’ - Leading a disaster response at 12 years old26’ - The birth and growth of Precious Plastic Fiji38’ - Representing Fiji at the COP24 (Conference of Parties)48’ - Connecting with your own power of action as a youth54’ - How to lead the biggest youth-led movement on sustainable development in Fiji60’ - Lessons learned during his incredible journey71’ - You don’t need to reinvent the wheel81’ - Why Fiji will save the world🗒️ References:-Ra’eed is the youngest TEDx speaker in Fiji at TEDxSuva - “<a href="https://youtu.be/HOksBPSQb7Y" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Youth and Innovative Practises: The Key to Saving our Environment</a>”. -Ra’eed was featured on a Fijian podcast: Beyond The Narrative, Episode 10 - “<a href="https://www.beyondthenarrative.org/podcast/episode/488a7370/episode-10-believe-in-your-potential-with-raeed-ali" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Believe In Your Potential</a>”. -COP24 and COY14 in Poland (2018): the Conference of the Parties (COP) is the supreme decision-making body of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Conference of Youth (COY) aims to strengthen the international youth climate movement. Both the COP and COY happen every year to advance the global climate negotiations. -Ra’eed was inspired by Boyen Slat, a Dutch teenager who founded <a href="https://boyanslat.com/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Ocean Cleanup</a>. -Start a <a href="https://preciousplastic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Precious Plastic</a> hub in your country. -Check <a href="http://350.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">350.org</a> Fiji’s <a href="https://350.org/justrecoverycommunityfridge/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">community fridge initiative</a>. -Get inspired by the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Alliance4FutureGenerations/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Alliance for Future Generations</a>, the biggest youth-led movement for sustainable development in Fiji. -We speak about <a href="https://www.lifelinethepodcast.com/episodes/episode/1e2a53b6/1-linka-lin-i-want-to-spread-kindness" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Episode #1 with Linka</a>, <a href="https://www.lifelinethepodcast.com/episodes/episode/83690d67/4-shomy-hasan-chowdhury-i-turned-my-pain-into-my-life-purpose" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Episode #4 with Shomy</a> and Episode #14 with Heeta (coming). 🎧 Where to listen?<a href="https://youtu.be/mIT4zQg90OU" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/12-raeed-ali-fighting-for-our-planet-and-social-justice/id1527007998?i=1000498611689" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>.<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Jja5p9KzLuXxY7Q4kZTyo?si=x0A-uiMzQVCLTs7jOx8KuQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>.<a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzVmNWNjMDMzMTU1Y2MwMTJhYzllMzdkNQ/episode/NWZiMDJmN2YxNmEyZDkwYzMzYjI3ZDBj?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiwhqfN9oLtAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>. <a href="https://deezer.page.link/HqepAmEmszXC9wf2A" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Deezer</a>.<a href="http://bit.ly/lifelinethepodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">All platforms</a>.🙏 To support Life Line, you can:Share this episode and speak about Life Line to your friends! ❤️Subscribe on on your favourite platform.Leave a 5-star review on the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/life-line/id1527007998" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcast app</a>.Leave your email for the <a href="https://www.lifelinethepodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a>.  <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/7999030" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

#12 Ra'eed Ali 🇫🇯 - Fighting for our planet and social justice

Our latest Beyond the Narrative episode features a young Fijian activist Ra'eed Ali, who is a remarkable example of the potential young people have to create change. He talks us through his story of how him and a group of friends started the social enterprise of Precious Plastic Fiji, which is doing fascinating work to upcycle plastic and create new systems of sustainability. One of my favorite stories in this episode is when Ali tells us a pivotal moment as a child - when his mother clearly explained to him that “if you don’t respect the land, the land will never respect you.” This episode is great to listen to if you’re looking for a little inspiration to get going on your own social change project. 

Our latest Beyond the Narrative episode features a young Fijian activist Ra'eed Ali, who is a remarkable example of the potential young people have to create change. He talks us through his story of how him and a group of friends started the social enterprise of Precious Plastic Fiji, which is doing fascinating work to upcycle plastic and create new systems of sustainability. One of my favorite stories in this episode is when Ali tells us a pivotal moment as a child - when his mother clearly explained to him that “if you don’t respect the land, the land will never respect you.” This episode is great to listen to if you’re looking for a little inspiration to get going on your own social change project.

Episode 10: Believe in Your Potential with Ra'eed Ali