IHRAF Youth Fellows
2022
The IHRAF Youth Fellow program identifies an outstanding youth creative activist somewhere in the world, and works with them over the course of a year to highlight their work. They write essays about human rights and justice issues—keeping in mind our governing philosophy of beauty, sincerity, vulnerability and engagement. Additionally, we encourage the Youth Fellow to develop one program to highlight the passion, commitment and talent of youth voices. Any creative ideas for digital platforms are welcomed. Youth Fellows must be 21 or younger.
Mahbubat Salahudeen
Nigeria
IHRAF Youth Fellow 2022
Mahbubat executed the Youth Creativity on Human Rights and Social Justice/Change: The Power of Storytelling and The Uniqueness of Art. Additionally, inspired by the US Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, she created the international Tyranny Unchained anthology. She inspired young activists, creatives and advocates for human rights to exhibit the human rights issues that are most important to them in form of art, essays, short stories, poems etc specifically in reference to the right to defend human rights and not incite hate or bigotry.
Mahbubat Kanyinsola Salahudeen, a young bard, writer and Human Rights Activist is a Communication and Language Arts student of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. She writes on diverse subjects including Romance, Equality. She has work featured and forthcoming on Spillwords, Fiery scribe review, Biscuit Hills, Mudroom,Poetry Anthology and elsewhere. She is a Girl Up Scholarship Fund Receipient 2021, a winner of IHRAF Creators of Literary Justice Award 2021, a Girl Up Project Awards Receipient 2021. Asides Journalism, she is intrigued by sports, music and historical movies. She is https://www.facebook.com/mahbubatsalahudeen.5 on Facebook..
Charlotte Yeung
Indiana, USA
IHRAF Youth Fellow 2022
Charlotte created a poetry chapbook Youth Speaks: Human Rights in Verse, with youth creators opining on human rights and social justice. This anthology contains poems from youth as young as 4 and as old as 20. Representing over a dozen countries from Sri Lanka to Guam, these poets give their take on current issues and long-standing issues.
Charlotte is a best-selling author of three books: Isabelle and the Magic Bird (an Amazon Best Seller and #1 New Release), Verge, and Coloring Climate Justice. She is published for poetry, prose, and digital illustration. She has won multiple international, national, and local awards for her art and writing and has been recognized by the likes of Carnegie Hall and the Malala Fund. She is the CEO and co-founder of Big Bird Universe, an international creative writing organization. She is a freshman at Purdue University majoring in Exploratory Studies.
Charlotte spent most of her childhood in the drizzling flatlands of West Lafayette, Indiana and her summers in the technicolor brilliance of Hong Kong. She grew up in a household that taught collectivist Cantonese values while attending a school that advanced individualist American ideals.