ASHLEY JEPCHIRCHIR

• Representing Echo Change as a Global Ambassador, promoting sustainability and climate action initiatives.
• Advocating for environmental awareness and youth empowerment through digital campaigns and community engagement.
• Collaborating with global changemakers, ambassadors, and sustainability-focused communities.
• Supporting the promotion of Echo Change programs, events, and impact-driven opportunities.
• Using social media and professional networks to increase visibility and engagement around sustainability topics.
• Strengthening leadership, communication, advocacy, and public engagement skills through international collaboration.
• Encouraging young people to participate in conversations and actions focused on sustainable development and positive social impact.

1. Leadership & Community Mobilization
- Leading Air Quality Activations:
- Organizing and leading "precision advocacy" runs/walks across Nairobi to monitor air quality and environmental health.

2. Citizen Science & Data Collection
- Hyperlocal Data Gathering: Utilizing wearable AirBeam3 sensors to collect real-time particulate matter ($PM_{2.5}$) data during physical activity.
- Digital Mapping: Using the Cityzens Mobile App to capture geocoded multimedia data (photos, audio, and text) of environmental hazards and assets. Route Design: Strategically mapping run routes across diverse socio-economic areas in Nairobi to identify "pollution hotspots" and "green lungs.
3. Advocacy & Data Storytelling Precision Advocacy:
- Translating raw air quality data into "data stories" to highlight the impact of the built environment on public health.
- Policy Engagement: Contributing to the development of "policy prescriptions" based on collected evidence to influence Nairobi County's urban planning and climate policies.
- Public Awareness: Creating and sharing social media content to amplify project findings and increase public demand for clean air and safe public spaces.
- Collaboration: Working within a transdisciplinary team to bridge the gap between scientific research and grassroots community action.1

Member
Children and Youth Major Group (CYMG) to the United Nations

• Contributing to youth engagement and advocacy within global sustainable development processes.
• Participating in youth-led discussions and initiatives supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Participated in grassroots advocacy promoting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Engaged community members in discussions on climate resilience, environmental protection, and sustainable urban living.

Helped raise awareness of youth participation in sustainable development initiatives.