Participants
Global Learning Forum 2-6 February 2026
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Type of participant
- Vietnam
Nguyễn Ánh Dương
- Country project team
Nguyễn Ánh Dương
Type of participant:
Location:
- Vietnam
Organisation:
- Live and Learn, GCHC
Job title:
- Student
Role in the programme:
Participant
I hope to learn or explore at GLF
Gain more knowledge about the environment and improve my English and teamwork skills.
What I can share or contribute
I can share what our project and clubs have done.
I really enjoy food, and I hope that when I go to Ghana, I can try some traditional dishes.
- Vietnam
Nguyễn Hải Linh
- Country project team
Nguyễn Hải Linh
Type of participant:
Location:
- Vietnam, Hanoi
Organisation:
- Live and Learn, GCHC
Job title:
- Youth Engagement Coordinator
Role in the programme:
Engage and empower adolescents and young people to participate in local GCHC agendas and youth-led initiatives for green and healthy cities.
I hope to learn or explore at GLF
I hope to learn from global practices in youth empowerment and sustainable urban development to strengthen Live & Learn’s approaches in engaging young people meaningfully in local agendas. I also want to explore innovative methods to deepen youth leadership in environmentally resilient and healthy cities.
What I can share or contribute
I can share practical experiences from Vietnam on adolescent and youth engagement, including capacity-building, school-based initiatives, and youth-led actions under the Green Citizens – Healthy Cities project. I can also contribute insights on how to integrate young people into local decision-making processes for greener, healthier communities.
I’ve been working at Live & Learn since 2018, but technically… I started in 2009 as an 8th-grade participant – so working with today’s teens feels like coming full circle in the nicest way.
- Vietnam
Nguyen Hoang Yen
- Country project team
Nguyen Hoang Yen
Type of participant:
Location:
- Vietnam, Da Nang
Organisation:
- Environmental protection Division, Department of Agriculture and Environment, GCHC
Job title:
- Environmental manager
Role in the programme:
Participant
I hope to learn or explore at GLF
To exchange and share experiences from other countries.
What I can share or contribute
I can share what we do in our city.
I like dancing.
- Vietnam
Nguyen Minh Hanh
- Country project team
Nguyen Minh Hanh
Type of participant:
Location:
- Vietnam, Da Nang
Organisation:
- UNICEF Vietnam, CCHCA
Job title:
- Project Coordinator
Role in the programme:
Ensure efficient, coherent project delivery across partners in an expanded geographic context, providing accountability, cross-sectoral coordination, and strong operational oversight to turn strategic guidance into effective, on-the-ground implementation.
I hope to learn or explore at GLF
I hope to explore proven models and tools that can deepen adolescent participation, enhance cross-sector collaboration, and improve implementation in a complex, merged urban setting.
What I can share or contribute
I can share best practices and/or lessons learned on implementing innovation platforms and Children’s Councils in the HCA-II Da Nang Vietnam that translate strategic guidance into practical results.
I can drink iced coffee at any hour of the day and can still sleep like a baby.
- Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Thanh An
- Country project team
Nguyen Thi Thanh An
Type of participant:
Location:
- Vietnam, Hanoi
Organisation:
- UNICEF Vietnam, CCHCA
Job title:
- Social Policy and Governance Specialist
Role in the programme:
Manager
I hope to learn or explore at GLF
Learn from good practices and models for meaningfully engaging adolescents and young people in decision-making.
What I can share or contribute
Evidence-based advocacy for decision-making related to adolescents and youth.
I love Zumba, even though I have two left feet 😉
- Ghana
Osei Kwadwo Edmond
- Youth representative / peer educator
Osei Kwadwo Edmond
Type of participant:
Location:
- Ghana, Sunyani
Organisation:
- Global Media Foundation, RCA
Job title:
- Clerk of the Adolescent Parliament
Role in the programme:
Write minutes of every parliamentary sitting
I hope to learn or explore at GLF
I hope to learn more about the projects that other adolescents are implementing in their cities.
What I can share or contribute
Reflections on how the project has transformed me.
I can listen to music all day.
- Senegal
Ousmane Diouf
- Country project team
Ousmane Diouf
Type of participant:
Location:
- Senegal
Organisation:
- Nutrition International, FPF II
Job title:
- Programme Officer Urban Youth, HCA II
Role in the programme:
Provide regular updates to the Urban Health PO on the project context and operating environment by conducting ongoing landscape analyses of gender, nutrition, and sexual and reproductive health issues within the assigned project areas.
Ensure that changes in the gender, nutrition, and sexual and reproductive health landscape are reflected in project plans and implementation approaches.
Convene, lead, coordinate, and facilitate annual, quarterly, and monthly meetings and coordination mechanisms
I hope to learn or explore at GLF
Learn best practices for project implementation from other countries.
Explore innovative solutions to improve adolescent health and well-being.
Deepen my understanding of global collaboration with HCA II programme members and under Botnar donor guidance.
What I can share or contribute
Share best practices in implementing the HCA-II projects in Senegal.
Create a framework for exchange and knowledge sharing with other countries.
Collaborate with and support others by providing new perspectives and solutions.
- United Kingdom
Pablo Urech Bedoya
- HCA Global Team
Pablo Urech Bedoya
Type of participant:
Location:
- UK, London
Organisation:
- Ecorys UK
Job title:
- Programme and finance manager
Role in the programme:
Programme and finance manager
I hope to learn or explore at GLF
I’m really looking forward to a youth-centered and youth-driven event, with direct and meaningful insights from the protagonists of the programme I’ve been working on for the past four years.
What I can share or contribute
I can provide insights from a central perspective on which ways of working have been most effective at the project level, such as consortium structures, administrative processes, and exchange rate strategies that have proven beneficial.
- India
Prerna Vijaykumar Mehta
- Country project team
Prerna Vijaykumar Mehta
Type of participant:
Location:
- India, New Delhi
Organisation:
- WRI India, SVHPS
Job title:
- Associate Programme Director
Role in the programme:
Project Lead
I hope to learn or explore at GLF
Institutionalise methods where city authorities do not have a strong association with the project.
What I can share or contribute
I can share the Journey of Safe, Vibrant and Healthy Public Spaces project.
I collect fridge magnets.