Welcoming the First Cohort of Creative Climate Fellows
After months of preparation, we’re proud to officially launch the Creative Climate Fellowship—and even prouder to introduce the passionate, talented individuals who make up our first cohort.
Each fellow brings a unique voice, lived experience, and creative skillset to this year-long journey. Together, they’ll explore how communication can drive climate and social impact—across platforms, sectors, and borders.
Meet the Fellows
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🎓 Meet Hannah (Khanh Huyen Pham) — a Vietnamese grad student pursuing her Master’s in Strategic Communication in Bangkok. She thrives in challenging situations, lives by “where there’s a will, there’s a way,” and finds joy in exchanging cultures, perspectives, and ideas that move people.
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🎓 Meet Matt (Saittawut Yutthaworakool) — a doctoral student in Gender and Development in Thailand. With years of experience across civil society and academia, he’s deeply invested in dialogue, democracy, and creating space for all voices to be heard.
🎓 Meet Shrena Upadhyay — a content-loving, climate-curious creative from Nepal currently completing her Master’s in Climate Change and Sustainable Development. Whether it’s writing, visuals, or video, she believes in the power of fact-based storytelling to move people and shift narratives.
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🎓 Meet Ashar (Rizky Ashar Murdiono) — a digital communicator from Indonesia finishing his Master’s in Human Rights and Democratization. He is into design, advocacy, and storytelling and is preparing for a cross-country bikepacking journey to document climate and human rights stories from the ground.
What’s Ahead
Over the coming months, our fellows will dive into masterclasses, mentorships, campaign placements, and their own capstone projects. They’ll grow as communicators, connect across causes, and contribute directly to climate and social justice movements in the region.
We’ll be sharing their journeys along the way—milestones, moments of joy, hard-earned insights, and everything in between.
