Tylah Farani-Watene
Founder VAKA 2030, 2024 Global Citizen Youth Leader
Tylah Farani-Watene is a proud descendent of Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa in New Zealand, with ancestral ties to Taputimu, Nofoali’i, Ngāti Maru ki Hauraki, and Fiji.
Based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington, Farani-Watene is passionate about youth advocacy, sustainable development, racial justice, and civic education. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Farani-Watene had the additional challenge of undergoing brain surgery. During the recovery, she discovered her calling for global change-making and social impact. In the years since, she has devoted her time and energy to empowering and creating opportunities for underrepresented communities, particularly Māori and Pasifika youth, as she believes that the key to achieving a better world lies in activating indigenous knowledge.
Taking her passion across the world, Farani-Watene is focused on creating more opportunities for Māori and Pasifika youth to contribute to the global discourse on sustainable development, alongside being a role model for her younger sisters, Blayke and Ridley, helping them become confident Pacific women as they navigate life.
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