Sincerely, Hueman: Stories of Kindness and Doing Good

Khloe Thompson met a homeless woman on her way to school when she was just 8 years old. After learning about her life, Khloe felt compelled to do something to help her. She sewed together a care bag, filled it with toiletries, and gifted it to her. That simple act of kindness grew into Khloe Kares, a nonprofit organization that serves the homeless and empowers kids to be a force for good in their communities. In this episode, Khloe shares the challenges she experiences as a young changemaker and gives advice to people who also wish to make a difference in their communities.

Abigail Dillen is the President of Earthjustice. For half a century, EarthJustice has provided top-tier legal representation in cases aimed at protecting our environment and people’s health. In this episode, Abbie takes us back to the beginning of her career, when she began to recognize the reality of climate change. Abbie also talks about the ways our laws impact our environment and tells us why she believes the youth hold the key to achieving climate justice.

Single-use plastics are one of the major pollutants of our time. Growing up in Bali, Melati and Isabel Wijsen noticed that their environment was becoming increasingly saturated with plastic bags. At 12 and 10 years of age, they founded Bye Bye Plastic Bags, with a vision of ridding the world of plastic bags. In 2019, after six years of advocacy, they were able to reach their goal in Bali.

Now 21 years old, Melati shares lessons she learned in her decade-long journey as a climate activist. She also tells us how campaigning with Bye Bye Plastic Bags led her to launch Youthtopia, a platform for young changemakers. In the episode, she also speaks of the critical role the youth play in creating a better future.

Inspired by Greta Thunberg, Anuna de Wever mobilized thousands of people in her home country of Belgium to protest her government’s inaction on climate change. Then 17-years old, Anuna transformed into a leader and spearheaded the Fridays for Future movement in Belgium. In this episode, Anuna speaks to the importance of Western countries taking responsibility in the fight for our climate. She also tells us about her experience visiting indigenous communities in the Amazon and attending COP, The United Nations Climate Summit.

At least half of Earth's oxygen comes from the ocean. That is why protecting the health of the ocean is imperative to address climate change. Daniela, a then 19-year-old immigrant, founded Sustainable Ocean Alliance or SOA from her Georgetown University dorm room. Since then, SOA has become the largest network of young ocean leaders in the world with more than 5,000 members in over 165 countries.

In this episode, Daniela shares the challenges that she experienced as an entrepreneur and encourages others to take responsibility for the climate crisis.​​