2023 Cohort

Together with OpenAQ, Community Ambassadors commit to advocating for data transparency and contribute to the collective action against air pollution. Meet the 2023 cohort below.

Abid Omar

Pakistan

Abid Omar has a social mission: how can I help improve the environment of Pakistan? He sees the air pollution emergency in Pakistan as a silver lining — an opportunity to drive environmental awareness and change that will clean up Pakistan for good. A key indicator of environmental issues is...

Alexandru Luchiian

Romania

Alexandru has a bachelor’s degree in Automation and Computers and a master’s degree in Advance Electronics, with experience in the industrial field and the IoT field, specifically data analysis, programming, electronic design and hardware and solution architecture. Alexandru has developed and...

Jihan Fauziah Hamdi

Indonesia

Jihan is a public interest lawyer at Jakarta Legal Aid Institute, where they advocate four main issues related to human rights and law by using the method of structural legal aid: 1) Minority and Vulnerable Groups, 2) Fair Trial, 3) Urban Justice and 4) Labour Rights. Jihan has a Law Degree from...

Luciano Lamaita

Argentina

As a technical advisor, Luciano specializes in scientific and technological outreach and transfer in CIC-PBA, a government organization focused on training professionals and conducting research for practical solutions through R&D and Innovation. Currently, Luciano also teaches physics and chemistry...

Malkia Moraa Abuga

Kenya

Malkia is a public health professional with 14 years of experience in strengthening the health systems through qualitative and quantitative research, advocacy and demand creation for health care services, training and content development. Malkia has a Ph.D. in Health Systems Management from Kenya...

Mamadov Ikromjon Ahmadalievich

Tajikistan

Ikrom started work on environmental protection in 2003 and has initiated and implemented more than 25 projects in Tajikistan on climate change, disaster risk reduction, biodiversity, ecological and radiation safety, environmental monitoring and assessment, air quality, integration of the Aarhus...

Nurzhan Chunueva

Kyrgyzstan

Nurzhan Chunueva is a media and advocacy specialist in the spheres of environmental and urban development. Nurzhan works as an expert for the environmental organization MoveGreen, a leader in air quality in the Central Asian region. She is a graduate of the American University of Central Asia,...

Rebeca Monroy Torres

Mexico

Rebeca Monroy-Torres PhD is a professor and researcher at the University of Guanajuato in the Department of Medicine and Nutrition where she promotes the Laboratory Environmental Nutrition and Food Security. She is a Member of National Researcher System Level 1, CONACYT, 2020-2023. She is also the...

Thanasak Thumbuntu

Thailand

Thanasak Thumbuntu is a determined novice advocate fighting for clean air in Thailand. With a background as a dentist and a master's degree in health policy from the University of Edinburgh, UK, he brings a unique perspective to the battle against air pollution. For nine years, Thanasak dedicated...

Theresa Igwe Ewona

Nigeria

Theresa is involved in community service to help marginalized Nigerian girl children and women avoid pollution by encouraging alternative means of cooking rather than fuelwood. She joined the services of the University of Calabar in 2018, a platform she has used to build linkages with NGOs and...

Representing 10 countries