2026 Cohort

Together with OpenAQ, Community Ambassadors commit to advocating for data transparency and contribute to the collective action against air pollution. Meet the 2026 cohort below.

Adah Bitiah Chembo

Zambia

Adah Bitiah Chembo is a development professional whose practice integrates grassroots realities with regional and global development interventions. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Demography with Development Studies, an Executive Diploma in Global Leadership from the UN-Mandated University for...

Aprisia Rasya Murran

Indonesia

Aprisia Rasya Murran is an architectural researcher focusing on indoor environmental quality, with experience in thermal comfort and indoor air quality monitoring. She has an architectural background, holding a Master’s degree in Architectural Engineering from Delft University of Technology (TU...

Chathuranga Lakmal

Sri Lanka

Chathuranga Lakmal is a Scientist (Environmentalist) focusing on ambient and indoor air quality monitoring and management, with experience in the operation of various air quality monitoring equipment, data analysis, and validation of air quality sensors. He holds a Master’s degree in Analytical...

Dieudonné Fortune Gnanguenon

Senegal

Dieudonné Fortune Gnanguenon is a digital project manager based in Senegal, holding a Master’s degree in Digital Transformation Management. He works with Kaikai, where he leads impact-driven digital projects at the intersection of technology and public good. For over a year, he has led a national...

Ibrahim Mansaray

Sierra Leone

Ibrahim Mansaray is an environmental scientist, dedicated to the cause of nonproliferation of chemicals and waste. As a chemical/laboratory analyst at EPA-SL, Ibrahim is always either in the field with sensors or in the laboratory behind the pipette to generate data that feeds the National Pollutant...

Jeloska Isabel Chavez Paredez

Bolivia

Jeloska Chavez is a Bolivian software developer building the technical infrastructure for La Paz's first open air quality monitoring system. As technical lead for Universidad Mayor de San Andrés-Laboratorio de Física de la Atmósfera (UMSA-LFA)'s low-cost sensor network, she designs the data...

Jorge Isaí Castellanos Oseguera

Honduras

The eldest of five brothers from Honduras, Isaí exemplifies leadership and academic excellence, holding dual credentials as a Chemical Engineer and Meteorological Technician. Currently serving at the national Meteorological Service, he specializes in forecasting and public communication, driven by a...

Julius Pembere

Zimbabwe

Julius Kudzaishe Zvikomborero Pembere is a development practitioner and researcher based in Harare, Zimbabwe. He has experience in policy advocacy, community mobilization (including work with Bikita Ward Monitors), and youth engagement, with a strong interest in environmental justice and air quality...

Lalaina Randriarimanana

Madagascar

Lalaina Randriarimanana is a pan-African civic educator with roots in youth development and a lifelong love of nature shaped through scouting. The Founder of Lead Institute for Transformation (LIfT) in Madagascar, she promotes grassroots leadership through action research, inclusive governance,...

Tala Khrais

Jordan

Tala Khrais is a development practitioner driven by a commitment to environmental justice and inclusive climate action. With over 15 years working across governance, gender equality, and sustainable development in Jordan, she has supported policies and community initiatives linking women’s...

Representing 10 countries