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Meixi Ng is one of the core indispensable founders of The Amber Initiative. Currently a second year student at Northwestern University pursuing a Bachelor Of Science in Social Policy and International Studies, with Minor in Communications Sciences and Disorders. Meixi was born with a fervor and passion that is inextinguishable. She is especially passionate about effecting change in communities all over the world. Meixi has been at the forefront of leading youths in various movements and conferences. Her forte is in reaching out and providing youths with an opportunity to tap on their greater potential. Perhaps the best way to describe Meixi Ng, would be a woman who turns her every dream into a reality. She is a mover and shaker, fearless and absolutely loving. She sees art as a powerful way to make changes and loves photography, art and dance!

Suraj Upadhiah is a co-founder of The Amber Initiative. He is currently immersed in the study of human rights. He is at heart a passionate radical who has set his sights to using his future skill as a lawyer to effect structural change in the world. He has grown to have keen ear to the plight of human trafficking. He is a firm believer of embracing the adventure through our journey of Life and wants to inspire others to do the same. Both a dreamer and a realist, Suraj is the idea-generating machine behind most of The Amber Initiative's projects. Bangle-lore and the Concept House are just some of theground-breaking ideas proposed by Suraj. A leader in many aspects, Suraj is a committed young man to the fight against human trafficking. Dauntless and passionate, he dreams of working to eliminate this injustice someday.

With outreaching arms and an undying passion for humanity, Vikneshwaran Kobinathan embraced The Amber Initiative about a year ago. Upon realising that merely pondering on life was not going to be enough, Viknehwaran decided to start living and decided to dedicate himself be an advocate for peace the world-over. His illustrious experience in theatre and - more recently - in film as a actor, and eventually a creative director and producer has given him great insight into what makes a team and how to work with people to bring out the divine spark in them.Vikneshwaran is currently pursuing a Bachelor Degree in Communication Studies at the Nanyang Technological University.

Jaclyn Seow has been committed to the abolition of child sex trafficking since 2004. Believing apathy and ignorance to be the more culpable forms of injustice, she sees the Amber Initiative as a critical part of the solution. She has served as co-president of the Cornell University Chapter of Love146 (formerly Justice for Children International) in New York State, also concurrently assisting in the expansion of other collegiate chapters across the US. She currently works for the public service in Singapore.

David Gan is like the sort of youth we are targetting, found out about Amber through his old friend, Suraj. After hearing about the plight of the people in Kolkata, he took up the opportunity to become actively involved in bringing positive change to the world. Free spirited and highly focused, David is excellent at getting the job done or having a relaxing tea session with.With his flare for finance and his strong headed nature, he has taken time off his teritary education to pursue this newfound passion of enacting change and is the finance director of Amber. He works very closely with the founders of Amber to help realise the ideas that they generate, and hopes to realise his own dreams for the financial health of Amber.

Shahril Hassan is a firm believer of equality, and unequivocally opposes the mistreatment of humans. Having a spontaneous and free-spirited personality, Shahril believes that everyone has the right to dream, and that dreams are highly motivational tools. Besides his jovial nature, there is more to this young man than meets the eye. Certain experiences had nurtured in him a tenacious and relentless dedication in his endeavours as well. Shahril's passion and love for the sport of rugby had taught him the value of a cohesive unit. Also, it had cultivated a 'gung-ho' attitude in him, never shying away from challenging situations to lead his charges out on the field. A driven and inspirational individual, he never failed to be a talismanic figure for the numerous teams he was part of, one of which being the Under-20 Singapore National Team. His appointment as Captain of the Cheong Koon Seng (CKS) House during his time in Anglo-Chinese Junior College - Shahril's alma-mater - was evidence of his exceptional leadership. Shahril hopes his youthful exuberance will be beneficial to the Amber team.

Saumya Aggarwal believes strongly in the need for compassion and love amongst human beings. This involves going beyond awareness and making active changes in the lives of those who face exploitation and injustice every day. She is committed to using The Amber Initiative as a platform to positively impact the lives of people in bold, creative and lasting ways. She was previously a member of ECO Singapore, where she helped organise the National Youth Environment Forum to help youths lead an environmentally sustainable lifestyle. Saumya is currently a second year student at the National University of Singapore pursuing Economics, with a minor in Management.

Beverly is one of the newest edition to Amber, after being introduced by David, she found her chance to contribute to a cause that she has always had passion for. To her, Amber has been the answer to her question of how to channel her passion in a positive way. Upon joining Amber, she was immediately nominated to be part of the mentoring team for Northlight School.Beverly plans to immerse herself in social work and studies regarding trafficking in order to bring about a revolution in the heart of the youths.