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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.
Esther Loke
Hilary Tseng
Ankita Varma
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.
Shunyi Ng is a final year student studying Music and Audio Techonolgy at
Singapore Polytechnic. He rocks my socks.
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.
Natalie Balakrishnan
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.