2021 Starling Collective Cohort

Agita founded Bullyid App, which uses AI to identify cyberbullying as well as other forms of harassment and domestic violence.

Alayne is working to increase awareness of mutual aid at a national level to explore the possibilities of this culture of giving to improve the quality of life for all.

Alicia is promoting solidarity between community members with the purpose of eradicating food insecurity in the urban area of ​​Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and its border areas.

Aline is the creator and founder of the Agbara Fund, 1st philanthropic fund for black women in Brazil.

Amie is building friendship and community to end loneliness and social isolation.

16-year-old Anya is working to bridge the privilege gap in her community by targeting the disparity between the quality of teaching in private schools and the quality of teaching in state schools.

14-year-old Ashley is organizing packing parties for hope bags with supplies for those who are experiencing homelessness and is helping other youths get involved in their communities.

Bernard is working to make mental health and wellness services easily available for vulnerable groups in Tanzania.

Carlos is building connections amongst 5 slave descendant communities in Brazil.

Collin is inspiring giving through music with a live music festival that is performed in different parts of Uganda.

Davi is uniting transgender people and health employees to initiate the process of organizing our needs.

Dameyonna is empowering young women and girls through events and curriculum focused on self-love, self-respect, and self-understanding.

Diana is creating and promoting giving circles as a means to engage the community and increase generosity in Colombia,

Elizabeth is launching Fund a Minority, an innovative approach that connects potential donors with marginalized entrepreneurs.

Ellie is setting up a local economic justice campaign in Georgia, using the arts to humanize, amplify, and rally people together.

Gabriela is working to reforest areas affected by fire in Brazil and educate Brazilians on sustainability and conservation.

Georgina is creating spaces with young people from different social realities to learn skills to listen, to look at themselves and others, from a place of empathy.

Hafsa co-founded Peer-Minded, a youth-led mental health organization in the UAE empowering and equipping students to take charge of their wellbeing.

Imane Lakbachi is a 22-year-old gender equality advocate from Casablanca, Morocco.

Javier is leading theater plays with puppets and workshops that highlight the importance of generosity and decent work.

Jessica is launching a project to create in-school pantries and laundry rooms in Title 1 schools across the United States.

Jinyi Duan is the Executive Director of The Flavor Continues, a nonprofit who serves the street and club dance communities, advocating for the continued authentic culture of these various dance forms.

Joseline is working to combat religious and institutional racism that affects traditional peoples, with an emphasis on peripheral black and Afro-religious women.

Kersha aims to connect Guam's youth with opportunities for continued education and career exploration.

Magdalena is reaching out to the most vulnerable communities in Chile without access to oral health with the idea of Social Dentistry.

Malou is working to launch BloodBud, a blood donation app on a mission to grow a thriving blood donor community in Barbados.

Maria is creating writing communities to connect and support other migrant workers in Hong Kong.

14-year-old Mateo bakes and sells cookies with his sister to support families in need in Cali, Colombia.

Michael is working to build a gaming community that unites gamers, as well as artists of all kinds, to give back.

Mihai is working to raise awareness of autism through photography and storytelling.

Mundih is raising awareness of Epilepsy through school programs, educative talk in communities, social media, and local media outlets.

Nat is building a feminist brewery project that aims at creating a space in which we can learn brewing in a decentralized, peer-to-peer way, experiment with fermentation, get creative, and build a community embedded in feminist history and values.

Nguyen Tran Thuy Tien is launching a Deaf Empowerment project to empower deaf leaders by building confidence and skills in leadership and policy influencing.

Nicole is a creative connector in Philadelphia and is working to provide emerging artists more opportunities and stability while connecting communities with art and outreach.

Nikole is equipping survivors to lead in ending the cycle of sexual violence.

Omar is s providing support to vulnerable communities in Venezuela by facilitating access to mental health and rehabilitation services.

Pearl is building inclusive opportunities and activities to help African migrants, vulnerable groups and minorities in Milan to positively integrate into their communities.

Phil is working to connect communities by encouraging neighborhood outreach and skill sharing, with a focus on addressing loneliness and isolation in the elderly population.

Rafael is working with youth to promote human rights and creating urban gardens for access to fresh food in vulnerable populations.

Khadijah works to challenge medical discrimination toward refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers in Malaysia.

Sherry is creating micro-employment opportunities for youths with special needs to engage and empower them.

Shougat is using video storytelling to dismantle extremism and encourage generosity, empathy, equity, and social justice among people for more peaceful communities.

Sinoxolo is a skilled communicator who is creating a wellness program to address bullying

Sureya is building the Healing Circle program to help women in the community to heal from traumas, such as gun violence, domestic abuse, loss of a child, and more.

Tumiso is spreading period positivity and finding ways to help provide sanitary towels for less privileged school-going girls across Kenya.

Ver is transforming dilapidated structures in slums and rural communities with his colorful murals.

Vinod is leading efforts to establish cafes for migrants to receive help with employment, health programs, and information exchange.

Winfred helping to spread awareness of dyslexia and support parents and teachers.

Winifred is an advocate and leader, connecting people living with Sickle Cell Disorder to specialists, doctors, and hospitals in emergency situations.