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“Our youngest Cycle 01 cohort members were also among our most ambitious. Sophia Tabibian and Lulu Goulet-Hofsass, were just 15 when they participated in the prize, and were mentored by Bruce Mau—who took on the opportunity to help refine and expand their Covalence project, and continues to offer support and guidance following the prize. In the video (above), Mau emphasizes that design is inherently a community-based practice, and that intergenerational collaboration is key to solving climate-based issues. Activism sometimes isn’t enough, he says, and decided with the mentees that “Actionism” is perhaps a better term for what they’re working towards.

Both Tabibian and Goulet-Hofsass describe how the Young Climate Prize has been invaluable in scaling Covalence and its impact from a local network of community groups to a truly global organization. Tabibian learned from Bruce how to rethink systems in order to become a better leader, while Goulet-Hofsass was able to turn her climate frustration into triumph at expanding their goal of getting more young people involved in the fight to save the environment.”