JAYCHELE NICOLE SCHENCK

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UNITED STATES, 16

Project: Gen Z We Want to Live
Focus Area: Youth Leadership/Curriculum Design

Jaychele is a 16-year-old student activist, and the Co-founder and Executive Director of Gen Z: We Want To Live – a national youth organization and coalition of youth activists fighting for Gen Z against all forms of oppression and injustice.

Jaychele’s activism also includes speaking at rallies, meeting with government officials and testifying at the statehouse. She has launched five businesses and organizations, and worked with organizations like Young Voices, Sunrise Providence, Zero Hour, Planned Parenthood, March for Our Lives, Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence, among many others. She has been featured in over 15 newspaper and TV outlets.

More: www.genzwwtl.org
Facebook : @wewanttolive
Instagram : @genzwwtl

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