Jul 1, 2020 · Melati and Isabel Wijsen join the likes of Greta Thunberg and Felix Finkbeiner as young influencers addressing climate change and our human impact on the environment. It was a chance conversation in a school hall that gave Melati Wijsen and her sister Isabel the inspiration for their latest social venture.

Feb 10, 2020 · Around the world, youngsters like Melati Wijsen and her sister, Isabel, are taking a stand, campaigning for change to protect their future and that of the planet. The girls grew up on the Indonesian island of Bali, where the sun-soaked golden beaches had become strewn with plastic waste washed up by the ocean. So, in 2013, the sisters – then ...

An 18 year old Indonesian/Dutch activist and change maker. Founded Bye Bye Plastic Bags with younger sister and has been leading the movement driven by youth since 2013. Have successfully banned plastic bags, straws and Styrofoam on their home island Bali as of 2019. Has also started the people movement One Island One Voice and the social enterprise, Mountain …

Sep 21, 2021 · Melati Wijsen was just 12-years-old when she founded Bye Bye Plastic Bags with her younger sister in Bali. The organization imagines a world free of plastic bags, but also one where people - in particular, young people - feel empowered to act justly.

Jan 22, 2021 · Melati Wijsen, 20 A self-proclaimed “full-time changemaker”, Melati founded Bye Bye Plastic Bags with her younger sister at the age of 12. After working with like-minded people and organizations, their advocacy led to a ban on plastic bags, styrofoam and plastic straws on their home island of Bali, Indonesia, in 2019.

Jan 24, 2020 · Melati Wijsen. The 2020s have to be a decade of action, said Melati, who helped achieve a ban on plastic ...

Sep 23, 2019 · The Co-Chairs of the Sustainable Development Impact Summit 2019 are Jesper Brodin, CEO and President, Ingka Group (IKEA Retail, Ingka Centres, Ingka Investments); Sebastián Piñera Echenique, President of Chile; Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands; and Melati Wijsen, Co-founder, Bye Bye Plastic Bags.

Jul 24, 2021 · Melati Wijsen helped bring about bans on certain types of plastic in Bali and now she’s travelled the world meeting other young activists. A documentary of her work and travels was shown at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Jan 13, 2022 · Regardless of the perceived government inaction, Melati Wijsen and her sister Isabel are training up a generation by giving them the tools to make a difference. YOUTHTOPIA offers on-the-ground local workshops and training for young people who want to become “changemakers”.

Dec 16, 2019 · Bali generates enough plastic every day to fill a 14-story building, with 95% of plastic bags thrown away. Sixteen-year-old Isabel Wisjen, along with her 12-year-old sister, Melati, embarked on a campaign to eradicate plastic waste on her home island.