Dorain Amanda Clarke
Dorain Amanda Clarke is the founder of Youth Climate Voice Caribbean, a youth-led organization empowering young women and girls in small island developing states (SIDS) with digital tools to lead on climate resilience and advocacy. She has mobilized youth across multiple Caribbean islands through digital storytelling, policy engagement, and inclusive climate education, ensuring marginalized voices are heard and represented. As a passionate advocate for gender equity in the digital era, Dorain is committed to building a regional movement that puts Caribbean girls at the forefront of climate and tech leadership.
What does your work focus on?
Through my organization, Youth Climate Voice Caribbean (YCVC), I am committed to equipping youth especially young women and girls in SIDS with digital tools to become leaders in climate resilience and advocacy. Our mission is to bridge the digital and climate knowledge gaps through inclusive platforms that amplify youth voices across the Caribbean.
In many island communities, women and girls lack access to digital literacy, representation in STEM, and a seat at the decision-making table. YCVC challenges that reality by training young people in digital storytelling, video content creation, policy communication, and online advocacy, allowing them to speak out on climate issues that directly affect them. We conduct interactive webinars, create youth-led campaigns, and partner with schools and grassroots organizations to promote digital engagement for climate justice.
We are intentional about platforming young women by featuring their work, providing them with media training, and connecting them with regional opportunities. We also foster a safe space for collaboration through digital hubs and mobile-accessible content ensuring that even youth in underserved areas can participate.
By focusing on SIDS, where vulnerability to both climate change and digital exclusion is high, YCVC ensures that Caribbean girls and women aren’t left behind in digital transformation. Instead, they are at the forefront leading, innovating, and inspiring change.
What is the impact and scalability?
Youth Climate Voice Caribbean (YCVC) has already impacted youth across multiple islands by
providing accessible, youth-friendly digital content and engagement opportunities in climate
education. We’ve successfully featured grassroots youth projects from Guyana, Dominica, Barbados, and beyond — shining a light on climate solutions led by youth, especially young women, in vulnerable communities.
Our webinars, short videos, and climate Q&A sessions reach youth across different platforms,
engaging over 5,000 people through Instagram and YouTube alone. The feedback from students and youth organizations confirms that we are not only filling a communication gap —but nurturing a new generation of digitally active environmental leaders.
The project is highly scalable. We plan to expand through:
1) A mobile-friendly platform that offers climate toolkits and storytelling resources
2) Hosting cross-island youth labs to train participants in digital activism
3) Translating content into multiple Caribbean languages and dialects
4) Partnering with regional schools to deliver climate-digital workshops
What does being selected as an ITU160 Gender Champion mean to you, and how will you use this platform?
Becoming an ITU160 Gender Champion would be more than a title it would be a responsibility I carry with purpose and pride. As a young Caribbean woman in the climate and digital advocacy space, I’ve seen firsthand how gender inequalities still limit access, leadership, and voice. But I’ve also seen the power of change when young women are given a platform and the tools to lead.
Through Youth Climate Voice Caribbean, I’ve dedicated myself to creating those platforms, especially for girls and women from underserved communities and island nations. With digital tools, we can raise awareness, advocate for policy change, and tell our stories on our own terms. But access alone isn’t enough we need mentorship, representation, and support.
As a Gender Champion, I commit to:
1) Advocate for gender-responsive digital policies in SIDS
2) Support youth-led, women-led climate tech projects
3) Collaborate with ITU networks to improve digital literacy for girls
4) Host digital gender equity workshops through YCVC and partner organizations
4) Serve as a regional voice ensuring that no island girl is left behind in the digital age
I want to be part of a global movement that’s not just closing the gender gap—but redefining what leadership looks like in the digital era. As a Caribbean voice in that conversation, I will carry the stories, struggles, and strengths of my community with me, and use this platform to help others rise.