WFAD, together with the Young Professionals Advisory Board (YPAB), a youth-led initiative of the Drug Free America Foundation, is pleased to invite you to the sixth session in our six-month Youth-Led Webinar Series.

Taking place on 19 November 2026 at 14:00–14:30 CET, the webinar will highlight the essence of integrating youth voices in prevention efforts, while showcasing best-practice examples of youth advisory boards and other youth-led activities. 

The session will feature Abel Ondigo and Sneha Kuriachan Padayattil.  
Abel is a Kenyan youth leader, climate and environmental advocate, and development practitioner passionate about youth empowerment, child protection, and community-led change. He is the founder and chairperson of Mpenda Mazingira Youth Initiative, supports youth mentorship and subustance ues prevention through Kijana Imara Initiative, and a Youth Advisory Board Member representing Kajiado, Kenya, under the Voices for Change East Africa. 

Sneha is a Catalyst at Fourth Wave Foundation, working towards prevention of substance abuse among children and youth. Her role involves designing and implementing effective prevention campaigns for social media and mass communication. She is an animator of ‘So Why I Engage’, the youth engagement platform of Fourth Wave Foundation, that is instrumental in facilitating engagement, participation, and capacity building among teenagers and young adults on critical social issues, including substance abuse prevention. 

We hope you will be able to join us for this youth-led discussion.