Timothy Sitanya | Youth Advocate, Climate Leader and Communicator

Nice to meet you 👋

Timothy with fellow delegates in front of the Sustainable Development Goals wall

Hi! My name is Timothy Sitanya, a youth advocate, climate leader, and communications and development specialist. As Youth Media Hub Lead, I turn important stories into short-form videos, podcasts, press digests and photojournalism that speak to young people online.

I am also the Executive Director of Elevate Zambia and a Youth Advisory Board Member at Inkaya Studio.

Selected partnerships include:

UNICEF ZambiaZambia Environmental Justice CoalitionOxfam

What I do

Zambia National Child Protection Conference 2026

Youth Media Advocate, UNICEF Zambia. Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Lusaka, 13 to 15 October 2026.

I covered the three-day national conference on Taking Stock: Progress, Financing and Systems Strengthening. I produced daily social media content for LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and the UNICEF Youth Media Hub WhatsApp channel, including reels, session highlights and key quotes from speakers, a final three-day digest, and a planned interview with a UNICEF regional office representative.

I also highlighted the children's core messages and policy demands for national and global action, helping amplify young people's voices in child protection.

Global Zero Waste Forum

Youth delegate

I attended and took part in high-level forum dialogues, representing international youth interests and contributing to global strategies on circular economies, resource efficiency and sustainable waste governance.

The Zambia Environmental Justice Coalition team in matching black t-shirts

Draw the Line: Save the Kafue

Zambia Environmental Justice Coalition, Global Days of Action

I led digital asset creation, visual timeline design and campaign messaging to highlight the environmental damage caused by local mining operations. The campaign raised public awareness of corporate accountability and community rights.

Timothy with fellow UNICEF Youth Media Hub advocates at IC 2025

UNICEF Youth Media Hub at IC 2025

Youth Media Advocate

My task was to document and amplify the voices of young people. I believe storytelling is advocacy, and I wanted to help spotlight the real issues children face. For me it was more than a role. It was a true privilege.

My favourite moment was Afrooz Kaviani Johnson's session on why children often don't reach out when they experience online harm. Her words on shame and fear made me realise how urgently we need to rebuild trust in child helplines. The joy of the opening and closing ceremonies was also a reminder of how strong we are when we unite.

The future of child protection must be co-created with young people, not just for them.

Selected partnerships

UNICEF Youth Media Hub

Digital content production and storytelling

As Youth Hub Lead and Youth Media Advocate, I lead the end-to-end creation of digital advocacy assets, including short-form videos, podcasts, daily press digests, photojournalism and scripts, made to engage diverse audiences across social platforms.

Zambia Environmental Justice Coalition

Campaign co-creation and strategy

With Oxfam and the Coalition, I worked on the "Draw the Line" campaign under the Global Days of Action. I produced multimedia assets, visual timelines of community impact, and digital advocacy toolkits demanding accountability on environmental justice and corporate pollution.

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