Maryam Bello
Co-Founder of Parkers Mobile Clinic and Executive Director of ITIS4Development
Maryam Bello is a visionary co-founder dedicated to revolutionizing healthcare access in the face of environmental challenges. She spearheads Parker's mobile clinic, a groundbreaking initiative employing telemedicine and innovative AI technology during climate-induced disasters, thus fortifying healthcare resilience currently impacting over 100k underserved people.
As the Executive Director of ITIS (Impact, Technology, Innovation, and Sustainability 4 Development), Maryam champions various impactful initiatives. Her work includes crafting clean cook stoves for rural women to curb carbon footprints, pioneering mobile applications for measuring carbon emissions, and designing climate advocacy curricula. Her outstanding contributions earned her prestigious accolades: Technovation Youth Representative at COP27, where she proposed pivotal curriculum guidelines for youths; a distinguished win as the UNDP Youth4Climate Sparking Solutions Finalist in 2023; and as a top 29 finalist among 500+ contestants in the Ashoka Green Change Makers 2023.
Maryam's impactful presence extends across international platforms. She was recently awarded as a COP29 Impact Maker, She represented Nigeria as a delegate at the African Youth Climate Assembly in Kenya 2023, COP28, showcased her leadership at the Youth Sustainability Development Conference 2023, and played a vital role at the Conference of Youth on Environment and Climate. Her overarching goal as a global influencer is to empower youth, advocating for sustainability and catalyzing change through disruptive technologies.
Maryam serves as a Global youth mobility ambassador and the chairperson for the third world youth assembly 2025 in Morocco where she supports in preparing the world youth statement and ensuring youth participation at the assembly and global ministerial conference, and serves as the host.
She’s on the Youth Advisory Board of EU and UNICEF Generation Unlimited where she ensures youth voices are implemented in global and local policy.
She recently got a scholarship into the International Youth Forum as a youth delegate by the international labour organization.