#21 Jan Kairel Guillermo 🇵🇭 - Climate, arts & leaving no one behind

<p>🇵🇭 Jan is an artist, climate activist and survivor of Super Typhoon Haiyan that ravaged the Philippines in 2013. He uses performing arts to raise awareness on the climate crisis and works to engage the art sector in climate negotiations.&nbsp;</p><p>We discuss his first life as a civil servant at the Government Youth Council and his second life dedicated to climate advocacy, at grassroots and international level.&nbsp;</p><p>At grassroots level, he founded LEYTEAM to empower the youth from his hometown Leyte to take action for the climate and at international level, he is engaged with YOUNGO to organise the COY and make sure that under-represented countries are around the negotiation table.</p><br><p>💪 Listen to him 5 minutes and you’ll understand that Jan is a fighter and a driven leader who just wants the best for his community in Leyte.</p><br><p>🎤 “In my province, people are just busy surviving every day. Our life is just to survive… and another typhoon will come in the next few months… and survive again. It's difficult. Climate is not a joke. Our main industry is agriculture, which is disturbed by the unforeseen climate patterns. In our province, we don't have other jobs, we don't have manufacturing, and tourism is also affected by climate change. It's a personal commitment for my second life.”&nbsp;</p><br><p>❤️ <strong>TIMELINE:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>6’ - Being elected at 18 in the Government Youth Council</p><p>23’ - Empowering youth through traditional performing arts to take action for the climate</p><p>44’ - Surviving super typhoon Haiyan in 2013</p><p>49’ - Enhancing youth participation in climate negotiations through YOUNGO</p><p>57’ - Organizing the Conference of Youth (COY), leading to the Conference of the Parties (COP)</p><p>66’ - Being a bridge with his community and bringing back all the opportunities</p><p>74’ - Fighting and surviving everyday</p><br><p>🎤 ”I want people to remember Jan as a tough and strong leader, but who has a sense of humour. A Jan that is caring, but who will push you to