Our youth ambassadors

Fatima is an activist with a passion in supporting others to reach their potential and creating safe spaces for communities to drive change, connect and thrive!

Fatima currently works in the third sector in youth mental health, delivering as well as competing her degree in Social Work. She is an intersectional feminist and brings lots of experience in community development, youth work and politics settings.

Freya is a university student studying geography who is interested in the charity sector. Alongside CWT, she has experience with an outdoor education charity and policy work promoting carers' rights. Drawing on her experiences growing up, Freya's interests within mental health lie in supporting young people with anxiety and caring responsibilities. Freya is a proudly committed wild swimmer and finds outdoor pursuits extremely beneficial for her own wellbeing. 

Georgia is from South Wales and works as a Mental Health and Community Coordinator at SVC and as a volunteer with Mind. She’s also worked with organisations like Action for Children, and has coordinated projects abroad with the British Red Cross in Portugal and Play Action International in Uganda. Georgia has always enjoyed helping others, particularly those who are vulnerable in her local community. Her main interest is supporting projects and initiatives linked to mental health, an area that is close to her heart due to her own experiences. She wants to use her journey to raise awareness, support those who are struggling, and help make a meaningful difference for future mental health support. She's excited to be supporting the amazing work of the Charlie Waller Trust and contributing to their mission as a Youth Ambassador.

Holly loves films, makeup, and finding new ways to justify adding more clothes to her already full wardrobe. She used to spend her time on stage performing in musical theatre, but now she channels her energy into discovering new movies and creative projects. Holly is deeply passionate about mental health and is committed to raising awareness, offering support, and encouraging open conversations around well-being. She’s always ready to listen, whether it’s about life’s big moments or just a funny story. And, of course, her Rottweiler is always by her side, stealing the spotlight! Holly Whitfield 

Jonah Sharma is a creative producer, writer and performer currently based in Manchester. He is a co-founder of community arts organisation Purple Collective, for whom he has co-ordinated over 20 arts events. He also works as a freelancer, having worked on Serious’ London Jazz Festival in 2024 and with the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester in 2025 on the delivery of events ranging from a panel discussion to a day of music festival programming. In the future, Jonah would like to launch his own arts workshops in Manchester, continuing to impact his community in a positive way and forging opportunities for creative expression for people of all ages.

Khadijah is passionate about supporting others and fostering well-being, which drives her aspiration to work in the mental health sector. Becoming a Youth Ambassador at the Charlie Waller Trust brings Khadijah closer to this goal, allowing her to contribute meaningfully while continuing to grow both personally and professionally. 

Yasmine is a writer and spoken word from London. She’s really passionate about using creativity and storytelling as mediums to explore and validate the lived experiences of marginalised groups from a place of vulnerability and care. As a neurodivergent person of colour, she’s interested in researching the link between mental health and neurodiversity through an intersectional lens and contribute to wider already existing conversations. Yasmine is very excited and grateful to be part of the Youth Ambassador Team.

Zaph has a Bachelors in Psychology and Philosophy and works in EDI, specialising in tackling disability and LGBT+ discrimination.

During their degree, they put words to their experiences of being a multiply disabled young person with complex mental health. They took an interest in how strong communities can be critical in supporting those with mental health conditions (especially those who also experience identity based discrimination) and became a Youth Ambassador at the Charlie Walker Trust to see this theory through to practice.