Melissa Sprouse

Favorite thing about working on Anvaya Feats Projects and Initiatives: The fact that Anvaya Feats provides opportunities and a chance to gain much-needed experience to progress in my chosen field and connect with other people and organizations through strategic partnerships

The Sustainable Development Goals that mean the most to me:

• Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. I find myself relating to and agreeing with this goal to a great degree because I often hear of people not being satisfied with their jobs and working on autopilot, and I would really like for everyone to get work they would enjoy doing.

  
  

• Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. This is also really important to me because I come from a culture that places girls and women in very specified roles in society which limits their potential immensely. I believe men and women should be on equal footing regarding all matters because they shouldn't be treated less than for looking and sounding differently than men.

  
  

• Reduce inequality within and among countries. This goal is also paramount because I have personally experienced inequality within my own country regarding my disability, whereas visiting the United States was the complete opposite and I was given respect and treated without pity or fear. I was lucky that I got to experience that, many people never never have and I want to see that changed.