Our Team
Vishal is from Fiji and has been part of the ICJ advisory opinion campaign for more than 4 years and is keen on seeing its success and the campaign journey continues. He has a background in international politics and is interested in the intersectionality between climate change and human rights and believes that the ClimateICJAO campaign has the potential to break the deadlock on ambitious climate action globally.
Our Campaign Team
Vishal Prasad
Director
Belyndar is from Solomon Islands and has been part of the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change since 2019. She holds a background in Bachelor of Laws and a Professional Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of the South Pacific and strongly believes that to have effective advocacy in Climate Justice there needs to be more emphasis in intergenerational equity and youth leadership from all levels.
Belyndar Rikimani
Campaigns and Research Lead
Abdul is from Fiji and joined PISFCC as the Campaigner for the ICJAO delivery. He has a background in health sciences and has been working on gender and climate justice with a special interest on Pacific Islanders of diverse SOGIESC (PIDSOGIESC) and the intersections of their realities and experience with climate change in the region. He believes that the ClimateICJAO has the potential to provide an inclusive and equitable approach to the climate crisis.
Abdul Mufeez Shaheed
Engagement and Outreach Lead
Lilieta is from the Kingdom of Tonga, and holds a background in History and Politics. She is the Project Officer for PISFCC, and works to amplify the voices of frontline communities facing the harsh realities of the climate crisis. Her role focuses on highlighting the lived experiences of Pacific peoples, whose ways of life, traditions, and ancestral knowledge systems are under immediate threat due to rising sea levels and ecological disruption. She is committed to ensuring that these cultural dimensions are at the heart of climate advocacy, especially through the #ClimateICJAO campaign for which she sees as a cultural and moral imperative.
Beyond her advocacy work, Lilieta is a passionate traditional sailor and paddler, deeply connected to the ocean and the cultural practices it sustains. She believes that intergenerational justice and indigenous resilience are key to a just and sustainable future for Pacific communities and the planet as a whole.
Lilieta Soakai
Narrative and Communications Lead
Sahil is a Programs Officer at the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC), where he coordinates program delivery, supports media and storytelling initiatives, manages partnerships and stakeholder engagement, and contributes to research, policy, digital campaigns, safeguarding, and data management. Sahil holds a double major in Politics and International Relations and Management and Public Administration from the University of the South Pacific. He has been an active member of PISFCC for over four years, passionately amplifying Pacific voices in the global climate justice movement
Vishal Prasad
Sahil Chandra
Programs Officer
Vineshni is from Fiji and holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce, specialising in Accounting and Information Technology from the University of Fiji. As our Finance and Administration Officer, she manages financial transactions, generates budgeting and financial reports, maintains accurate financial records, and provides administrative support, including scheduling, correspondence, and office management. She is dedicated to ensuring strong financial stewardship and efficient administrative support to maximise the organisation's impact in the fight against climate change. She believes that climate justice is a matter of social justice and equity, emphasising the collective power to shape a sustainable future for the planet and all its inhabitants.
Vineshni Ram
Finance and Operations Officer
Francine Elisaia is from Samoa and currently leads Digital Media for Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC). She holds an undergraduate degree in Environmental Science and also brings extensive experience and expertise in journalism and communications. Francine's journey as a climate advocate began at a young age, when she joined the Environmental Club at the United Nations International School.
This early exposure to climate issues, coupled with her deep-rooted pride in being a Pacific Islander, sparked her passion to advocate not just for Samoa, but for the entire Pacific region—bringing young Pacific voices not only to the table, but into the inception, development, and implementation of climate solutions.
As Digital Media Lead, Francine amplifies PISFCC’s key messages and campaigns across multiple platforms, reaching audiences across the Pacific and around the world, ensuring Pacific people's stories, testimonies, and lived experiences are heard far and wide.
Vishal Prasad
Francine Elisaia
Digital Media Lead
Ozayr is from Fiji and supports multilateral efforts and research. He holds a bachelor's in politics and law, and is completing a master’s in politics and international affairs. He advocates for intersectional human rights, decolonisation and climate justice. He promotes change from within and believes the ClimateICJAO is an important tool for addressing the climate crisis - creating tangible justice for our peoples, Pacific and beyond.
Ozayr Akbar
Climate Diplomacy Officer
Ani hails from Welagi Village, Taveuni, known as the Garden Islands of Fiji. She currently serves as the Youth Engagement Officer for the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC). She has been actively engaged in the youth and community space since 2019, participating in regional and global platforms to advance climate advocacy. As Youth Engagement Officer, she mobilizes, connects, and empowers young people across the Pacific. This involves building their capacity for climate advocacy, ensuring young people's voices are heard in regional and global decision-making spaces, and strengthening the network of young climate leaders driving change from the ground up.
Ani has been active in the youth space since 2019 and has remained deeply engaged ever since working across regional and global platforms to advance youth-led climate advocacy. She has been a committed supporter of the ICJ Advisory Opinion (ICJAO) movement since its 2019 launch, contributing to one of the most significant youth-driven climate justice campaigns in the Pacific and around the world. The ICJAO stands as a powerful reminder that young people are not just the leaders of tomorrow, but changemakers today capable of shaping international law and holding the world accountable for climate justice.
Ani Tuisausau
Youth Engagement Officer
Our Executive Committee
Siosiua
Veikune
PRESIDENT
Tonga
Joycelyn
Ahukela
SECRETARY
Solomon Islands
Camilla
Noel
VICE-PRESIDENT
Vanuatu
Bridget
Poiohia
TREASURER
Solomon Islands
Sharish
Kumar
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
Fiji
Stephen
Simon
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
Solomon Islands
