Daniela V. Fernandez is a wonderful example of a social entrepreneur. At just 19 years old, Daniela founded the Sustainable Ocean Alliance. Fueled by her passion for the sea and making the world a healthier, safer place, she started an organization that strives to save the ocean and reduce greenhouse gasses by forty five percent in twelve years. To do this, Daniela is enlisting the help of young entrepreneurs across more than one hundred and fifty countries. This makes the Sustainable Ocean Alliance the world’s largest network of young ocean leaders.
I particularly like the work of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance due to it’s unique target market. Instead of targeting young kids or older adults, Daniela targeted the teenagers and young adults that fall right in the middle. In my experience, this group is often overlooked when it comes to climate change. Often times, this demographic is taught all about the environment and it’s importance
throughout elementary school, and then again once they graduate college. However, there is a key time when young entrepreneurs are in high school and college where there is a lack of information being given about the impact human’s are having on the world. Daniela discovered this problem in her area of passion, and got to work creating a very 
effective solution.
The Sustainable Ocean Alliance grew rapidly in it’s first five years due to the large amount of positive public response. Daniela was listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur in 2019, as well as a whole laundry list of other awards and accomplishments.
Daniela’s success is a tribute to the change she is making in this world. Where other’s might back down from this large of a challenge, Daniela stood out from the crowd. She is not daunted by the size of the problem. In my eyes, this shows her true passion. She clearly wants to see change, and is more than willing to work for it.
To read more about Daniela: https://www.forbes.com/profile/daniela-v-fernandez/?sh=5d4a71006bef
To learn more about the Sustainable Ocean Alliance: https://www.soalliance.org/
What an awesome read. I love the approach she took for a target market. A lot of people think the wealthy are the only people who can effect positive climate change because they can just throw money at the problem. However, Daniela turned that idea on its head and targeted a demographic she knew would be passionate about effecting real change. Its awesome to see people our age getting recognition and helping our ecological health trend in the right direction.