These young change-makers are putting Thailand on a new path

Today’s youth are the gatekeepers of the future, but the world they are inheriting faces many pressing issues, from climate change to social inequality. As one generation cedes power to another, many young people are setting out to address these problems.

In Thailand, these five change-makers underscore the bright new possibilities that await when young people take the power to shape the world in their own hands.

Aukrit Unahalekhaka, Co-founder and CEO of Ricult

In Thailand, about a third of the labour force works in agriculture, according to the UN, but farmers earn just US$200 per month on average. Droughts, floods and other natural disasters made worse by climate change further threaten their well-being and security.

With Ricult, MIT-educated former software engineer and consultant Aukrit Unahalekhaka is leveraging machine learning and satellite imagery to…