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Maya Penn is 14 years old and lives in the USA.
She is an eco-fashion designer, children’s book author, artist, animator, coder, public speaker, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and environmentalist.
She founded her eco-fashion line, Maya’s Ideas, when she was just 8 years old.
Maya spent a huge chunk of the past six years designing and hand-making clothing and accessories out of organic cotton, hemp, bamboo, and vintage silks and wools. “No matter how big my company gets,” she says, “I will always use eco-friendly materials. No matter what”.
Maya donates 10 to 20 percent of her company’s profits to organizations she admires including Live Thrive Atlanta and the Captain Planet Foundation.
Read more about Maya’s story at https://grist.org/people/this-14-year-old-will-fix-the-planet-before-she-graduates/