Nwede Chiamaka Stellamaris is a researcher and scholar, and graduate student in public affairs and community development at Rutgers the state University of New Jersey, Camden campus. With over three years of cross-sector experience, she focuses on education, climate change, and poverty alleviation. She founded The Stellamaris Foundation to promote education and alleviate poverty by children living in vulnerable communities in Nigeria. Nwede is also a mentor, climate change annd quality education advocate, and content creator for promoting the Sustainable Development Goals.