According to SPC, the women have helped shape development in the region.
Fruean has not let age be a deterrent when it comes to advocating for climate change issues in her native Samoa and the wider Pacific.
In fact, her youth has served as an advantage when speaking to her peers about the need to take urgent action on an issue that looms large in their lives In addition, she’s emerged as a voice of Pacific youth on climate change, speaking on behalf of the region’s young people at international summits, according to the SPC website.
