It was a moment in year 12 when Emma Kennedy was reminded, society isn’t equal.

At an orientation day, Emma was paired with a Year 10 student who was using a wheelchair while recovering from a leg injury. While trying to provide a tour of the school, it was apparent that the everyday ease of stairs, curbs and gutters we’re an everyday struggle for those with a physical disability.

“It would take us three times as long to get somewhere just because we’d have to go the full way around, and in poor weather conditions, using a ramp often required walking into the rain.”

Beating inequalities like this is passionate to the communication expert. Emma takes countless steps to achieve equality. So much so, she’s been handpicked to attend September’s Camp 2030, a global camp that gathers the best changemakers from around the world to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

Seven of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals have been selected for Camp 2030 and assigned to different teams who attend. Emma and her team have the goal of reducing inequality.

“Change isn’t led by one person,” Emma stated. “The importance of building a community of like-minded and change driven people is critical.”

On September 11, in New York state, Emma will embark on a six-day journey, meeting over 300 people aged between 18-35 from over 61 countries who have come together to problem solve some of the world’s greatest and most wicked challenges.