Jordyn Bryant
Age: 14
Hometown: Madison, IN
Occupation: Founder of World Wakers & Student
Even though she’s only 14, Jordyn Bryant has the unselfish savvy of someone at least twice her age. She started World Wakers, an organization determined to ‘wake up’ humanity to a scope of issues that call for attention. These days World Wakers is raising money in order to found a water system in Liberia, Africa. By joining forces with Eric Wowoh and the Change Agent Network, Jordyn Bryant has helped collect money and rouse people to pay attention to the crisis for clean water in a country that desperately needs it.
Through a Bible study she organized at her middle school, Jordyn became moved to do something bigger than simply meeting up with a few like-minded students.
“I began to feel that we could be so much more than just a group of kids that met every week,” she says. “The very first thing that came to mind was to raise money to build a water system. I was still a little skeptical about the idea, so I kept it to myself for about a week.”
World Wakers’ immediate mission is to provide 20,000 people with clean water in Lofa County, Africa, a laudable objective that World Wakers is on their way to achieving.
Away from her studies in school and her fundraising efforts, Jordyn indulges in her creative passions, namely writing, playing her guitar, photography, and theater.
“I believe art is a powerful way to inspire people,” she explains. “I love incorporating quotes or lyrics into art, and I’ve found that it’s a powerful way to get a message across. I think that we take words for granted. Words can literally change someone’s life, and a lot of people fail to see that.”
Unbelievably sage advice from a young lady wise beyond her years. For her humanitarian and fundraising efforts, and for just giving us hope for the future, we think Jordyn Bryant is a very Cool Girl!
You can check out World Wakers online through their various social media pages:
Facebook: World Wakers
Instagram: worldwakers_
Twitter: @WorldWakers
And you can see more on their website, worldwakers.com.