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Maki joined the Food Foundation at the start of 2026 as a Citizen Engagement Assistant. Prior to the role, she worked for the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission as the Communications Assistant. Maki completed an MA in Ecology, Culture, and Society at the University of Goldsmiths in 2023, where she wrote about greenwashing and neocolonialism within aquaculture. In her practice as a creative health facilitator, she runs community events that bring together writing, cooking, nature crafts, plant folklore, and more.

I have chosen to become a Young Food Ambassador as more than ever, wealth inequalities result in people not having access to safe, nutritional food. With my own lived experience of free school meals, I better understand the struggle people have in being able to afford a balanced diet. Through the Food Foundation’s many projects, I hope to raise awareness of the growing food disparities and help others make their voice heard. Food is a human right that should be distributed evenly and produced sustainably to ensure that every child is well fed and able to flourish.