The Youth Collective Changemaker Award recognizes individuals and organizations whose work impacts and inspires young people through promoting ethical values, fostering dialogue, and driving action. 

Announcing our 2022 Changemakers…Hank and John Green!

Image of John and Hank Green, with John's arm around Hank, smiling in front of a VidCon screen.

We are thrilled to announce the recipients of this year’s Youth Collective Changemaker Award – brothers John and Hank Green!

This year’s honorees are known for their work in promoting knowledge about all kinds of subjects, combatting misinformation, and fostering media literacy skills. They were selected in partnership with our Youth Advisory Board, who admire how Hank and John inspire young people toward action, provide valuable information and resources, stand up for their beliefs, and use their many platforms to get people thinking about important issues.

John Green will accept the award live at the 2022 Summit on April 7th, 7pm-9pm ET and take part in a live Q&A.

Learn more about John and Hank and read the full announcement here.

John Green

John Green is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of books including The Fault in Our StarsTurtles All the Way Down, and The Anthropocene Reviewed. His books have received many accolades, including a Printz Medal, a Printz Honor, and an Edgar Award, and he has twice been a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize. With his brother, Hank, John has co-created many online video projects, including Vlogbrothers (youtube.com/vlogbrothers) and the educational channel Crash Course (youtube.com/crashcourse). John is also a MediaWise Ambassador because of his work to foster media literacy skills through his Crash Course series on Navigating Digital Information. He lives with his family in Indianapolis, Indiana. You can visit John online at johngreenbooks.com.

Hank Green

Hank Green started making YouTube videos 15 years ago with his brother, John. His love of the online community prompted Hank and John to co-found other endeavors, including VidCon, DFTBA.com, the Project for Awesome, and Complexly, which has produced nearly a dozen educational YouTube channels, including SciShow and Crash Course. Most recently, Hank and John are raising money to dramatically and systematically improve maternal health care in Sierra Leone. You can join them at PIH.org/hankandjohn.

2021 Changemakers