From Waste to Energy

Celeste Tesoriero, Shyaka Farid Lwanyaaga & Mathew Stokes

SCR 1 - JUNE 2024

At its core, ReclAIMEd is about reclaiming and repurposing, whether it's materials, spaces, or even narratives. It goes beyond simple reuse, seeking to uncover the hidden potential in what has been discarded or overlooked and transform it into something regenerative and meaningful. This approach aligns seamlessly with the Lab’s focus on systemic change, as it challenges entrenched systems and conventional ways of thinking, offering alternative models for sustainable living, creative innovation, and community engagement. By combining practical action with imaginative solutions, ReclAIMEd demonstrates how transformation can begin at both the individual and systemic levels, showing that what we reclaim today can shape a more resilient, equitable, and vibrant tomorrow.

Project Leads

Name: Celeste Tesoriero
Position: Founder, Sonzai Studios
Bio: Celeste Tesoriero is the founder of Sonzai Studios, a sustainability consultancy helping fashion, technology and lifestyle brands balance purpose, creativity and commercial success. With over 15 years of international experience, including running her own award-nominated sustainable label and leading environmental innovation as Sustainability Manager at Roland Mouret, Celeste has become a guiding voice in reshaping how fashion relates to the planet. Her awakening came while living and working in Bali, where witnessing pollution in local dye houses sparked her commitment to environmentally conscious design. Today, through Sonzai Studios and Marle Women, a platform she created to celebrate women across generations, Celeste champions mindful consumption, ethical production and optimism in the power of change.
Name: Shyaka Farid Lwanyaaga
Position: Global Mentor & The Bard, AIME
website: LinkedIn!
Bio: Shyaka Farid Lwanyaaga is a leader, knowledge sharer, bard, and designer devoted to nurturing community well-being through creativity, innovation, and collaboration. With a education background in Public Health from Cavendish University, he weaves together design thinking, leadership, and social impact to help people and communities flourish. As Founder and Head of Design at Buntu Wellbeing Experience Network, Shyaka has, since 2017, crafted experiences that awaken holistic health and human connection. He also serves as Co-CEO at AIME, after leading its mentorship programs across Uganda and East Africa. Before this, as CEO of Ability Beyond Borders (ABeBo), he worked to expand inclusion and opportunity, always guided by a belief in the transformative power of shared knowledge and care.
Name: Mathew Stokes
Position: Indigenous Partnerships & IMAGI-NATION Ambassador, AIME
Bio: Matty Stokes is a former AFL player who played over 200 games and was part of two Premiership-winning teams. Following his playing career, Matty transitioned into leadership roles off the field, serving as Indigenous Engagement and Programs Manager with the AFL and later as People and Engagement Manager at the Geelong Football Club. Deeply committed to empowering others, he has dedicated his post-football career to mentoring and supporting young people, particularly within Indigenous communities. Matty believes that meaningful engagement, through action, connection, and opportunity, is key to creating lasting change and his work with AIME as the Co-CEO, Indigenous Partnerships & IMAGI-NATION Ambassador demonstrates this. His work reflects a lifelong passion to foster belonging, and help others realise their potential, empowerment in marginalised communities and for whom he works.
2024 JUNE RESIDENTS

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