Keya Lamba

Keya Lamba is an early childhood education specialist and co-founder of Earth Warriors, the world's first organization providing a climate education curriculum for 3 to 11-year-olds.1 She has extensive experience in early childhood education, having taught in classrooms, designed teacher professional development programs, and created play-based curricula for low-resource settings over the past nine years.1

Education and Background

Keya holds a Master's Degree in International Education Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she was an Early Childhood Education Zaentz Fellow.1 She also has an undergraduate degree in International Development and Chinese from UCLA.1

Professional Experience

After co-founding Earth Warriors, Keya joined The Economist Educational Foundation as their Head of Development in October 2022.25 In this role, she continues to work in the field of education, focusing on development initiatives.

Work at Earth Warriors

At Earth Warriors, Keya and her co-founder Shweta Bahri have been working on climate change education for young learners.6 The organization has implemented various initiatives, including a Global Pen Pal Programme3 and providing free curriculum resources for primary schools in countries like Botswana and Zambia.4

Keya's work at Earth Warriors demonstrates her commitment to combining early childhood education with climate action, aiming to create a positive impact on young learners and the environment.