Ella Bella was appointed the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Youth Ambassador for Southern Africa in 2009 .
She attended the International Children and Youth Conference in the Republic of Korea, where she presented the Miss Earth South Africa Educational Initiatives. Later that year she was part of the youth delegation invited to represent the African Youth Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark at the United Nations Global Climate Conference, COP 17. There she presented to schools on the importance of the UNFCCC, Policy, Green Economy and our responsibility of becoming a green consumer as a member of a global community.
In her capacity as the UN Youth Ambassador, she has initiated several school Tree Planting Programmes for the UN's "Plant a Billion Tree Campaign" and the "Seal the Deal" support drive, ahead of the UNFCCC conference. Global Climate Week inspires youth from around the world to participate in Environmental activities, during the South African Global Climate Week, the team visited  2000 learners around South Africa, started 50 vegetable gardens, along with SANCCOB released 24 African Penguins and planted over 1 237 trees. 
 

Another International affiliated project that has been adopted was the SAVE THE FROGS DAY when awareness amongst children about saving frogs, toad and other amphibians turned into SAVE THE FROGS month because it was so well received by schools around South Africa, having educated and tweaked the amphibian interested with boys and girls alike in 15 schools and in 5 provinces.  
 
Ella Bella was appointed the Director of Generation Earth where she will be continuing the Green Action in South Africa and around the World.

In celebration of 2010 World Environment Day 2010, Ella Bella was invited to join fellow African Youth in Kigali Rwanda for the UNEP, TUNZA African Youth Environment Network Conference. She addressed youth from all over Africa on the importance of green community projects, women empowerment and starting with children as Green Home Police. During her trip in Rwanda, Ella Bella was asked to address the United Nations Biodiversity Delegation, which included environmental ministers and presidential parties from around the world. It was here that she spoke on Biomimicry and Biodiversity and its impact on the African youth. As well as incorporating the FIFA Soccer World Cup's impact on South Africans and Africa as a continent.

Having taught in several countries around the world, Cambodia, Swaziland, Botswana and the Philippines, Ella Bella is equipped in understanding diverse audiences and the skill of adaption to age, language and cultural barriers, knowledge and comprehension levels. Ella Bella is the Miss Earth South Africa's educational officer, and heads up the various educational programmes for their greening initiatives around South Africa. The Miss Earth South Africa's key objective is to empower women and educate children across South Africa.
 
This young woman is a Witwatersrand Masters Graduate, having completed her Bachelor of Education Degree and Master in Arts; Drama, Performance and Education. She is a dynamic and eloquent speaker who inspires all kinds of people; children, youth, corporates, community members and not-so-greenly greens, To Get Up, Green Up, Put on their Green Glasses and TAKE ACTION...

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