Ariff is a passionate advocate for youth empowerment and serves as the Advocacy Director for Youth United for Earth, where he co-authored a policy brief for the Minister of NRES on youth engagement in climate action. He also leads BASE Initiative, a student-led NGO that provides the necessary tools for high-school students to further their education and is a member of UNICEF-EAPRO’s Young People’s Action Team. He has been a part of the UNICEF Young Leaders Program fellowship where he presented a budget recommendation proposal for the 2023 National Budget, advised on the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, and co-directed the UNICEF World Children’s Day event. Under this fellowship, he has worked on a variety of thematic areas such as governance, climate action and finally, education where his team received funding to create an English communication toolkit for students in low-income households.