by Lana | J Dec, 2021 | Stories, The Award
HIYA SHAH_ Legacy Award Recipient " HIYA’S STORY_ Fundraising for the Girl Child Hiya saw from a young age the barriers and misogyny in society. In 2017, aged 14, Hiya launched ‘Fundraising for the Girl Child’, applying social entrepreneurship to elevate,...
by Lana | J Dec, 2021 | Stories, The Award
JAHIN RAHMAN_ Legacy Award Recipient " JAHIN’S STORY_ Efforts in Youth Development of Bangladesh During childhood, Jahin’s best friend was forced into a child marriage. Then, in third grade, Jahin’s friends were attacked by a group of 25 men during a...
by Lana | J Dec, 2021 | Stories, The Award
ROUDY ALI_ Legacy Award Recipient " ROUDY’S STORY_ AFAQ e.V. Roudy is a Kurdish activist from Afrin who was forced to marry and have a child while still a minor in Syria. Battling with the effects of war and asylum and reeling from the 28-day journey to...
by Lana | J Dec, 2021 | Stories, The Award
SIA GODIKA_ Legacy Award Recipient " SIA’S STORY_ Sole Warriors At the age of 13, Sia was concerned that people in her neighbourhood were not wearing footwear. She noticed adults and children with bruised and swollen feet and saw how construction labourers,...
by Lana | J Dec, 2021 | Stories, The Award
ADITYA DUBEY_ Legacy Award Recipient " ADITYA’S STORY_ Plant A Million Trees After experiencing respiratory infections and asthma as a result of severe air pollution in Delhi, Aditya founded ‘Plant a Million Trees’, an initiative that started off with him...
by Lana | J Dec, 2021 | Stories, The Award
TUNDE OYEBAMIJI_ Legacy Award Recipient " TUNDE’S STORY_ Lend an Arm While in his fourth year of medical school, Tunde was caring for a woman in labour when she started to bleed out. Unable to find a matching blood type, the patient died, and it had a...
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