LEGACY AWARD RECIPIENTS

The Legacy Award Ceremony took place at the Science Museum in March 2024, with awards presented by HRH The Prince of Wales in The Diana Award’s 25th anniversary year.

Alizey Khan
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Alizey Khan

Alizey was exposed to poverty from a very young age, growing up in a city where half the population survives on less than $2 per day.

Chiara Riyanti Hutapea Zhang
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Chiara Riyanti Hutapea Zhang

Chiara wanted to take action after finding out about the lack of access to education for ‘landfill children’ in Southeast Asia.

Christina Williams
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Christina Williams

Christina is a highly accomplished student advocate from Jamaica who has been integral in the ongoing transformation of the education sector in the Caribbean.

Dejea Lyons
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Dejea Lyons

Dejea has dedicated herself to working for a better future for her home, the Cayman Islands, with the hope to create a future free of environmental destruction.

Gabrielle Wong
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Gabrielle Wong

Gabrielle is a passionate young leader who is determined to improve the quality of computer education in rural communities worldwide.

Gobhanu Sasankar Korisepati
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Gobhanu Sasankar Korisepati

Recognising the barriers that traditional financial services pose to impoverished minority groups by refusing loans due to insufficient financial collateral, Gobhanu was driven to create a solution.

Hailey Richman
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Hailey Richman

Alzheimer’s disease is a very lonely one, both for the patient and caregiver. As a young carer, Hailey wanted to create a community that supported those in similar situations.

Joel Nkeonye Mordi
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Joel Nkeonye Mordi

Joel is an inspirational human rights advocate. After experiencing extremely challenging times, they felt compelled to tell his story authentically.

Maddison O'Gradey
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Maddison O'Gradey

Maddison is a mental health lived experience advocate committed to reducing the stigma around mental illness.

Manasi Gupta
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Manasi Gupta

Mental health advocacy and making mental health services accessible and affordable is one of the most remarkable selfless activities carried out by Manasi.

Nafira Nayeem Ahmad
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Nafira Nayeem Ahmad

Nafira has always felt a profound sense of injustice at her unfair society, saying, "while my only problem in life was finishing homework, someone my age had to lift bricks for a mere meal. Tell me how that is fair".

Netra Venkatesh
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Netra Venkatesh

Netra is a passionate young entrepreneur who is on a relentless mission to educate and empower girls from multiple countries in Asia and Africa.

Olivia Zhang
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Olivia Zhang

After losing two loved ones to cancer, Olivia felt empowered to take something negative and create something positive out of it.

Oluwadamilola Akintewe
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Oluwadamilola Akintewe

Growing up in a rural community and as a first-generation university student, Oluwadamilola's story is about resilience, courage and determination.

Shamim Ahmed Mridha
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Shamim Ahmed Mridha

Shamim is a climate change activist and young leader, who has worked on various projects to raise awareness, including education programmes and campaigns.

Sikander ‘Sonny’ Khan
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Sikander ‘Sonny’ Khan

Raised as a Pakistani American, Sonny understands the unique privileges he carries, compared to the daily struggles his family and community existing in Pakistan.

Sofia Scarlat
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Sofia Scarlat

Sofia has been personally responsible for driving important change in enacting gender-sensitive legislation across Romania.

Sophie Pender
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Sophie Pender

When Sophie started at Bristol University, she faced unexpected hostility and prejudice due to her working-class background. Her peers, her background and her social class mattered more than her academic achievements in the eyes of the other students.

Uday Bhatia
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Uday Bhatia

After witnessing the effects of the power crisis in rural India, Uday decided to act and help create a brighter future for communities in need.

Yusuf Ben-Tarifite
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Yusuf Ben-Tarifite

Yusuf, a medical student at Oxford University, is on a mission to democratise the application process and tackle educational inequity in the medicine applications industry.

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