Queen's Young Leader Award

Queen's Young Leader Award is an annual award given in recognition of leadership skills by young persons between the ages of 18 and 29. The award is open to selected Commonwealth of Nations to recognize exceptional people or organizations who are making a difference in improving other citizen's lives. The program was established by the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, in partnership with Comic Relief and the Royal Commonwealth Society.[1]

History

The award was first established in 2014 and initially has been approved to run through 2018. Nominations will re-open each June.[2]

Award recipients by year

2014
  1. Kate Row of Australia
  2. Emily Smith of Australia
  3. Alicia Wallace of Bahamas
  4. Shamir Shehab of Bangladesh
  5. Donnya Piggott of Barbados
  6. Denielle Neal of Belize
  7. Khairunnisa Ash’ari of Brunei Darussalam
  8. Alain Nteff of Cameroon
  9. Mallah Enow Tabot of Cameroon
  10. Joannes Paulus Yimbesalu of Cameroon
  11. Melissa Kargiannakis of Canada
  12. Aaron Joshua Pinto of Canada
  13. Rosimay Venancio of Canada
  14. Kellyn George of Dominica
  15. Alzima Elisha Bano of Fiji
  16. Leroy Phillips of Guyana
  17. Ashwini Angadi of India
  18. Akshay Jadhao of India
  19. Devika Malik of India
  20. Jerome Cowans of Jamaica
  21. Nicole Nation of Jamaica
  22. Abdikadir Aden Hassan of Kenya
  23. Samuel Karuita of Kenya
  24. Caren Nelima Odanga of Kenya
  25. Mohammad Yaaseen Edoo of Mauritius
  26. Barkha Mossae of Mauritius
  27. Karuna Rana of Mauritius
  28. Tanyaradzwa Daringo of Namibia
  29. Tabitha Besley of New Zealand
  30. Oladipupo Ajiroba of Nigeria
  31. Nkechikwu Azinge of Nigeria
  32. Kelvin Ogholi of Nigeria
  33. Isaiah Owolabi of Nigeria
  34. Salman Ahmad of Pakistan
  35. Christina J K Giwe of Papua New Guinea
  36. John Taka of Papua New Guinea
  37. Nadia Hitimana of Rwanda
  38. Jean D’Amour Mutoni of Rwanda
  39. Javon Liburd of Saint Kitts and Nevis
  40. Kenville Horne of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  41. Erna Takazawa of Samoa
  42. Philip Cole of Sierra Leone
  43. Christina Houaisuta Solomon Islands
  44. Nosipho Bele of South Africa
  45. Emma Dicks of South Africa
  46. Patrice Madurai of South Africa
  47. Thejitha Saubhagya Edirisinghe of Sri Lanka
  48. Kavindya Thennakoon of Sri Lanka
  49. Nondumiso Hlophe of Swaziland
  50. Given Edward of Tanzania
  51. Angela Benedicto Mnagoza of Tanzania
  52. Teocah Dove of Trinidad And Tobago
  53. Diana Nakaweesa of Uganda
  54. Deo Sekandi of Uganda
  55. Nicola Byrom of United Kingdom
  56. Zoe Jackson of United Kingdom
  57. Edmund Page of United Kingdom
  58. Missack Willy of Vanuatu
  59. Brighton Kaoma of Zambia
  60. Regina Mtonga of Zambia

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Queens Young Leaders. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "The first ever is in history Queen's Young Leaders are announced". The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.

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