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60 young people from across the Commonwealth are being recognised as exceptional leaders in their community through the . These 60 young people are the first ever to receive a prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award. The Award, which will be presented in London by Her Majesty The Queen,in June,is part of The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme and celebrates the achievements of young people who are taking the lead to transform the lives of others and make a lasting difference in their communities.

This year’s Award winners, aged between 18 and 29,who come from all over the Commonwealth, are working to support others, raise awareness and inspire change on a variety of different issues including

education, climate change, gender equality, mental health and disability equality.

The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme is a new initiative established by The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust in partnership with Comic Relief and the Royal Commonwealth Society in recognition of The Queen’s lifetime of service to the Commonwealth.

Over the next four years the Programme will support thousands of young people. In addition to the Queen’s Young Leaders Awards, the Programme will provide grants to support organisations , in selected countries across the Commonwealth,that work with young people to transform their lives

Award details

Each year from 2014 to 2018, 60 exceptional young people will be selected to receive a Queen’s

Young Leaders Award and become ‘Queen’s Young Leaders’– one for every year that The Queen

had served as Head of the Commonwealth at the time of her Diamond Jubilee.

As part of the Award, winners will receive bespoke mentoring and online learning provided by the University of Cambridge. Award winners will attend a week-long residential programme in the UK in June, when they will receive their Award at Buckingham Palace from Her Majesty The Queen

Africa

Cameroon -3

Alain Nteff
Joannes Paulus Yimbesalu
Mallah Enow Tabot
Runners Up
Madelle Kangha

Kenya

Abdikadir Aden Hassan
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Samuel Karuita

Runners Up

Christine Ghati
Hope Mwanake
Tom Osborn
Vane Aminga

Mauritius

Barkha Mossae
Karuna Rana
Mohammad Yaaseen Edoo

Runners Up

Goindo Nundraj

Namibia

Tanyaradzwa Daringo

Runners Up

Sharonice Busch

Nigeria

Isaiah Owolabi
Kelvin Ogholi
Nkechikwu Azinge
Oladipupo Ajiroba

Runners Up

Ahmed Zayyad
Ebenezer Obasiolu
Ejike Ozonkwo
Joy Tony
Temitope Isedowo

Tobore Edema

Rwanda

Jean d’Amour Mutoni
Nadia Hitimana

Runners Up

Daniel Harerimana
Olivier Tuyishimire

Sierra Leone

Philip Cole

South Africa

Emma Dicks
Nosipho Bele
Patrice Madurai

Runners Up

Claire Robartes
Duduzile Ndlovu
Imaad Isaacs
Liz Joseph
Michael Sizwe Mkwanazi
Michaela Mycroft

Swaziland

Nondumiso Hlophe

Tanzania

Angela Benedicto Mnagoza
Given Edward

Runners Up

Shadrack John Msuya

Uganda

Deo Sekandi
Diana Nakaweesa

Runners Up

Jackline Cherotich
Moses Kalanzi

Zambia
Brighton Kaoma
Regina Mtonga
The Americans and the Caribbean

Bahamas – 1
Barbados – 1
Belize -1
Canada -3
Dominica -3
Dominica -1
Guyana-1
Jamaica -1
St. Kitts and Nevis -1
St. Vincent and Grenadines -1
Trinidad and Tobago -1

Asia

Bangladesh -1
Brunei Darussalam -1
India – 3
Pakistan -1
Sri Lanka -2

The Pacific

Australia -2
Fiji -1
New Zealand -1
Papua New Guinea -2
Samoa -1
Solomon Islands -1
Vanuatu -1

Congratulations to the 2014 Award winners of the 2014 Queen Young Leaders Awards . The search will start again in June 2015. We would keep you informed, stay tuned

To see the full list of Award winners and Highly Commended runners up, and read more about their stories please visit www.queensyoungleaders.com

Meet the Winners of the Queen Young Leaders Awards 2014