UAE Student Awarded the Diana Award for 2022 on Princess Diana’s Birthday
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 07, 2022 --( PR.com )-- A young student from Dubai has been honored with The Diana Award for going above and beyond to create and sustain positive change in society.Netra Venkatesh, aged 15 has been recognised with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts – The Diana Award.Established in the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Award is given out by the charity with the same name and has the support of both her sons, The Duke of Cambridge and The Duke of Sussex.Netra set up her organisation "SpunkGo" in July 2020, which brings together over 5,000 young girls from over 20 countries. Netra is a passionate young entrepreneur who is on a relentless mission to educate and empower girls from developing countries in Asia and Africa. We know by receiving this honour they will inspire more young people to get involved in their communities and begin their own journey as active citizens.”What is the Award Nomination Process?Award recipients have been put forward by adults who know the young people in a professional capacity and recognised their efforts as a positive contribution to society. Through a rigorous nomination process, these nominators had to demonstrate the nominee’s impact in five key areas: Vision, Social Impact, Inspiring Others, Youth Leadership, and Service Journey.There are 20 Diana Award Judging Panels representing each region or nation both in the UK and internationally. The panels have an important main purpose: to determine which nominations from each region or nation will receive a Diana Award.Nominations are judged using the Criteria Guide and Scoring Guide which have been created to measure quality of youth social action.To contact Netra +971566820716 or gospunkgo@gmail.comFor interviews and further information, please contact:Emma Pelling: +447958558172 emma@pellingpr.co.uk www.diana-award.org.ukSocial Media: @DianaAward fb.com/TheDianaAward@DianaAwardAbout The Diana AwardThe charity fosters, develops and inspires positive change in the lives of young people through four key programmes which include; a mentoring programme for young people at risk, a youth-led anti-bullying ambassadors campaign, a collaborative Changemakers programme that aims to reimagine mental health support for young people from racialised communities and a prestigious award which publicly recognises young changemakers – The Diana Award.Media spokesperson:Tessy Ojo CBE, Chief Executive, The Diana Award.Tessy is a passionate and practical campaigner who has gained an international reputation for fostering positive change in the lives of young people and the impact it has on communities around them.
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