A young Nigerian, Miss Adjwoa Awe, 15 years of age has been honoured with The
Diana Award for going above and beyond in their daily life to create and sustain positive
change.
The award was announced on Wednesday 1 July; during the 2020 Diana Awards Virtual
Ceremony held to celebrate all the awardees amazing achievements and introduce
them to the rest of the world.
Awe is being recognized with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for
social action or humanitarian efforts – The Diana Award.
Established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Award is given out by the
charity of the same name and has the support of both her sons, The Duke of Cambridge
and The Duke of Sussex.
Awe, a student of Olashore International School had an active role in the development
of several new projects in her community. Her activism began with the development of
‘Our Voices Have To Be Heard’, an initiative committed to raising awareness of child
rigshts and prevent abuse. Recognising the further needs of her community, she and
her schoolmates followed this project with ‘Healing Every Living Person’, to combat
poverty by equipping young people with skills through entrepreneurial training. This
brought a tremendous impact in Awe’s community with 100 new subscribers to the
programme. Awe’s kindness and leadership have provided essential skills for her
community and inspired others to take similar positive action.
Speaking on the award, the CEO of The Diana Award, Tessy Ojo stated, “We
congratulate all our new Diana Award recipients who are changemakers for their
generation. 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. For over
twenty years The Diana Award has valued and invested in young people encouraging
them to continue to make positive change in their communities and lives of others.”
Reacting to development, the awardee’s parents, Olugbenga and Linda Awe expressed
their appreciation, thereby stating, “We are proud of the impact our daughter is making
in co-creating sustainable livelihoods. She has our continuous support. We also
commend her school Olashore International School Iloko-Ijesha in creating the
conducive environment for her as she nurtures her dreams.”
WHAT IS THE 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 13 Diana Award Judging Panels representing each UK region or nation and a
further three panels representing countries outside of the UK. Each panel consist of
three judges; one young person, an education or youth work professional, and a
business or government representative. The panels have an important main purpose: to
determine which nominations from each UK region/nation/country will receive The
Diana Award.
Nominations are judged using the Criteria Guide and Scoring Guide which have been
created to measure the quality of youth social action.
For interviews or further information, please
contact info@protostar.com.ng, www.protostar.com.ng
About The Diana Award
Being the most prestigious award any young changemakers below 25 can receive, the
Diana Award develops and inspires positive change in the lives of young people through
three key programmes which include; a mentoring programme for young people at risk,
a youth-led anti-bullying ambassadors campaign and a prestigious award which publicly
recognises young people – The Diana Award.
A young Nigerian, Miss Adjwoa Awe, 15 years of age has been honoured with The
Diana Award for going above and beyond in their daily life to create and sustain positive
change.
The award was announced on Wednesday 1 July; during the 2020 Diana Awards Virtual
Ceremony held to celebrate all the awardees amazing achievements and introduce
them to the rest of the world.
Awe is being recognized with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for
social action or humanitarian efforts – The Diana Award.
Established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Award is given out by the
charity of the same name and has the support of both her sons, The Duke of Cambridge
and The Duke of Sussex.
Awe, a student of Olashore International School had an active role in the development
of several new projects in her community. Her activism began with the development of
‘Our Voices Have To Be Heard’, an initiative committed to raising awareness of child
rigshts and prevent abuse. Recognising the further needs of her community, she and
her schoolmates followed this project with ‘Healing Every Living Person’, to combat
poverty by equipping young people with skills through entrepreneurial training. This
brought a tremendous impact in Awe’s community with 100 new subscribers to the
programme. Awe’s kindness and leadership have provided essential skills for her
community and inspired others to take similar positive action.
Speaking on the award, the CEO of The Diana Award, Tessy Ojo stated, “We
congratulate all our new Diana Award recipients who are changemakers for their
generation. 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. For over
twenty years The Diana Award has valued and invested in young people encouraging
them to continue to make positive change in their communities and lives of others.”
Reacting to development, the awardee’s parents, Olugbenga and Linda Awe expressed
their appreciation, thereby stating, “We are proud of the impact our daughter is making
in co-creating sustainable livelihoods. She has our continuous support. We also
commend her school Olashore International School Iloko-Ijesha in creating the
conducive environment for her as she nurtures her dreams.”
WHAT IS THE 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 13 Diana Award Judging Panels representing each UK region or nation and a
further three panels representing countries outside of the UK. Each panel consist of
three judges; one young person, an education or youth work professional, and a
business or government representative. The panels have an important main purpose: to
determine which nominations from each UK region/nation/country will receive The
Diana Award.
Nominations are judged using the Criteria Guide and Scoring Guide which have been
created to measure the quality of youth social action.
For interviews or further information, please
contact info@protostar.com.ng, www.protostar.com.ng
About The Diana Award
Being the most prestigious award any young changemakers below 25 can receive, the
Diana Award develops and inspires positive change in the lives of young people through
three key programmes which include; a mentoring programme for young people at risk,
a youth-led anti-bullying ambassadors campaign and a prestigious award which publicly
recognises young people – The Diana Award.