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.
History
The award was first established in 2014 and initially has been approved to run through 2018. Nominations will re-open each June.Award recipients by year
2014
- Kate Row of Australia
- Emily Smith of Australia
- Alicia Wallace of Bahamas
- Shamir Shehab of Bangladesh
- Donnya Piggott of Barbados
- Denielle Neal of Belize
- Khairunnisa Ash’ari of Brunei Darussalam
- Alain Nteff of Cameroon
- Mallah Enow Tabot of Cameroon
- Joannes Paulus Yimbesalu of Cameroon
- Melissa Kargiannakis of Canada
- Aaron Joshua Pinto of Canada
- Rosimay Venancio of Canada
- Kellyn George of Dominica
- Alzima Elisha Bano of Fiji
- Leroy Phillips of Guyana
- Ashwini Angadi of India
- Akshay Jadhao of India
- Devika Malik of India
- Jerome Cowans of Jamaica
- Nicole Nation of Jamaica
- Abdikadir Aden Hassan of Kenya
- Samuel Karuita of Kenya
- Caren Nelima Odanga of Kenya
- Mohammad Yaaseen Edoo of Mauritius
- Barkha Mossae of Mauritius
- Karuna Rana of Mauritius
- Tanyaradzwa Daringo of Namibia
- Tabitha Besley of New Zealand
- Oladipupo Ajiroba of Nigeria
- Nkechikwu Azinge of Nigeria
- Kelvin Ogholi of Nigeria
- Isaiah Owolabi of Nigeria
- Salman Ahmad of Pakistan
- Christina J K Giwe of Papua New Guinea
- John Taka of Papua New Guinea
- Nadia Hitimana of Rwanda
- Jean D’Amour Mutoni of Rwanda
- Javon Liburd of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Kenville Horne of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Erna Takazawa of Samoa
- Philip Cole of Sierra Leone
- Christina Houaisuta Solomon Islands
- Nosipho Bele of South Africa
- Emma Dicks of South Africa
- Patrice Madurai of South Africa
- Thejitha Saubhagya Edirisinghe of Sri Lanka
- Kavindya Thennakoon of Sri Lanka
- Nondumiso Hlophe of Swaziland
- Given Edward of Tanzania
- Angela Benedicto Mnagoza of Tanzania
- Teocah Dove of Trinidad And Tobago
- Diana Nakaweesa of Uganda
- Deo Sekandi of Uganda
- Nicola Byrom of United Kingdom
- Zoe Jackson of United Kingdom
- Edmund Page of United Kingdom
- Missack Willy of Vanuatu
- Brighton Kaoma of Zambia
- Regina Mtonga of Zambia
2015
Africa
- Alain Nteff of Cameroon
- Joannes Paulus Yimbesalu of Cameroon
- Mallah Enow Tabot of Cameroon
- Abdikadir Aden Hassan
- Caren Nelima Odanga
- Samuel Karuita
- Barkha Mossae
- Karuna Rana
- Mohammad Yaaseen Edoo
- Tanyaradzwa Daringo
- Isaiah Owolabi
- Kelvin Ogholi
- Nkechikwu Azinge
- Oladipupo Ajiroba of Nigeria
- Jean d’Amour Mutoni
- Nadia Hitimana
- Philip Cole
- Emma Dicks
- Nosipho Bele
- Patrice Madurai
- Nondumiso Hlophe
- Angela Benedicto Mnagoza
- Given Edward
- Deo Sekandi
- Diana Nakaweesa
- Brighton Kaoma
- Regina Mtonga
Asia
- Shamir Shehab
- Khairunnisa Ash’ari
- Akshay Jadhao
- Ashwini Angadi
- Devika Malik
- Salman Ahmad
- Kavindya Thennakoon
- Thejitha Saubhagya Edirisinghe
Caribbean and Americas
- Alicia Wallace
- Donnya Piggott
- Denielle Neal
- Aaron Joshua Pinto
- Melissa Kargiannakis
- Rosimay Venancio
- Kellyn George
- Leroy Phillips
- Jerome Cowans
- Nicole Nation
- Javon Liburd
- Kenville Horne
- Teocah Dove
Europe
- Edmund Page
- Nicola Byrom
- Zoe Jackson
Pacific
- Emily Smith
- Kate Row
- Alzima Elisha Bano
- Tabitha Besley
- Christina Giwe
- John Taka
- Erna Takazawa
- Christina Houaisuta
- Willy Missack
2016
Africa
- Moitshepi Matsheng
- David Morfaw
- Paul-Miki Akpablie
- Alex Mativo
- Peris Bosire Kenya
- Susan Mueni Waita Kenya
- Maletsabisa Molapo
- Asante Mzungu Malawi
- Madalo Banda Malawi
- Deegesh Maywah
- Drucila Meireles
- Imrana Alhaji Buba Nigeria
- Olanrewaju Adeloye Nigeria
- Olumide Femi Makanjuola Nigeria
- Nancy Sibo Rwanda
- Angelique Pouponneau
- Howard Nelson-Williams
- Jessica Dewhurst South Africa
- Lethabo Ashleigh Letube South Africa
- Rachel Nungu Tanzania
- Josephine Nabukenya Uganda
Asia
- Osama Bin Noor
- Kartik Sawhney
- Neha Swain
- Calvin Yoong Shen Woo
- Safaath Ahmed Zahir
- Muhammad Usman Khan
- Zainab Bibi
- Mark Jin Quan Cheng
- Nushelle de Silva
Caribbean and Americas
- Regis Burton
- Firhaana Bulbulia
- Shamelle Rice
- Deidra Smith
- Gunjan Mhapankar
- Kelly Lovell
- Tina Alfred
- Ali Dowden
- Tijani Christian
- Tevin Shepherd
- Trevis Belle
- Dillon Ollivierre
Europe
- Katerina Gavrielidou
- Annabelle Xerri
- Sara Ezabe Malliue
- Adam Bradford
- Ashleigh Porter-Exley
- Ella Mckenzie
Pacific
- Alexander Stonyer-Dubinovsky of Australia
- Jacob Thomas of Australia
- Luisa Tuilau of Fiji
- Tabotabo Auatabu of Kiribati
- Unique Harris of Nauru
- Brad Olsen of New Zealand
- Valentino Wichman of New Zealand
- Seini Fisi’ihoi of Papua New Guinea
- Nolan Salmon Parairua of Solomon Islands
- Aiona Prescott of Tonga
- Easter Tekafa Niko of Tonga
- Mary Siro of Solomon Islands
2017
Africa
- Chaikhwa Lobatse
- Tobby Bond Njamngang
- Efua Asibon
- Elijah Amoo Addo from Ghana
- Winnifred Selby
- Chebet Lesan
- Domtila Chesang
- Towett Ngetich
- Virginia Khunguni
- Hilda Nambili Liswani
- Nyeuvo Amukushu
- Bukola Bolarinwa
- Nasir Yammama
- Kellya Uwiragiye
- Yvette Ishimwe
- Demien Mougal
- Kumba Musa
- Salton Massally
- Aditi Lachman
- Chantelle De Abreu of South Africa
- Farai Mubaiwa
- Nonduduzo Ndlovu
- Favourite Driciru
- Joel Baraka
- Ruth Nabembezi
- Alina Karimamusama
- Natasha Salifyanji Kaoma
Asia
- Rahat Hossain
- Sajid Iqbal
- Ankit Kawatra
- Suhani Jalota
- Heidy Quah
- Syed Faizan Hussain
- Yunquan Qin
- Rakitha Malewana
- Senel Wanniarachchi
- Yeoh Hong Boon
Caribbean and Americas
- Lia Nicholson
- Jamilla Sealy
- Alexander Deans
- Kevin Vuong
- Eber Ravariere
- Rianna Patterson
- Michael Thomas
- Samantha Sheoprashad
- Abrahim Simmonds
- Ajani Lebourne
- Dion Browne
- Matthew Batson
- Siddel Ramkissoon
Europe
- Eman Borg
- Vladyslava Kravchenko
- Alex Holmes
- Usman Ali
Pacific
- Abdullahi Alim
- Jordan O’Reilly
- Madeleine Buchner
- Ashleigh Smith
- Johnetta Lili
- Theresa Gizoria
- Karrie Jionisi
- Elizabeth Kite
2018
Africa
- Alimatu Bawah Wiabriga of Ghana
- Derick Omari of Ghana
- Shadrack Frimpong of Ghana
- Douglas Mwangi of Kenya
- Reekelitsoe Molapo of Lesotho
- Chikondi Violet Mlozi of Malawi
- Pilirani Khoza of Malawi
- Mavis Elias of Namibia
- Hauwa Ojeifo of Nigeria
- Isaac Ezirim of Nigeria
- Kennedy Ekezie-Joseph of Nigeria
- Priscilla Ruzibuka of Rwanda
- Anael Bodwell of Seychelles
- Brima Manso Bangura of Sierra Leone
- Siposetu Sethu Mbuli of South Africa
- Thamsanqa Hoza of South Africa
- Alice Ahadi Magaka of Tanzania
- Isaya Yunge of Tanzania
- Bazil Mwotta Biddemu of Uganda
- Elizabeth Kasujja of Uganda
- Stephen Katende of Uganda
- Gift Chansa of Zambia
- Sela Kasepa of Zambia
Asia
- Ayman Sadiq of Bangladesh
- Zaiba Tahyya of Bangladesh
- Ahmad Fadillah Sellahhuddin of Brunei Darussalam
- Aditya Kulkarni of India
- Deane De Menezes of India
- Trisha Shetty of India
- Siva Nagappan Visvesvaran of Malaysia
- Wen Shin Chia of Malaysia
- Haroon Yasin of Pakistan
- Hassan Mujtaba Zaidi of Pakistan
- Mahnoor Syed of Pakistan
- Efraheem Matthew of Pakistan
- Tian Sern Oon of Singapore
- Yi Jun Mock of Singapore
- Bhagya Wijayawardane of Sri Lanka
Caribbean and Americas
- Ronelle King of Barbados
- Aditya Mohan of Canada
- Ishita Aggarwal of Canada
- Midia Shikh Hassan of Canada
- Lakeyia Joseph of Dominica
- Jenella Edwards of Grenada
- Marva Langevine of Guyana
- Aubrey Stewart of Jamaica
- Jodie Dennie of St. Vincent and Grenadines
- Benedict Bryan of Trinidad and Tobago
- Jean-Claude Cournand of Trinidad and Tobago
Europe
- Antonia Michailidi of Cyprus
- Martina Caruana of Malta
- Harry Phinda of United Kingdom
- Leanne Armitage of United Kingdom
Pacific
- Caitlin Figueiredo of Australia
- Hunter Johnson of Australia
- Lily Brechtefeld Kumkee of Kiribati
- Alexia Hilbertidou of New Zealand
- Ezekiel Raui of New Zealand
- Petronilla Molioo Mataeliga of Samoa
- Millicent Barty of Solomon Islands
- Joshua Isikeli Sefesi of Tonga
- Litiana Kalsrap of Vanuatu