Rohanna Irvine

2016

Rohanna Irvine

Age: 24
Location: Argyll and Bute / Glasgow

Rohanna didn’t consider herself very good at school, but she’s come a long way since moving from Tighnabruaich to Glasgow at 17. Working with Active East, a programme that works to create a legacy from the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Rohanna spends her time working with young people in Glasgow’s East End, building skills, confidence, and aspirations through physical activity, sport and volunteering.

When she moved to Glasgow, she started volunteering as well, working with children with disabilities and becoming involved with Education through CashBack. With this new goal, Rohanna went to Uni to study Sports Coaching.

As somebody who didn’t start off with a load of qualifications, Rohanna has some important advice for young women who are stressed about the next step: ‘qualifications are important, but you can get where you want to without them. A qualification doesn’t determine your worth.’