Home 2022 Aditi Jehangir Age: 27Location: Edinburgh I care deeply about many things – as do all the amazing women I know. I work in the third sector at Young Scot as Programme Development Manager and am passionate about digital accessibility, widening access and youth empowerment. Previously I have worked…
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Home 2022 Akhila Potluru Age: 19Location: Edinburgh Akhila has dedicated herself to increasing youth participation and representation in the UK Water Sector for the past few years. As the President of the UK Youth Parliament for Water, she has advocated for young people to be more included in decision-making processes…
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Home 2022 Alice Murray Age: 23Location: Dunbar/Glasgow Alice Murray co-founded the abortion-rights campaign ‘Back Off Scotland’ in 2020 after experiencing anti-abortion harassment first-hand when she had an abortion at 19. Back Off Scotland has been lobbying the Scottish Government to implement 150-metre harassment-free ‘buffer zones’ around any clinic that offers…
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Home 2022 Amanjit Uppal Age: 22Location: Renfrew Amanjit Uppal is a Diploma in Legal Practice student at the University of Glasgow and works part-time as a paralegal at Aamer Anwar & Company. She is also a committee member of the Scottish Young Lawyers Association and is passionate about improving inclusivity…
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Home 2022 Ammy Nicholson Age: 25Location: Glasgow Hi! I’m Ammy and I’m a 25-year-old from the east end of Glasgow. I grew up in poverty living with my disabled parents and brother & sisters. I had a difficult childhood and found it difficult to attend school due to caring for…
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Home 2022 Anise Pearson Age: 24Location: Edinburgh Anise Pearson Aka Queen of Harps is a mixed-race, Scottish / Malaysian-Chinese, Youth Practitioner and MC based in Edinburgh. Anise supports young Black People and People of Colour at Intercultural Youth Scotland, in finding and growing their creative passions. Under the alias of…
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Home 2022 Beth Cloughton Age: 27Location: Glasgow Hey! I’m Beth, a PhD researcher living in Glasgow. My work explores lived experiences of insecurity and poverty, especially in relation to food. I’ve been living in Glasgow since 2018, and my first job here was with the Young Women’s Movement!
Home 2022 Caitlin Stuart-Delavaine Age: 27Location: Fife Caitlin is a final-year medical student at the University of Glasgow. She is a keen mental health advocate, in part responsible for developing and running Glasgow Nightline’s training and recruitment process (2020/21). However, her main focus has centred on improving gender-based violence (GBV)…
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Home 2022 Emma Malcolmson Age: 27Location: Glasgow/BelfastPronouns: she/her I moved to Glasgow for uni in 2018 and completed an MEd in Children’s Literacy with a focus on the representation of disability in classrooms in the UK and as cheesy as it sounds, feel I found my calling during this year!…
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Home 2022 Fatima Ishaq Age: 18Location: Dundee I’m super passionate about supporting young people to reach their potential and I envision a world where young people can do so, free of barriers! I am a member of the Scottish Youth Parliament, a member of Dundee Youth Council, and work in…
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