Home 2022 Meredith Brook Young Age: 17Location: Isle of Skye As a High School student on the Isle of Skye, I am aware of the lack of Sexual Health Education in the curriculum. Therefore I am currently working on a project, where I have organised the charity- School of Sex…
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Home 2022 Michelle Dominique Bell Age: 25Location: West DunbartonshirePronouns: she/her I am Chairperson of the Y Sort It youth centre based in West Dunbartonshire. I have volunteered with Y Sort It since I was 14 years old and have also attended their service as a young person. I am currently…
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Home 2022 Mollie McGoran Age: 19Location: Highlands Hi, I’m Mollie! I’m currently a Scots Law and French student at the University of Dundee and I’ve been volunteering for most of my life. I’m the Vice Chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament and campaigned with them on many issues like climate…
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Home 2022 Olivia Macleod Age: 17Location: Tain I am 17 years old and I attend high school in Tain. This year I’m studying Advanced Higher French, Higher RMPS, National 5 Business and a Foundation Apprenticeship in Social Services with Children and Young People. I spend my time volunteering at Tain…
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Home 2022 Robyn Moffat-Wall Age: 26Location: Dundee/Glasgow Robyn is currently the Training and Engagement Officer for GEMAP’s Financially Included project, where she is developing training for money advisers on economic abuse. She works in partnership with organisations in both the money advice and violence against women sectors to bring together…
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Home 2022 Sara Missaghian Age: 27Location: Glasgow Sara is Chair of Burnhill FC, a football club removing barriers to quality competitive amateur coaching for refugees and asylum seekers. She also sits on the Scottish FA’s Equality and Diversity Advisory Board, and plays for St Mirren WFC. Off the pitch, Sara is…
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Home 2022 Sophie Reid Age: 19Location: Glasgow Hi, I’m Sophie and I’m 19. I am currently the Chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament. In this role, I have campaigned on many issues including the UNCRC, women’s safety in urban spaces, and educational reform. I am also a trustee for Youthlink…
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Home 2022 Wacera Kamonji Age: 25Location: EdinburghPronouns: she/her Wacera Kamonji (she/her) is an Edinburgh-based theatre and film graduate and creative cultural practitioner. She has worked in various roles within festivals and grassroots organisations from sales and marketing to curating programmes for film exhibitions. She hopes to develop her work in…
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Home 2022 Whatever Next? Age: 25, 26, 22Location: Edinburgh Josephine Jay, Addie Bara and Hannah Feben-Smith Hello, our names are Jo, Addie and Hannah, and we are three Chinese adoptees who started Whatever Next?, an award-winning project that highlights and amplifies adoptee voices. We share insights from our daily lives…
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Home 2021 Aeisha Ali Age: 30Location: Edinburgh Aeisha is a 30-year-old Pakistani Muslim born and bred in Scotland. She is a recent first-class honours direct entrant graduate of MA Accountancy and Finance from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. Aeisha was a mature student who returned to education several years after leaving…
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