Home 2023 Emma Porteous Age: 29Location: GlasgowPronouns: she/her I create and coach safe, financially and socially inclusive community football teams in Glasgow for women and marginalised genders, including Glasgow Pride CF. We have travelled across the UK and created amazing relationships with similar groups. I have volunteered for almost ten…
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Home 2023 Emma Prach Age: 19Location: CumbernauldPronouns: they/them Emma is a young creative, campaigner and advocate for intersectionality in mental health. They are the founder and CEO of the non-profit organisation Project Sonrisa which aims to start more meaningful conversations about mental health by engaging people in the transformative powers…
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Home 2023 Iona M.J. MacDonald Age: 17Location: InvernessPronouns: she/her Iona M.J. MacDonald is a 17-year-old award-winning journalist from the north-west Highlands. Iona has been working as a trainee community reporter at Highland News and Media since she was 16 and believes that her passion for equality will lead her throughout…
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Home 2023 Iris Duane Age: 21Location: GlasgowPronouns: she/her I am incredibly proud and honoured to be nominated for the 30 under 30 list this year and I am incredibly happy to be recognised for my efforts in both volunteering and improving the student experience during my time at university as…
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Home 2023 Jenny Lester Age: 29Location: EdinburghPronouns: she/her/they Jenny is an internationally published writer and is passionate about making the world a better place, one small project at a time. She runs an online poetry group called Poets X Change and has created two poetry zines to raise money for…
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Home 2023 Jess Carlyle Age: 25Location: Shetland IslandsPronouns: she/her I have a passion for helping young people and creating positive change in my community. I started volunteering in 2016 as a peer educator with OPEN. I then started volunteering as a peer mentor and started to work with them part-time…
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Home 2023 Jordan Baird Age: 22Location: West LothianPronouns: she/her I see myself as a community activist trying to create positive change within the community in various ways, such as being a member of the Management Committee, a Parent Council member, and Vice President of the Gala Day Committee. This journey…
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Home 2023 Kathryn Smith Age: 24Location: Paisley, RenfrewshirePronouns: she/her After graduating from Glasgow Caledonian University with my BA in Social Sciences, I dedicated my time to helping to support vulnerable individuals and to advance the rights of underrepresented groups. My dissertation focused on Digital Feminist Activism in Scotland. I was…
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Home 2023 Kayleigh O’Neill Age: 24Location: EdinburghPronouns: she/her Originally from Motherwell, Kayleigh moved to Edinburgh for university and has since worked for Euan’s Guide and Inclusion Scotland. She continues to work part-time for the co-leader of the Scottish Greens. In 2023 she was appointed the Green representative on COSLA’s Barriers…
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Home 2023 Kirsty Pallas Age: 29Location: ObanPronouns: she/her I work as a mountaineering and rock climbing instructor, introducing people to the mountains. This can be teaching skills like navigation, ropework, and winter skills, or guiding experiences like scrambles and rock climbs. Coming from a mixed heritage background, I’m very aware…
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