Her Majesty The Queen will present the inaugural Queen’s Young Leaders Awards to a young person from Dominica at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Monday 22nd June.
Kellyn George is among 60 exceptional young people from across the Commonwealth who have been recognised by The Queen for taking the lead in transforming the lives of others and make a lasting difference in their communities. The 28-year-old has been recognised for establishing The Sickle Cell Cares Foundation and raising awareness of Sickle Cell.
Before receiving their Award at Buckingham Palace the winners will meet the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron at 10 Downing Street, visit the headquarters of global social networking company, Twitter and meet with senior executives at the BBC World Service.
Kellyn George said: “I am so happy to be one of the first recipients of the Queen’s Young Leaders Award. To be recognised for my work and be presented with an Award by Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace is such a huge honour. I can’t wait to meet all the other Award winners in London and get involved in all the exciting activities that are taking place throughout the week.”
This year’s Award winners are aged between 18 and 29 and are working to support others, raise awareness and inspire change on a variety of different issues including; education, climate change, gender equality, mental health and disability equality.
Following the ceremony on the 22nd June, Award winners will spend four days in the UK to take part in a residential development programme as part of the Award prize. The programme includes workshops at Cambridge University, meetings with UK businesses leaders, and visits to life changing social action projects.
Hello my name is Paul. I am a citizen of two countries: Australia and Malta, both proudly in the Commonwealth just like Dominica. I came on to this website to see the news there, as I and my friends watched the cricket test from your island. I would like to say. I would like to congratulate this young lady and say what an honour and thrill for her to be rewarded in this way for her good work. It will be a memorable experience, one that she will never forget. Meeting the Queen at Buckingham Palace is one of the highest honours someone from the Commonwealth can have. I plan to visit Dominica next year after watching the test cricket on television and I hope your rainfall situation is on the improve.
Congratulations!!!
Making us proud
Congratulation Ms. George keep smiling and keep going for more don’t let it end her.
Congratulations to her, for sure–but let us also consider the problematic association of this gesture with colonialism (not blaming the young woman, but rather the idea of the Commonwealth). The Queen praising a subject from the Commonwealth, a set of nations that is almost entirely the former British Empire–surely you must see the way such an act is virtually indistinguishable from the the imperialist mindset, with the Queen at the top of our empire, and we, the ‘subjects’ of her empire by a new name (Commonwealth), beneath her, despite Dominica’s ‘independence.’ I am not against the Queen extending such praise or people accepting her awards–but I AM against people blindly praising or criticising it without putting such gestures into a historical context.
So, congrats! But be aware of the history behind your acceptance.
Way to go Kellyn. Don’t forget to curtsy
Well done, congratulations!! Keep working and striving, the sky is your limit…
On Thursday June, 19th 2014, a new and dynamic youth led foundation will be launched in an effort to raise awareness on the challenge of Sickle Cell disease in Dominica and how the youth can be empowered to make a difference in that regard.
The launching ceremony of Sickle Cell Cares Foundation will take place at the U.W.I Auditorium in Bath Estate, commencing at 5:00 p.m.
Let us go and hear what Miss George and her friends plans to do for those facing the enormous challenge of Sickle Cell .
Great job my girl!
Congratulations young lady
excellent coming from Dominica!
Come on people…don’t let this great opportunity pass you by and not congratulate this conscientious young lady! The news doesn’t have to ‘bleed’ to ‘lead’!
Congratulations are in order!