2021 Winner Hassan Alkhawam Refugee who fled war-torn Syria uses his experiences to help others arriving in Britain from trouble spots around the world. Hassan was a student when his family was forced to flee their home in Syria, leaving everything they owned behind. Initially settling in Jordan, Hassan had to give up his studies […]
Year: 2021
Lifetime Achievement
2021 Winner Rosemary Cox Successfully campaigned to set up the first Organ Donor Register in the UK, helping to save thousands of lives. After their 24-year-old son Peter died in 1989 following a brain tumour, Rosemary and John Cox saw the need for a register for people who wish to donate their organs. Peter had […]
Child of Courage
2021 Winner Harmonie-Rose Allen, 7 Quadruple amputee given a 10% chance of survival as a toddler has inspired the nation with her courage and unbreakable spirit. Harmonie-Rose was 10 months old, and had recently taken her first steps, when she started coughing and struggling for breath. Doctors twice allowed her home from A&E, but the […]
Green Champion
2021 Winner Amy and Ella Meek Campaigning sisters set up a kids charity to help fight the global scourge of plastic pollution. Amy, 18, and Ella, 16, are the founders of youth social action group Kids Against Plastic, which is now a registered charity. It calls for action against plastic pollution and encourages individuals, schools […]
International Award
1999 Winner His Late Majesty King Hussein of Jordan and Her Majesty Queen Noor When King Hussein of Jordan died from cancer earlier this year, he was mourned as one of the greatest forces for world peace we have seen. The 63-year-old was applauded by Tony Blair and the rest of the Western world for […]
Special Award
1999 Winner Doreen and Neville Lawrence To have a child murdered is something that no parent can bear to contemplate. To discover that he was murdered for the colour of his skin is a nightmare beyond belief. Then to be told that the five men who killed your child will never be brought to justice […]