19 year-old social entrepreneur from Delhi wins Diana Award for fundraising actions

Sana Mittar (19), a social entrepreneur from Delhi and a first-year undergraduate pupil on the University of Warwick, has obtained the celebrated Diana Award for her contribution in “advancing the UN sustainable development goals (SDG) and empowering young changemakers”.
The award was established in reminiscence of Diana, Princess of Wales, and is given out by the charity of the identical identify supported by her sons, William, Duke of Cambridge and Harry, The Duke of Sussex.
Mittar coordinated a digital marketing campaign and labored with 150 volunteers to boost Rs 500,000 for susceptible communities through the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. She additionally raised funds for 40 deprived kids to purchase cellphones so they might proceed studying from dwelling throughout lockdowns.
Mittar lately began her personal social enterprise Global Volunteers Action Network (GVAN), bringing within the first cohort of volunteers in April 2021. She additionally initiated a reduction response through the second wave of Covid.
“It still seems unreal that I’ve received this award. No one can nominate themselves or their family members for these awards, so my nomination was done by a mentor in one of the places I worked,” Mittar informed The Indian Express.

She mentioned seeing the “helplessness” of the youth through the pandemic impressed her to begin GVAN. “I realised that so many young people were helpless but also passionate about causes and helping others, but they didn’t have the resources. I started GVAN because I felt the young should be able to help despite not having the skills, qualifications or resources. These are things that can be learnt on the job,” she mentioned.

In the final three years, Mittar labored with numerous organisations together with Global Education & Leadership Foundation, Instagram, Young Leaders for Active Citizenship, and the United Nations.
Tessy Ojo, CEO of The Diana Award, mentioned, “we congratulate all our new Diana Award recipients from the UK and all over the globe who are changemakers for their generation. We know by receiving this honour they will inspire more young people to get involved in their communities and begin their journey as active citizens. For over twenty years, the Diana Award has valued and invested in young people encouraging them to continue to make positive change in their communities and lives of others.”