Global Action 2009

 

In memory of Guy Hughes

This award supports 18-24 year olds working towards global justice, challenging the root causes of world poverty, international conflict, environmental destruction or human rights abuses.

This award was established in 2007 in memory of Guy Hughes, an inspirational campaigner and activist who died tragically in a mountaineering accident on the 28th of January 2006.

This award is sponsored by David and Lynda Hughes, BOND, and donations from friends and family of Guy through Just Giving.

Winner

Daniel Hutley

SKIP (Students for Kids International Projects)

Daniel is the National Coordinator for SKIP, a registered charity which campaigns for awareness of global health issues. It partners students from 13 UK branches to community projects in developing countries.  The members – all volunteers – are a collection of students from all over the UK, working together to support vulnerable and impoverished children and communities worldwide.  They believe that campaigns should take a holistic approach to a problem and want to further develop their work to strengthen this.

Finalists

Seb Klier

‘Supermarkets and Sweatshops’, War on Want

Seb is working to raise awareness amongst UK consumers about workers rights’ abuses in overseas supply chains that make products for UK supermarkets and high street stores. His campaigning has helped to mobilise supporters and he is lobbying the UK government to introduce legislation that would guarantee fair treatment of workers that supply UK companies. ‘Supermarkets and Sweatshops’ seeks to promote workers’ rights in and of themselves but also as a route out of poverty.

Leon Ward

Children in a changing climate

As part of his role with Plan UK’s Youth Advisory Board, Leon is campaigning against the devastating effects of climate change in the Global South. One of his main aims is to highlight the importance of youth participation in decision-making around climate change, because it is the younger generation that will have to live and deal with the consequences of global warming. He has attended sessions with various parliamentarians to demonstrate the voice of young people and has co-facilitated a Global Youth Conference with young representatives from several Plan national offices.

Award judges

Tim Gee

Tim is BOND Campaigns Communications Officer, responsible for supporting collective public campaigns and activities on global poverty issues in the UK. Projects to date have included the Put People First: Jobs, Justice Climate campaign, which saw 35, 000 people take to the streets of London in March 2009, and Stand Up and Take Action Against Poverty and Inequality, when 50, 000 UK citizens joined with 117 million people world-wide to take part in anti-poverty events and actions to mark World Day for the Eradication of Poverty in October 2008. Previously he was active in the student movement, having held positions in the NUS, Edinburgh University Students' Association and People and Planet.

Lucy Russell

Lucy is passionate about making sure young people have a voice and are able to thrive and succeed. She is Chair of the People and Planet Trust and is an advisor to government via the Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy. She began her career as an intern at People and Planet working under Guy Hughes' management and remained his friend and part of his network of campaigning friends throughout Guy's life. Since P&P Lucy has worked with various NGOs and charities to support young people's social inclusion and campaigning. She has developed a career in policy creation and delivery - making sure campaigns are effective and meaningful. She has been the policy lead for a wide range of national campaigns and has succeeded in influencing UK government strategy, delivery and investment. For example on young mothers' needs, equality in careers advice, education and training and securing improvements in young women's income and training opportunities. Lucy also works to make sure all young people receive high quality sex and relationships education. She is Vice- Chair of the Sex Education Forum, the national authority on sex and relationships education. Lucy currently works for Oxfordshire County Council co-ordinating their young people's sexual health programmes and education and support strategies for young parents.

Emily Robinson

Emily is a former award winner of the Health and Social Care award category with her campaign to improve levels of nursing care for special care baby units. Emily is currently Campaigns Manager at Consumers International and has been the Foundations Trustee since the beginning of this year.