Young person from Nigeria is honoured with The Diana Award for going above and beyond in their daily life to create and sustain positive change.
Christiana Igbokwe, aged 10, from Nigeria has been recognised with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts – The Diana Award. Established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Award is given out by the charity of the same name and has the support of both her sons, HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Sussex.
CHRISTIANA IGBOKWE
Christiana Igbokwe is a music activist, philanthropist, and advocate for human rights and the girl child. Through her music, she raises awareness about societal issues, inspire participation, and foster a sense of community. Christiana donates her savings to 'Santa In A Box', a Christmas outreach programme that brings joy to orphans in Nigeria by providing financial support, material resources, and fun activities. She has donated funds for school fees and volunteered her time to support orphanages, organised music concerts and dance challenges to raise funds for girls' education, and campaigned for reforms and change through her songs – all at just 10 years old.
Tessy Ojo CBE, CEO of The Diana Award, says:
“We warmly congratulate our new Diana Award recipients from the UK and across the world who are changemakers for their generation. These young people demonstrate that young people have the power to change the world; a belief also held by Diana Princess of Wales. We know by receiving this honour they will inspire more young people to get involved in their communities and begin their own changemaking journey.”
WHAT IS THE NOMINATION PROCESS?
Award recipients have been put forward by adults who know the young people in a professional capacity and recognised their efforts as a positive contribution to society. Through a rigorous nomination process, these nominators had to demonstrate the nominee’s impact in five key areas: Vision, Social Impact, Inspiring Others, Youth Leadership, and Service Journey.
There are 20 Diana Award Judging Panels representing each region or nation both in the UK and internationally. Panels consist of three judges who understand the value of young people, including one young person representative. The panels have an important main purpose: to determine which nominations from each region or nation will receive a Diana Award.
Nominations are judged using the Criteria Guide and Scoring Guide which have been created to measure quality of youth social action.
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