1. Chance Encounters Lead to New Possibilities for Yolanda

   “I need to do something!” Rueda said to the U.S. Ambassador to Spain after meeting him at a volunteer award conference. “ The ambassador, taken by Yolanda’s passion to help others, recommended her for a VolVis International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Just a few months later, Yolanda came to the United States on a volunteerism and social innovation-focused IVLP with another Spanish colleague.

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   Emerging Young Leaders Award - Thinzar Shunlei Yi

3. Naomi Bugre

4. Jahongir Olimov

5. Quyên Lu'u

6. Moisés Salazar Vila

7. Sara Abdullah Abdulrahman

8. Firuz Yogbekov

9. Zina Salim Hassan Hamu

   Zina has dedicated herself to portray the story of the Yazidi people through photojournalism. Having personally witnessed the genocide of Yazidi girls by ISIS, Zina became the voice to carry their story to the international community.

10. Tanzil Ferdous

    As the President of Volunteer for Bangladesh, Chittagong in 2015—the largest platform for youth volunteerism in Bangladesh—Tanzil organized numerous successful events for community development, engaging hundreds of youth in volunteerism.

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