A 10-year-old from Northwood has been recognised with the prestigious honour of a British Citizen Youth Award.
Maya Chiva Shah, was presented with the Medal of Honour at the Palace of Westminster, after her fantastic fundraising efforts.
The British Citizen Youth Award is widely viewed as the nation’s way of recognising extraordinary, everyday young people for exceptional endeavour and are truly representative of today’s multicultural Britain.
Combining her passion for swimming with her fundraising, Maya swam 850metres to raise £2,000 for her school’s chosen charity.
The charity, the British Asian Trust, was of particular importance to Maya, as she strived to give poverty-stricken and disadvantaged children the same opportunities as other children.
Presenting her medal on October 26 was Dame Mary Perkins, founder of Specsavers, who praised all of the individuals recognised with the award.
She said: “The British Citizen Youth Award recipients are very special individuals. These young people all go above and beyond for others with selfless acts of kindness and community spirit with no thought or expectation of praise or reward.
“They are the nation’s true unsung heroes and the rising stars of the future.”
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 medal presentations, register online at www.britishcitizenyouthawards.co.uk
What a lovely article! What an achievement Maya. Very proud of you and privileged yo be part of your life. Truly commendable the thoughts behind your charitable gestures!!!
May you continue in raising awareness and helping others.
Well done. Congratulations Maya. Very proud of your achievements and hope you continue to do more charity work. Thinking about others before self is a good discipline to have. All the best. Refreshing to read such articles.
Well done Maya. A wonderful article. A selfless charitable young person. Hope you help many others in your journey of charity work and be an inspiration to others. Really good achievement and all the best for future.