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SHARON SAMBAZA FROM -  ZIMBABWE

Sharon is a 21-year-old youth leader with a strong passion for youth development and empowerment.

She started over 16 youth groups across different communities, high schools and universities, organizing motivational and academic excellence workshops, an initiative which impacted over 2,000 students.

Moved by the plight of youth living with diseases, she started several campaigns such as the kids with cancer project, which raised over 500 sponsors to pay for medical bills and tuition for these beneficiaries. She also organized epilepsy awareness across 16 high schools for 2,500 students educating them on how to deal with epileptic emergencies. She also campaigned for and raised sponsors to distribute female hygienic products for 3,000 financially challenged female students in rural areas to enable them attend school without disruptions.

She has also partnered with the Harare Parliament to educate over 150 youth in her group about their role in nation building in the country’s new democratic dispensation.

MINA KHALEED -  EGYPT

Mina is an exceptional 20-year-old leader whose many initiatives and programs has changed the lives of thousands in his country, Egypt, and has caused many to join the Global Youth Leaders’ Forum (GYLF).

Passionate about making a change in the nation of Egypt, Mina organizes conferences, seminars, workshops and other life-transforming programs for different categories of people, thus providing solutions and meeting needs.

Every week, he organizes 5 specialized programs for different categories, namely children, youth, ladies, families, and refugees. These programs provide enlightenment and impact the hundreds of participants with knowledge for improving their lives. Due to the high percentage of illiteracy in Egypt, especially in the upper region, Mina organized Arabic and English classes where kids learn to read and write in these languages.

Mina set up a training school where he teaches young leaders to be effective and productive citizens. He also held a 3-day conference in multiple locations, with a focus on helping the attendees build and develop an all-round successful life. Physical and spiritual activities during the program uplifted over a thousand young people who participated. He also creates short videos on Christian teachings and uses them for propaganda on social media.

Emboldened by his conviction of the truth in his message, Mina shares the Word of God everywhere - on the streets, in homes, shops and offices, despite strong opposition from the government and law enforcement agencies. In addition, he translates Christian materials from English to Arabic, helping many apprehend the truth of God’s Word.

Moved by the dire state of refugees in his country, Mina set up a Refugee Relief Camp to aid and improve the standard of living of these refugees. He raised a team of young people who are devoted to this cause, and they adopted more than 50 of these indigent families, catering to their needs with the provision of food, clothing, furniture, financial aid and other essentials.

SHARON SAMBAZA FROM -  ZIMBABWE

Sharon is a 21-year-old youth leader with a strong passion for youth development and empowerment.

She started over 16 youth groups across different communities, high schools and universities, organizing motivational and academic excellence workshops, an initiative which impacted over 2,000 students.

Moved by the plight of youth living with diseases, she started several campaigns such as the kids with cancer project, which raised over 500 sponsors to pay for medical bills and tuition for these beneficiaries. She also organized epilepsy awareness across 16 high schools for 2,500 students educating them on how to deal with epileptic emergencies. She also campaigned for and raised sponsors to distribute female hygienic products for 3,000 financially challenged female students in rural areas to enable them attend school without disruptions.

She has also partnered with the Harare Parliament to educate over 150 youth in her group about their role in nation building in the country’s new democratic dispensation.