Hall of Fame
Young Changemakers
Meet the students whose sustained community service has created measurable, lasting impact — recognised by the YES Awards.
27 awardees · 6 countries
ANISH JENA
GEMS Our Own English High School Boys, Sharjah - Boys
🇦🇪Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Number of potential beneficiaries: 10,000+ people across communities located downstream of targeted river systems.
Aadyaa Vijay
Master Mind Global English Sr.Secondary School
🇮🇳Pune, India
Developed an AI prototype with 97.4% accuracy by simplifying 887 clinical variables into 38 self-reportable features; engaged 75+ women and a gynecologist through panel discussions and reached 60+ teenagers through menopause-awareness sessions.
Aaradhya Dhanesh Kattoor
Crescent English High School, Dubai
🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aarav Raney
Dubai College
🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates
3,262 direct beneficiaries: 89 books, 3,145 video views and 28 trees. 300 indirect.
Arjun Manoj Jethwani
Nord Anglia International School Dubai
🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2000 students benefited
Arshia
Jumeirah College
🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Reached 3 NGOs across India and contributed to 30% of artisans' income.
Aryaveer Gaurav Agarwal
Cambridge International School
🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Bodh has reached approximately 653 students and continues to provide regular learning opportunities beyond the standard school curriculum.
Bhavya Jha
Aster School
🇮🇳Greater Noida, India
Expected Impact: Potential to improve case-processing efficiency, reduce avoidable procedural delays and contribute toward a projected 30% reduction in pending cases, subject to future validation and implementation.
Dheer Gurnani
GEMS Jumeirah College
🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Engaged 100+ people through VDS testing, demonstrations, accessibility feedback and community outreach, including direct engagement with visually impaired users and staff at Happy Home School for the Blind.
Dhruv Sharma
Dubai College
🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Reached 8,000+ students and learners across Bihar through STEM, digital literacy and technology-enabled education programmes.
Esanika Chauhan
Charterhouse School England
🇬🇧Godalming, United Kingdom
Reached 2,200 students, women and girls
Hitarth Dangra
Saint Joseph Institution International
🇸🇬Singapore, Singapore
50 students in school and project is on-going
Karam Singh Kandhari
Sevenoaks School, Kent, UK
🇬🇧Kent, United Kingdom
Krisha Kedia
Oberoi International School OGC
🇮🇳MUMBAI, India
Taught roughly 500 students across various schools and states in India
Mehak Dhawan
Jumeirah College
🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Impacted 15,000 women across 4 Indian States
Nabaroon Das
JSS PRIVATE SCHOOL
🇦🇪DUBAI, United Arab Emirates
45 direct participants, ~20 additional educators reached, 100% programme completion, 80% assignment completion, 4 core sessions, ongoing Q&A community, external media coverage, and AIREP expanded into AIREC for broader community engagement.
Nanki
Learning Paths School
🇮🇳Mohali, India
Reached 300+ girls across 8 schools and 400+ people on Instagram and LinkedIn
RUHANI ASUDANI
SOLARIS PUBLIC SCHOOL
🇮🇳AHMEDABAD, India
Reached around 54 children from underserved communities
Rushil
Princeton Business Challenge
🇺🇸Princeton, United States
1.2k+ (1,200) youth competitors engaged across 30+ countries, 28+ US states, and 5 continents. 8 local commercial and non-profit business partners provided with actionable student consulting solutions. 100 operational volunteers managed per competition cycle. 300,000+ total digital platform impressions and 2,000+ Instagram followers.
Saranya Gupta
Arcadia British School
🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Training of 25-30 under privileged rural women for sustainable income
Siyona Munjal
Marlborough College
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom
2000 students across 15+ schools
Tejasv
North London Collegiate School Dubai
🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Reached 140+ students through a computer lab consisting of 20+ computers and training more than 25 teachers.
Yashvir Parmani
GEMS New Millennium School
🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates
5000 patients across 100 medical camps
Zidaan Samir Thakran
Kings School Al Barsha
🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Reached 1566
Zoha
Runnymede College
🇪🇸Madrid, Spain
3000 students and adults through 6 schools, women specific foundations and medical centres
Zoya Kashif Rana
Jebel Ali School
🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Zunyi Lin
Indiana University Bloomington, Kelley School of Business
🇺🇸Bloomington, United States
Provided guided online digital-literacy training to approximately 1,140 underprivileged students in Bihar since March 2025.