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.
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.
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.
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.
Saranya Gupta
Arcadia British School
🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Training of 25-30 under privileged rural women for sustainable income
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
Zoya Kashif Rana
Jebel Ali School
🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates