More than 40 young people, schools, or youth groups made it through to the finals of the Youth Buzz Awards this year.<\/p>\n
Awards were made in 13 different award categories including leadership, volunteering, charitable fundraising, equality and diversity, caring, and commitment to green issues.<\/p>\n
Winners included Minnahil Rashid and Maham Shahzad who together won the Equality and Diversity Award for having been an integral part of helping to support a Girls Only Premier League Kicks project in Levenshulme. <\/p>\n
The pair are described as natural leaders who have supported their peers to overcome many cultural and social barriers to girls, particularly from an Asian background, taking part in football sessions.<\/p>\n
Keen footballers themselves, they helped the football project in Levenshulme grow from a handful of girls to 47 members – 93% of whom were from a black, Asian, or minority ethnic background.<\/p>\n
Remsha Asif, co-host of the Youth Buzz Awards ceremony, said: “It was a fantastic experience hosting the awards for the first time. It was a great opportunity to recognise and thank young people for their amazing work and to showcase their achievements.\u201d<\/p>\n
Councillor Luthfur Rahman stated that young people in Manchester regularly \u2018do amazing things everyday\u2019 and unfortunately, often their achievements go unnoticed.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe will be a City that enables young people to be the best they can be\u201d #YouthBuzzAwards<\/a> is a small token of our appreciation of the contribution young people, volunteers, youth workers,teachers & parents make towards that aspiration. @ManCityCouncil<\/a> @mycthehive<\/a> @Young_MCR<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/kykLN4GSmH<\/a><\/p>\n
\t\u2014 Luthfur Rahman (@RahmanCllr) 24 November 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n