Adarsha Shivakumar
College Prepatory School, United States
Age: 16

• Cofounder, Executive Director and leader of Project Jatropha

Project Jatropha is an international collaboration to promote Jatropha curcas plant as an ecologically friendly and economically sustainable source of bio-fuel in rural India

• United Parivarthana, a rural NGO that helps farmers, and Labland Biotechs, a plant biotechnology company, together to achieve their goal

• Won following awards:

• Brower Youth Award

• Gloria Barron Prize

• International Eco Hero award

• 2010 President’s Environmental Youth Award (Project Jatropha)

Angadbir Singh Sabherwal
Vivek High School, India
Age: 16

• Part of school team that went to the NASA Headquarters in Houston, USA

• Participated in NASA Space Settlement Design Competition

• Won 3rd place in Indian Space Research Organization Competition

• Won 1st place in INTEL Quiz in November 2008

• Attended summer camp organized jointly by the Goethe Centre and Max Mueller Bhawan India on a full scholarship

• Delivered a speech on his experiences in Germany at the International Youth Peace Conference in Chandigarh

• Participated in Project smile and Project Pick a Plant with Global Environment Concert

Bang Jun ho
Golden Circle Foundation, South Korea
Age:19

• Published Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Let's go Korea

Chitranshu Tewari
Don Bosco Academy, India
Age: 17

• Founder of Green Brigade

• Green Brigade is an international student organization that works to make the cross section of the society aware of the precarious situation of the environment and motivate them to take action through awareness drives, workshops, events, seminars, competitions, discussion, ext.

• Head Boy of St. Paul’s High School

• President of Students’ Council at Don Bosco Academy

• Coordinator of We Aim High, Earth Warriors, Oxygen…a movement

• Member of Action for Nature, Jane Goodall Roots and Shoots, Captain Planet Volunteers

• Master of Ceremony at G Quest, PIHASAS, Dream School

• G Quest is Patna’s largest quizzing fest that seeks to promote the cause of environment

• PIHASAS is Patna’s largest event and the topic/subject of every contest is related to environment

• Dream School is an effort to help students think and talk about a better education system in India

• National Science Olympiad and National Cyber Olympiad

• Organizes and hosts the following workshops:

• Prayas - involves children of government schools and slums in various activities and contests to preserve the environment

• Oxygen - a students’ movement that aims to make education the biggest issue

• Ambrosia - a workshop for schools students to inform them of the small ways that they can contribute to bettering the environment

Daniel Ullman
Blind Brook High School, United States
Age: 17

• Outstanding student with GPA of 4.33

• Primary organizer of “Midnight Run” 

• “Midnight Run” is an activity that collects contributions of clothing from the school and general community to bring to homeless shelters in NYC

• Organized “Sleep for Solutions” to raise awareness about homelessness in Westchester County

• At “Sleep for Solutions”, 40 residents slept out on HS grounds

Duan Li
Chongqing No. 1 Middle School, China
Age:17

• Rich experience in travelling and public welfare business

• Won the following awards:

• Olympic physics competition

• Excellent student leader

• Labor activist

• Participates in environment protection activity, promulgation business and model UN meetings

• Fluent in English

Jiang Dewei
Shanghai International Studies Univeristy, Xianda College, China
Age: 

• General Secretary in Office of Societies’ Union at Xianda Collenge

• Member of the Board at Student Union Representative Conference

• Director of Organization Department of the Literature Club

• Co-founder of Expo Environment-Protection Team, acting as Vice Group Leader and Director of Organization Department

• Works to achieve a clean Shanghai and green Expo

• Participated in the opening ceremony of Volunteer Motivation Meeting held by government office of Hongkou District in Huoshan Park

• Led activity Rose, Love and Environment Protection on the Chinese Valentine’s Day”

• Hosted Clothes DIY Design Competition which required all participants to design clothes with provided old materials

• Member of Shanghai Expo Voluntary Station

• Selected as spokesman for the press conference in the National Expo Public Rising Star

• Won the following awards/scholarships:

• Third-class Merit-base Scholarship for 2008-2009 by Xianda College

• Individual Scholarship for 2008-2009 by Xianda College

• Excellent Youth for a comprehensive development in both study and extracurricular activity

• Excellent Student Leader by Shanghai International Studies University

• Team Award in the Knowledge on Olympics Contest by Xianda College

• Excellent Student Leader by Xianda College

• Third-class Merit-based Scholarship for the academic year 2007-2008 by Xianda College

Quan Bowen
Middle School Affiliated with Capital Normal University, China
Age: 16

• Deals with disabled students who are students of Quanchi Bo’ai Language Training School, which was opened by his parents

• Good student and monitor of his class

Priya
Chitkara University, India
Age:17

• The International Diana Award from the Mr. Gordon Brown , the Hon’ Prime Minister of UK in 2009. 

• Winner of Nobel Class Scholarship of $5000 from Nobel Prize Society of Scholars (NSHSS) USA in 2010. 

• Represented India in NASA Space Resettlement Design Contest. 

• Young Achiever Award from Microsoft USA 2010 Poland Cup. 

• Project leader of Roots & Shoots , Jane Goodall Institute, USA in water & power projects. 

• Project leader of Conrad Foundation , Spirit of Innovation Award, USA in Space Technology , Water & Energy Management. 

• National Youth Award from Govt. of India 

• Selected for the Global Youth Conference, USA twice in 2008 & 2009. 

• Pogo Amazing Kid Award Leadership Category. 

• International Eco-Hero Award (Runner Up) 

• State Award from Chandigarh Administration in Art, Culture, Literature & Environment. 

• Winner of Global Essay Contest organized by likeadropofwater.org. Her Winning Essay was sent to senate and other Governments of the world. 

• Went to Singapore on a study Exchange Program and represented India. 

Shannon Hill McNamara
Ridge High School, United States
Age: 17

• Founder of SHARE (Shannon’s After-school Reading Exchange)

• Nonprofit literacy program for African girls in Bukobu, Tanzania

• Initiated “Light for Learning” campaign, which focuses on bringing electric power to the school in Bukobu

• Won following awards:

• Prudential Spirit of Community Award (National & New Jersey)

• New Jersey State Governor’s Jefferson Award

• National Young Woman of Distinction

• 2009 YMCA Volunteer Year

• 2009 Youth Honor Award

• Kids Who Care Scholarship (Regional Winner)

• Girl Scout Gold Award, Teen Activist of the Month

• Outstanding Student Achievement Award

• President’s Volunteer Service Gold Award

2009 Recipients

Sayid Abdullaev
For his engagement and devotion to raising awareness on environmental protection and his charitable work on behalf of youth.

Chaitanya
For his work as a youth mobilizer for projects on environmental protection and raising awareness about HIV/AIDS in rural areas and slums.

Joseph Tsai
For his dedication to ameliorating the suffering of children and using his musical talent to fundraise for humanitarian causes.

Avinaash Subramaniam
For his outstanding creativity and inventions to ameliorate the suffering of children and disabled and for his commitment to the environment.

Muhamad Iman Usman
For his active campaigning to raise awareness about the MDGs and advance children's rights.

Megan Partridge
For her dedication to education and climate change.

Natasha Weaser
For her dedication and work in the area of children's health and disaster relief.

Virginia Alejandra Morales Gomez
For her outstanding work in managing the Youth Empowerment Fund in her region in support of underprivileged youth and the environment

Shivathmihai Nagappan Chettiar
For her dedication to raising local awareness and mobilize youth for the achievement of MDGs.

Sophia Kpetigo
For her dedication and work toward the advancement of children's rights and women's health.

Nellore Sampat Sathyanarayanaa
For his dedication and work as a youth mobilizer towards the achievement of the MDGs.

2008 Recipients

1. Avinash Chandrashekar

2. Lara Villanueva

3. Mira Fleming 

4. Yang (Linda) Liu

5. Patrick Oliver Simpson

6. Jivaul Piada 

7. Jillian Thomsen

8. Vineet Kumar

9. Jeralyn Westercamp

10. Ngee-Yong Teo

11. Chennelle Bryant-Harris