Telenor Youth Forum honoured

ISLAMABAD: Haroon Yasin, a Telenor Pakistan Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Partner and Telenor Youth Forum (TYF) 2016 alumnus passionate about transforming the Pakistani educational landscape and making quality learning accessible to the underprivileged youth, has won the prestigious ‘Queen’s Young Leaders’ Award for his digital learning project ‘Orenda’, a statement said on Tuesday. In June 2018, Yasin will travel to the Buckingham Palace along with his team to receive the award from Queen Elizabeth, it added.

The Queen’s Young Leaders Award recognises and celebrates exceptional people aged 18-29 from across the Commonwealth member countries, who are taking the lead in their communities and using their skills to transform lives, it said.

Winners of this prestigious award receive a unique package of training, mentoring and networking, including a one-week residential programme in the UK during which they collect their award from Her Majesty The Queen, it added.