MCAST student to receive prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders award

MCAST student, Eman Borg, following the MCAST Advanced Diploma in Marketing, will be receiving the prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders award.

This award was initiated in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee and in honour of the accomplishments during the long reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II. It discovers, celebrates and supports exceptional young people aged 1829 from across the Commonwealth, who are taking the lead in their communities and using their skills to transform lives. Winners of this prestigious award will receive a unique package of training, mentoring and networking, including a one-week residential programme in the UK during which they will receive their award from The Queen. With this support, award winners will be expected to continue and develop the amazing work they are already doing in their communities.

Mr Borg was nominated to represent Malta together with over 3,000 participants from all the Commonwealth countries. His project, Human Rights Proposal Paper on Gozo, aims at setting up an LGBTI “safe house” with a structure that offers a safe social environment for those requiring the service. This would embrace events such as an annual Diversity March promoting not only diversity but also inclusion. Such events would be held with the participation and support of different sectors and groups such as Scouts, NGOs, businesses, etc.

The participation in this project does not end here but Eman will be following a one-year distance learning course in Leadership Skills through the University of Cambridge during which he will also be assigned a mentor to assist and oversee the development and execution of the proposed project.

Eman will be travelling to the UK in June to receive this prestigious award from HM Queen Elizabeth II.

We would like to congratulate Eman on this honourable achievement and wish him every success in the fulfillment of both his studies and proposed project.