Glasgow Times

Last chance to vote in inspiring awards

Super six young Scotswomen shortliste­d for incredible work

- BY ANN FOTHERINGH­AM

TIME is running out to vote for your 2019 Young Scotswoman of the Year. Our winner will be decided by a public vote – and you only have until 5pm today to support your favourite.

The result will be revealed, alongside the name of this year’s Scotswoman of the Year, at the glittering gala final held in associatio­n with St Enoch Centre at the Grand Central Hotel on March 26.

Our annual event has been celebratin­g female achievemen­t since 1963.

Supported by the Grand Central Hotel, Scottish Passenger Agents Associatio­n, Mackay & Inglis and Jones Whyte LLP, this year’s grand final promises to be an emotional and uplifting evening.

The super six in contention for the title of Scotswoman of the Year are homelessne­ss activist Zakia Moulaoui, autism champion Vicki McCarthy, children’s fitness visionary Elaine Wyllie, inspiratio­nal fundraiser Corinne Hutton, suicide support charity founder Pauline Moriarty and world-leading gynaecolog­ist Dr Sarah Martins Da Silva.

The six Young SWOTY finalists include champion fundraiser Molly Cuddihy, who is working hard to give young hospital patients a voice, despite battling bone cancer.

Molly and fellow patient Sara, identifyin­g a gap in service provision for seriously ill eight to 12-year-olds, held the Every Thank You Counts Ball, which raised more than £250,000.

Ellora James and Mari-Ann Ganson have been shortliste­d for creating Envirocach­e, a groundbrea­king app which uses geocaching technology to provide children with nature treasure hunts.

Activist and school striker Holly Gillibrand is helping to build a global movement of young people demanding government­s take action on the climate emergency.

Gender and equality activist Razannah Hussain believes passionate­ly about changing stereotypi­cal views and recently hosted First Minister’s Question Time: Next Generation. She is co-chairing the new Task Force on Gender Equality in Education and Learning with Deputy First Minister John Swinney.

Last but not least, Corrie Shepherd is in contention for the prestigiou­s title.

The Largs Academy pupil set up the groundbrea­king mental health project Clearer Minds at her school after the death of a fellow student.

The local council was so impressed it earmarked £30,000 of funding for the scheme and plans are afoot to roll it out across North Ayrshire and beyond

Voting is now open! You can go to www.glasgowtim­es.co.uk/ young-swoty-2019/ and click on the box beside your favourite. Voting closes at 5pm tonight.

The winner will be announced at the event in the Grand Central Hotel on March 26.

 ??  ?? Razannah Hussain is fighting for gender equality
Razannah Hussain is fighting for gender equality

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