Paraguayan Heroine Wins Coveted Diana Award
Maureen Montanía, 26, from Paraguay, has scooped The Diana Award for her extraordinary work creating positive change in her community. This is the highest honour a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts.
Remembering Princess Diana’s Legacy
The Diana Award, set up in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, is backed by her sons, The Duke of cambridge/" title="Cambridge" data-wpil-keyword-link="linked">Cambridge and The Duke of Sussex. It celebrates young changemakers worldwide who go above and beyond to improve lives.
Championing Gifted Youth in Paraguay
Maureen grew up in a society marked by inequality, where talented youngsters were often overlooked. She’s tackling this head-on with her ‘Aikumby Laboratory’ project, fighting for the rights of gifted kids and teens in Paraguay.
Her work has already helped over 20 families and institutions through talent workshops for parents and young people. She’s trained professionals to detect and support giftedness, transforming lives with assessment and educational guidance.
Tessy Ojo CBE, CEO of The Diana Award, said: “We warmly congratulate our new Diana Award recipients from the UK and across the world who are changemakers for their generation. It is especially poignant as we remember Princess Diana twenty-five years on. We know by receiving this honour they will inspire more young people to get involved in their communities and begin their own journey as active citizens.”
