Dubai boy, 16, wins Diana award for environmental work

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Dubai: An Indian boy in Dubai has won The Diana Award 2019 for his environmental work.

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Amiteash Paul, 16, a student at The Indian High School, Dubai, was among 85 children and teens internationally and from the UK admitted to the award’s 2019 Roll of Honour earlier this month.

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The award says it is the “only charity set up in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales and her belief that young people have the power to change the world”.

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The award recognises Amiteash as “an active and ardent environmentalist” who initiated a signature campaign among the 2,800-strong workforce of the Bond Interiors LLC in Dubai and conducted educational workshops among white and blue-collar workers in the UAE to set up recycling bins in the offices, factories and labour camps across the UAE.

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Amiteash was elected as the Environment Club Coordinator of his school and is an active member of the Emirates Environmental Group UAE.

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He took to Twitter to express his gratitude to The Diana Award and his teacher Sareeta Baid for nominating him.

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Amiteash also shared his future plans, saying “my enthusiasm has been boosted to excel further and [the award] inspires me to be committed towards my goals to make an impact in my local and wider community for a zero-waste society by 2030”.

###winner of the Diana Award 2019, Amiteash Paul.
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