Palak began working on education, sustainable development, and youth empowerment since she was 17-year-old. Palak gave up a place in the United Kingdom’s Civil Service to return to India to help the country meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
She co-founded the ‘Green Governance Initiative’ to influence policy to reflect the development goals and make sure the SDGs are implemented at a grassroots level. A graduate from LSE, Palak has juggled her voluntary work with a full-time Master’s degree. Her focus is on showing young people they have the potential to change the world.
She has now trained thousands of young people to understand the SDGs and connected policymakers with young people to create real change.
Palak also collaborated with World Toilet Organisation to work in public toilets of rural Maharashtra to develop their sanitation system & promote menstrual hygiene that was affected badly because of the COVID-19 lockdown.
In the past week, Young Indian Changemaker, Palak Sharma is honoured with The Diana Award, the highest accolade in the world that a young person can receive for their work in humanitarian crisis, Plan India Impact Award & the Bangladesh Digital Social Innovation Forum Award for going above and beyond to create and sustain positive change in her daily life.
Palak, aged 23, from Kota, Rajasthan has been recognised with The Diana Award by His Royal Highness Duke of Cambridge & Duke of Sussex, the sons of Princess of Wales.
The Plan India Impact Award was given to Palak in recognition as a Young Changemaker for working with communities in the light of the COVID-19 crisis. Palak also received her Bangladesh Digital Social Innovation Award for Voluntary Leadership for her contribution to sanitation and sustainable development during the pandemic in India, from BDSIF, with an offer of Canadian Permanent Residence as her Prize.
-Team WS
