Congratulations to our 2022 Kurt Hahn Prize Winners

Posted: 21 October 2022

Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Kurt Hahn Prize, Sena Yenilmez and Meera Baswan, two grade 11 students at St Mildred’s Lightbourn School. Sena and Meera are co-founders of The Indigenous Foundation, an organization that works to actively uplift and amplify Indigenous voices, raising awareness and encouraging accountability for Indigenous rights.

Since November 2020 their Instagram account has amassed 63,000 followers, they have reached more than 1,000,000 people and raised more than $10,000 towards the Indian Residential Schools Survivors’ Society and the Native Wellness Institute.

They are currently petitioning for Indigenous Studies Course to become mandatory throughout High Schools in Ontario to help students better understand Indigenous issues.

“We are honoured to be receiving this award, and could not have done it without the support we received from our families, teachers, and team members. We are grateful that through our platform, we have been able to spread awareness on both accomplishments and critical issues regarding Indigenous communities.”

Sena and Meera were formally recognised during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Round Square International Conference in Oxford.

To learn more about The Indigenous Foundation or to get involved, visit their website (www.theindigenousfoundation.org/), listen to their podcast (https://unrooted.carrd.co/), or follow them on Instagram (@theindigenousfoundation)