approximately 1,000 people are born every day in africa with sickle cell. i have sickle cell disease. up to 90% of us die before the age of five. 0ur government do little to help us. even in our own communities, people with sickle cell are often treated like outcasts because of misconception and stigma surrounding the disease. i m putting my life on the line to fight this deadly disease. and to dispel the myths that surround it. sickle cell is not witchcraft. it s not it s not ancestral curses. it s something that we can solve. gentle guitar music plays. speaks swahili. 0h, damn! the abnormal sickle shaped red blood cells in my body affect my oxygen levels. one of the biggest problems with sickle cell is oxygen. like, if you don t have sufficient oxygen, so you can only push your body far for a good number of days before you need to really rest. now, he s telling people, this guy has sickle cell, and they don t even know i have sickle cell. i ve been raising awareness abo
To be honest with you. She gives her time freely. Shes a great advocate for young people. She offers them support. She offers them advice. She very much helps shape the service the way the independent visitors scheme runs. For me, before i came into care, i didnt really have a childhood. I basically raised my two young brothers. I was, sort of, given all the familys dilemmas and problems, they were put on my shoulders. Care changed my life. I did things that a normal 13 year old should do instead of staying at home and cooking meals. It was difficult, but at the same time, easy. It was just a massive relief. Have you signed in yet . I dont think i will ever stop doing what im doing, never, ever stop. For me, im going to take it further and make sure that every child in care has a voice and every child is loving being in care. Applause. Abbey is here with me now. Congratulations on your young citizen award. How do you feel . Its really, its all a whirlwind really. I never expected to wi
To be honest with you. She gives her time freely. Shes a great advocate for young people. She offers them support. She offers them advice. She very much helps shape the service the way the independent visitors scheme runs. For me, before i came into care, i didnt really have a childhood. I basically raised my two young brothers. I was, sort of, given all the familys dilemmas and problems, they were put on my shoulders. Care changed my life. I did things that a normal 13 year old should do instead of staying at home and cooking meals. It was difficult, but at the same time, easy. It was just a massive relief. Have you signed in yet . I dont think i will ever stop doing what im doing, never, ever stop. For me, im going to take it further and make sure that every child in care has a voice and every child is loving being in care. Applause. Abbey is here with me now. Congratulations on your young citizen award. How do you feel . Its really, its all a whirlwind really. I never expected to wi
The achievements of a very special group of young people. I presented the awards when they first began back in 2007. Since then, hundreds of young people have been recognised for the amazing work they do. Each year, rotary clubs across britain and ireland nominate youngsters for the awards. The eventual winners for 2017 are with me on stage, so lets find out more about them. 0urfirst award goes to teenager abbey booker. Abbey is in care but works tirelessly and selflessly to ensure other children have the best experience that they can. She spends her time volunteering, helping out with a number of schemes, and tries to change the way adults deal with young people in care. She was nominated for the award by the rotary clubs of doncaster and doncaster st leger. This is her story. Hi. May i have two cadburys cream eggs . Yeah. Have you signed in yet . My name is abbey. Im 15 and im from doncaster. Ive been in care forfour years. I remember the first few years was a major struggle for me e
taveta, kenya, and we are doing 10km to holili with my mum she s right ahead, she s a rummer and, yes, so we ll be doing ten, a runner and, yes, so we ll be doing ten, ten, so 20km today, so i m so excited, guys! look at that sunrise! so, it has been a rainy experience. chuckles. we are all wet! wet! 0ur brother here, it s like he was dipped in water! in a swimming pool! 0h! neverfelt so much rain in my life, and that was an amazing experience! and, yeah, so tired.