Fairooz Faizah Beetther of Bangladesh has been chosen for the 2021 Changemaker Award for her work promoting good health and well-being by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The award celebrates an individual who has inspired change using personal experience or from a position of leadership. The Changemaker Award is a part of the Goalkeepers Global Goals award instituted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate progress towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.

Fairooz Faizah is co- founder of Moner School which is an anonymous online platform active in the field of mental health. It works with youth to educate them about the importance of mental health care through training, workshops, and a 24/7 online mental health first aid service in Bangladesh.

Hauwa Ojeifo of Nigeria was awarded 2020 Changemaker Award for her work promoting gender equality. Payal Jangid, a 17 year old youth activist, became the first Indian to be awarded 2019 Changemaker Award for her work towards the abolition of child marriage in Rajasthan.

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