Young ABA members are all Diana Anti-Bullying Award Holders. This means we have all received awards for the anti-bullying work we do in our schools and communities.

So just what do our members do to receive their Anti-Bullying Awards? Here are just two inspirational stories.

Chrisie

Chrisie won her award this year for her work with the North West Young Anti-Bullying Alliance (NWYABA). In 2008, she was inspired by a conference in Camelot and went on to gave a presentation and conduct research on cyberbullying with Year 6 students in Irlam and Cadishead.

Chrisie has presented at many conferences and has set up her own peer mentoring scheme within her school. She has trained the younger students to be mentors and to continue the work that she started. She now hopes to link the work accomplished with both the NWYABA and Young ABA. Chrisie says; “the rewards are fantastic. And when the person you helped thanks you, well the feeling is just overwhelming.”

Alex

Working at a local secondary school and in his community, Alex created a series of exciting and engaging ways of getting the anti-bullying message across and in actively supporting other young people in becoming leaders of the future.

Alex has won several  awards, including a Pride of Milton Keynes award and two Princess Diana Awards. He was even crowned BBC Three Counties Hero. Alex has appeared on Sky News, MTV News, Gcap National Radio and even Italian TV, and is a regular contributor to Radio One, Five Live and other radio stations. He has also made a recent appearance on Noel Edmonds’ Sky 1 show, 'Noel's HQ'.

Fresh from winning a national competition on MTV (for creating a ‘Grand Idea’ against bullying), Alex worked on an exciting multi-media campaign with a number of celebrities, including Dame Kelly Holmes. In 2009, ITV Anglia named Alex 'Teacher of the Year' for his specialist anti-bullying work.

He is often quoted as saying: “It's not just about bullying anymore, it's about looking out for each other.”

Do you think you have what it takes to win a Diana Anti-Bullying Award. Could you be as inspirational as Chrisie or Alex or any one of our other board representatives? Head over to Diana Anti-Bullying Award to find out.