COMMUNITY

摘要

At 16, Yassmin Abdel-Magied founded Youth Without Borders, an organisation focused on enabling young people to work for positive change in their communities. She is a social advocate and regular commentator both nationally and internationally, and has appeared on programs like the ABC's Q&A. Based in Perth, she works as an offshore drilling engineer for a major multinational energy company. In the past year she was given the title of 2015 Queensland Young Australian of the Year. She has expanded the presence of Youth Without Borders, with the organisation now having a presence in three states. She also spoke at the National Press Club in Canberra and won Instyle magazine's 'Women of Style' Charity and Community award.