Campaigning for world leaders to act on climate change since she was 15 years old.
When Jenny was 4 years old, she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, a condition where the large intestine gets red and swollen with sores called ulcers. It causes stomach cramps and diarrhoea and never goes away completely.
Since her diagnosis, Jenny has had several surgeries and spent a lot of time in hospital, but she hasn’t let her illness stop her. Instead, Jenny has dedicated her free time to fundraising to support others living with similar conditions. She held her first fundraiser, a cheese and wine night at her primary school, when she was just five years old and raised £5,000 in an evening!
Since then, Jenny has been busy coming up with creative fundraising ideas and organising events. She persuaded her local church to light the building purple for a month, organised sponsored beard shaving, waitressed and donated all her tips to charity and so many more amazing ideas!
In 2016, Jenny’s fundraising total sat at an astonishing £111,000. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was so impressed by Jenny’s achievements that she came and officially opened an office in Jenny’s garden so that Jenny would have somewhere to plan her fundraising. Jenny has now raised £420,500.
On top of her fundraising efforts, Jenny speaks at events, raising awareness of her condition. She has also volunteered as a hospital buddy, to meet and support other children suffering from similar conditions. Jenny is an amazing example of someone who does not let problems get in her way. She says, ‘I want to keep on continuing to help other children because I know what they are going through.’
Campaigning for access to clean water for Canada’s indigenous communities since she was 8 years old.
Raising awareness of the effects of the Syrian civil war and calling for peace since she was 6 years old.
Challenging the representation of girls and women in society since she was 11 years old.
Running a marathon in 10 days to raise money for homeless people when he was 7 years old.
Fundraising for the farmers whose incomes have been affected by drought in Australia since he was 11 years old.
Inspiring girls to learn about and aspire to work in science and technology subjects since she was 16 years old.
Creating and growing a bank that helps children save money by recycling since he was 12 years old.
Designing technology to supply electricity and water without emitting greenhouse gases since he was 15 years old.
Campaigning for the banning of plastic bags in Bali since they were 10 and 12 years old.
Designing a solar powered ironing cart to reduce charcoal burning in India since she was 12 years old.
Petitioning for schools to give children reusable water bottles since he was 7 years old.
Campaigning for people and businesses to stop using single-use plastics since they were 10 and 12 years old.
Set up organisations supporting cancer patients, people in poverty, and promoting golf in young black girls, since she was 10 years old.
Saving the lives of hundreds of hedgehogs in the UK since they were 9 years old.
Campaigning to promote proper battery disposal and recycling since he was 10 years old.
Campaigning for people and businesses to stop using single-use plastics since they were 10 and 12 years old.
The world’s youngest sustainability advocate – working to make the world a better place since she was 3 years old.
Solving the problem of water contamination using science and technology since she was 11 years old.
