2020 International Honorees

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards operates in 7 other countries. Below are the top volunteers from Brazil, Japan and India. Stay tuned for the top honorees from China, Ireland, South Korea and Taiwan.

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Luiza dos Santos Travassos

Brazil

Luiza dos Santos Travassos, 15, of Rio de Janeiro, a second-grade high school student at Eleva School, created an initiative that donates soccer balls to young female sports enthusiasts in her city, and has served a prominent and inspiring young voice in the sports world...

Iago Lima Prado

Brazil

Iago Lima Prado, 16, of Itumbiara-Goiás, a third-grade high school student at Centro De Educação Em Período Integral Dom Veloso, is dedicated to addressing environmental problems, and played a leading role in an innovative effort to use bovine whey – a protein made from...

Sawa Namba

Japan

Sawa Namba, 18, of Miyazaki City, a junior at Miyazaki Daiichi Junior & Senior High School, is involved in numerous activities to promote international exchange through teaching Japanese to people from other countries living in Japan and helping Japanese teenagers...

Sayumi Ohta

Japan

Sayumi Ohta, 18, of Nihonmatsu City, a senior at Fukushima Prefectural Fukushima High School, organized the “Thank you Cambodia Project,” translating and donating picture books to Badak, a small village in Cambodia. When Sayumi’s hometown, Fukushima, was damaged by the...

Vaishnavi Pandey

India

Vaishnavi Pandey, 15, of New Delhi, a Class X student at Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar, started “Flawless Flaws,” a campaign to support acid attack survivors and ensure equal opportunities for them in society. As part of her initiative, Vaishnavi works in...

Aranyo Ray