Tamanna Miah ( bn, তামান্না মিঞা) is a British

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i campaigner, public speaker, media spokesperson and chair of trustees for a refugee charity.

Early life

Miah was born into a

Bengali Muslim Bengali Muslims ( bn, বাঙালি মুসলমান; ) are adherents of Islam who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. Comprising about two-thirds of the global Bengali population, they are the sec ...

family in

Sylhet Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...

and moved to the United Kingdom when she was six months old with her parents. She attended The Bradbourne School for girls (now

Knole Academy The Knole Academy is a secondary school in Sevenoaks, Kent, England that was opened in September 2010, as a result of the amalgamation of the Wildernesse School (for boys) and Bradbourne School (for girls). The site The former Bradbourne site wa ...

), and completed her A Levels in

Sevenoaks Sevenoaks is a town in Kent with a population of 29,506 situated south-east of London, England. Also classified as a civil parishes in England, civil parish, Sevenoaks is served by a commuter South Eastern Main Line, main line railway into Lon ...

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. She is studying Media & Communications and Politics & Governance at

Canterbury Christ Church University , mottoeng = The truth shall set you free , established = 2005 – gained University status 1962 – teacher training college , type = Public , religious_affiliation = Church of England , city ...

Career

Miah has been involved in youth, community, voluntary, and politics sector for over 12 years, for many charities and organisations. She campaigns on many issues including racism, bullying, education, mental health, discrimination, Islamophobia. In 2004, Miah started her journey in social action, volunteering and campaigning from the age of 11, where she helped her father, who set up Bangladesh Welfare Association in

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, an organisation that brought older and younger generations together. Miah went on to become involved in other organisations in her area, was selected to become Chair of Sevenoaks and Kent Youth County Councils, followed by UK Youth Parliament South East, British Youth Council, UK Young Ambassador for Europe.

Awards

In July 2011, Miah won the Special Achievement Try Angle Award, for Citizenship, Volunteering and Service to the community and was the Overall Winner for Sevenoaks, Dartford and Gravesend. Miah was nominated by Kent Integrated Youth Services for a Diana Award for Champion Volunteer and received both awards, in November 2011 and January 2012 for her commitment to volunteering and campaigning for young people in Kent. In January 2012 she received the Make a Difference, Youth on Board Award from the

British Youth Council The British Youth Council, known informally as BYC, is a UK charity that works to empower young people and promote their interests. The national charity, run by young people, exists to represent the views of young people to government and decisi ...

. She won The Janey Antoniou Award 2016 by the charity

Rethink Mental Illness Rethink Mental Illness is a mental health charity in England. The organisation was founded in 1972 by John Pringle whose son was diagnosed with schizophrenia. The operating name of 'Rethink' was adopted in 2002, and expanded to 'Rethink' Mental Il ...

. At the first National Hate Crime Awards, Miah was winner of Young Upstander Award 2016 on 11 November 2016.

References

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