Manawatū student nominated for his work empowering young refugees

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 27 July 2022
Ali Muhammad

Ali Muhammad Photo: Impact Awards

Manawatū student Ali Muhammad has been named amongst this year's Impact Awards nominees for creating opportunities to empower refugee youth.

Last year he launched SportsFest, an event that aimed to give refugees aged between 14 and 22 an intro to games like basketball, football, netball, and touch rugby.

For his work he's been nominated for an award in the wellbeing category, which will be announced in Wellington this Saturday. Ali talks to Jesse about the recognition and his work.