2026 Shortlisted Nominee
Positive Role Model Award: Gender
Daniel Sukula is the Founder and CEO of Be The Change Youth Project, a Bolton‑based social enterprise empowering young people from disadvantaged and marginalised communities. Arriving in the UK as a child refugee, Daniel led a successful anti‑deportation campaign at age 15, shaping his lifelong commitment to social justice. His organisation supports hundreds of young people each year through mentoring, leadership development, mental‑health support and creative and sports programmes, including four football teams engaging over 120 young people. Daniel opened a dedicated youth centre in Bolton, serves as a school governor, delivers knife‑crime prevention workshops and leads a Young Leaders Programme inspiring future community role models.