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== Education == |
== Education == |
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Sharma obtained his GCSEs from [[Rushey Mead Academy|Rushey Mead School]] and A-Levels, History, Geography, Economics and an EPQ from [[Winchester College]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dev Sharma: British-Indian teen championing food poverty activism |
Sharma obtained his GCSEs from [[Rushey Mead Academy|Rushey Mead School]] and A-Levels, History, Geography, Economics and an EPQ from [[Winchester College]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dev Sharma: British-Indian teen championing food poverty activism |url=https://www.globalindian.com/youth/story/global-indian-exclusive/dev-sharma-british-indian-teen-championing-food-poverty-activism/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Global Indian Youth |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-01 |title=Dev Sharma, a 17 Year-old British-Indian Activist Addressed the House of Commons, Calling ... - Latest Tweet by IANS India {{!}} 📰 LatestLY |url=https://www.latestly.com/socially/india/news/dev-sharma-a-17-year-old-british-indian-activist-addressed-the-house-of-commons-calling-latest-tweet-by-ians-india-4531894.html |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Sharma is a food activist and began a campaign for the world's first total online ban in junk food marketing.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ptinews.com/news/international/british-indian-youth-activist-speaks-on-climate-change-in-uk-parliament/468745.html | title=Pti }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shobowale |first=Sali |date=2022-11-30 |title=Young activist delivers climate change speech in House of Commons |url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/young-leicester-activist-delivers-climate-7847377 |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=LeicestershireLive |language=en}}</ref> He wrote an open online letter to Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] asking that young people in his community could select the kind of food to eat without the nonstop corporate pressure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dev Sharma: British-Indian teen championing food poverty activism |url=https://www.globalindian.com/youth/story/global-indian-exclusive/dev-sharma-british-indian-teen-championing-food-poverty-activism/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Global Indian Youth |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-02-20 |title=Lost in lockdown: The city that can't shake off Covid |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/leicester-in-lockdown/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> His campaign was supported by numerous celebrities and was included by the government in the Queen's speech. He is an ambassador for the Food Foundation and its Children's Right2Food Initiative.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-06-16 |title=Marcus Rashford: Food voucher U-turn after footballer's campaign |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53065806 |access-date=2023-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Children's Right2Food {{!}} Food Foundation |url=https://foodfoundation.org.uk/initiatives/childrens-right2food |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=foodfoundation.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> |
Sharma is a food activist and began a campaign for the world's first total online ban in junk food marketing.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ptinews.com/news/international/british-indian-youth-activist-speaks-on-climate-change-in-uk-parliament/468745.html | title=Pti }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shobowale |first=Sali |date=2022-11-30 |title=Young activist delivers climate change speech in House of Commons |url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/young-leicester-activist-delivers-climate-7847377 |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=LeicestershireLive |language=en}}</ref> He wrote an open online letter to Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] asking that young people in his community could select the kind of food to eat without the nonstop corporate pressure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dev Sharma: British-Indian teen championing food poverty activism |url=https://www.globalindian.com/youth/story/global-indian-exclusive/dev-sharma-british-indian-teen-championing-food-poverty-activism/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Global Indian Youth |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-02-20 |title=Lost in lockdown: The city that can't shake off Covid |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/leicester-in-lockdown/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> His campaign was supported by numerous celebrities and was included by the government in the Queen's speech. He is an ambassador for the Food Foundation and its Children's Right2Food Initiative.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-06-16 |title=Marcus Rashford: Food voucher U-turn after footballer's campaign |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53065806 |access-date=2023-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Children's Right2Food {{!}} Food Foundation |url=https://foodfoundation.org.uk/initiatives/childrens-right2food |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=foodfoundation.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 20:14, 22 January 2024
Dev Sharma is a British food activist, chair of BiteBack 2030 and was a youth MP for Central Hampshire in the UK Youth Parliament.[1]
Dev Sharma | |
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| Youth MP in the UK Youth Parliament | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Rushey Mead School & Winchester College |
| Occupation | Activist |
Education
Sharma obtained his GCSEs from Rushey Mead School and A-Levels, History, Geography, Economics and an EPQ from Winchester College.[2][3]
Career
Sharma is a food activist and began a campaign for the world's first total online ban in junk food marketing.[4][5] He wrote an open online letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking that young people in his community could select the kind of food to eat without the nonstop corporate pressure.[6][7] His campaign was supported by numerous celebrities and was included by the government in the Queen's speech. He is an ambassador for the Food Foundation and its Children's Right2Food Initiative.[8][9]
References
- ^ "BBC Sounds - We Can Change The World, Food Insecurity with Dev Sharma". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Dev Sharma: British-Indian teen championing food poverty activism". Global Indian Youth. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Dev Sharma, a 17 Year-old British-Indian Activist Addressed the House of Commons, Calling ... - Latest Tweet by IANS India | 📰 LatestLY". LatestLY. 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Pti".
- ^ Shobowale, Sali (2022-11-30). "Young activist delivers climate change speech in House of Commons". LeicestershireLive. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Dev Sharma: British-Indian teen championing food poverty activism". Global Indian Youth. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Lost in lockdown: The city that can't shake off Covid". The Telegraph. 2021-02-20. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Marcus Rashford: Food voucher U-turn after footballer's campaign". BBC News. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Children's Right2Food | Food Foundation". foodfoundation.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-14.