Hugh Evans

Hugh Evans is 28 years old and is the CEO of the Global Poverty Project.
He was 14 years old when he began his humanitarian work, travelling to the Philippines as an ambassador for World Vision.
After completing high school in 2001, Hugh deferred University becoming World Vision's inaugural Youth Ambassador travelling to South Africa. Returning to Australia, Hugh become founder and director of the Oaktree Foundation; Australia's first youth run aid organization that has provided educational opportunities to over 40,000 young people in East Timor, PNG, Cambodia, South Africa, Ghana and India.
Hugh was a key leader behind the successful Make Poverty History campaign and ran the Make Poverty History concert and Zero Seven Campaign.
Hugh was awarded 2004 Young Australian of the Year, 2005 Junior Chamber Young Person Of the World Award, 2006 MTV Free your mind humanitarian Award. Hugh recently completed his Masters in International Relations at the University of Cambridge.

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