Young Cypriot Katerina Gavrielidou was the big winner during the Greek International Women Awards (GIWA) that took place at the British Museum in London on 9th December.
As a Political Scientist, Katerina won the GIWA award in Social Science, after an online voting process and selection from the judges during the final phase.
The Greek International Women Awards aims to celebrate and reward outstanding women of Greek origin that are distinguished both in their own country and internationally. The award ceremony took place for the first time, while distinguished guests from Cyprus, Greece and the UK attended the event at the British Museum.
Katerina Gavrielidou has been distinguished worldwide for her work on youth empowerment and youth rights, and has taken part in summits such as the EU Youth Conference, the World Conference on Youth, One Young World, the World Innovation Summit for Education, and the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations.
She has contributed to multiple declarations for youth rights globally, and has served on the UN Habitat Youth Advisory Board representing Europe between 2015-2017. Most recently, she founded The European Cyprus Society aimed at empowering Cypriot youth and engaging them in European affairs.
In June 2016, Katerina was honoured by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace with the Queen’s Young Leaders Award for her significant work and contribution to youth empowerment in Cyprus and worldwide.
Katerina Gavrielidou was educated at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) with an M.Sc. in Politics and Government in the EU, and at Lancaster University with a B.Sc. in Business Studies. She later on read courses at Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
