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Coventry University law student honoured by city’s Lord Mayor
Coventry Lord Mayor, Councillor Mal Mutton and Sharandeep Sahota
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Thursday 06 March 2025
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A dedicated carer with a passion for voluntary work has been honoured with the prestigious Coventry Good Citizen Award in recognition of her selfless work helping others.
Sharandeep Sahota, 21, a third-year law student at Coventry University, was presented with the award at Coventry City Council’s recent full council meeting - one of its youngest ever recipients.
Since the age of seven Sharan has been a carer for her disabled relatives, assisting daily with their care, health and wellbeing.
On top of these responsibilities, Sharan has actively engaged in voluntary work, including at the International Children’s Games, teaching at the Streetlaw Project, campaigning about knife crime, creating packages to help the homeless and fundraising with the National Citizen Service.
She has previously worked to inspire other young volunteers as a speaker at the Birmingham Youth Summit in 2022 and in 2023 was named the Duke of Edinburgh Awards’ Change Maker of the Year.
Not only that but as a founder of the Young Carers’ Council at the Carers Trust, Sharan has helped bring about significant change by successfully persuading UCAS to recognise the role of young carers in its application process.
At Coventry University Sharan, who is president of the university’s Law Society, has organised a number of extra-curricular activities for students including competitions and the Law Society Awards.
It’s great to be recognised in Coventry for the work I’ve done to help my community and to know that it is making a difference. I’ve lived in this city all my life and if this award can inspire others, particularly other young Sikh girls like me to go out and get involved in voluntary work, then it would be fantastic. It not only helps the community but it also improves your communication and sense of humility and empathy.
In Sikhism we have something called Seva, which means selfless service, it’s something that’s always been a big part of my life growing up. I’m very proud to have received this award.
Sharandeep Sahota
We have so many wonderful young carers in the city who look after loved ones and I am delighted that Sharan has been named a Good Citizen.
To think that she has also found the time in her young and busy life to volunteer to help Coventry host the International Children's Games and support the work to combat knife crime, is truly inspiring. Congratulations to her and many thanks on behalf of the city of Coventry.
Coventry Lord Mayor, Councillor Mal Mutton
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