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Isha Patel ’24 Receives Girl Scout Gold Award
Sep 17, 2023
Girl Scouts of West Central Florida granted Isha Patel ’24 a 2023 Girl Scout Gold Award, the most prestigious award in Girl Scouting. Patel achieved this remarkable honor through a project that served as her Berkeley Global Scholars project and helps victims of human trafficking.
Patel partnered with Frolics of Hope Africa, a nonprofit that focuses on rescuing and rehabbing children who were victims of human trafficking, to assist in building a play therapy center. She used all her birthday money, plus the donations of family and friends, to purchase items for the play therapy center. Then she hand-delivered them in large duffel bags during her family’s trip to Africa. Additionally, she was invited to speak in front of government officials, news organizations, and the public at Frolics of Hope Africa’s conference on human trafficking.
Isha’s work was covered on Bay News 9. To watch the news clip, click here.