The Dallas Chapter of the North Texas United Nations Association honored 10 organizations and individuals who are working to make their communities and the world a better place.
Among the award recipients, was a 10-year-old named Paisley Elliott.
“Most people are surprised when they learn that at 10 years old, I run my own nonprofit and schedule meetings with CEOs around the world before I head to 5th grade,” Elliott said as she accepted the award for her work in gender equality. “I’ve always had crazy ideas about how I’m going to change the world and I am lucky to have parents that believe and empower me.”
“My husband and I still kind of look at each other sometimes and our jaw is on the ground with some of the things she says that I’ve never thought about,” Elliott’s mother, Tali Jones said. “It gives me hope!”
Elliott has a nonprofit called Paisley’s Pals. She has been working to provide quality education and a menstrual health program for refugees in Uganda.
“When I was in preschool I learned about refugees and one of the things I came up with was, what if their story was my story,” Elliott said. “It just makes my heart sad, makes me want to do something and say to the adults, what can we do to help them?”
Elliott plans to go to the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai in December, followed by a trip to Geneva for the UN Global Refugee Forum.
“I know, and I’ve ALWAYS known, that every individual in the world is equal; no matter their color,…
