Dubai student recognised with Diana Award for empowering girls through coding education

Dubai student recognised with Diana Award for empowering girls through coding education

UAE - A Dubai student who has served as an inspiration for girls in both the UAE and India to pursue coding, has been honoured with the esteemed Diana Award. Kyra Anand, a 13-year-old student, was recognised along with 19 other pupils in the UAE for her exceptional humanitarian contributions to the society. Speaking to Khaleej Times, Kyra, who was elated on having won the award, remained oblivious for a long time about her nomination. In India, a non-government organisation recognised her outstanding contributions to society as she taught children there coding, resulting in her nomination. “I was nominated for this award by Harmony House. I have a huge passion for technology.” Narrating the backstory, Kyra said that she observed that not many girls around her shared the same passion. That’s when she felt that she should try and spread her love for technology among her friends and society. “I realised it was only them, but it was almost all the girls in my grade in school that really weren't interested in technology, and I was shocked because I love technology so much,” said the student at Jumeirah College. She launched Girls Do Code (GDC) as an endeavour to provide