A GROUP of four girls from Blackburn have been recognised for their work to raise awareness of a children’s charity.

Adelina Dida, 17, Aya Hachem, 16, Samia Abdelrahman, 15, and Nimra Saleem, 18, received national Star Awards from The Children’s Society.

The quartet are working on a project called Young Reporters, creating a film to showcase the work of the national charity in their roles as members of its North West Youth Advisory Group.

The awards recognise their contribution to the development of the charity’s work and they were presented with them during a ceremony at its Over the Rainbow event.

The event, which was held at Burnley FC’s Turf Moor stadium, recognised the exceptional achievements, resilience and determination of children and young people who are involved with the charity.

Laura Goodfellow, participation worker at the charity, who nominated the girls for their awards, said: “The group are passionate and committed to the work of The Children’s Society.

“Throughout, their passion and dedication to the work of The Children’s Society and their devotion to raising awareness so other children and young people can have the support and experience they have had has shone through.

“It is admirable and inspiring to see a group of young people dedicated to raising awareness of something important to them and to work together in such a respectful and caring way.”

Samia said: “It’s a really big honour to get this award. It shows people have recognised the things we are doing and we’ve done a lot to achieve this.

“A lot of people do not know a lot about The Children’s Society and our film will help to tell them more about the charity.”

Aya, who is also one of the charity’s young trustees, said: “I’m really happy about winning the award and through the film project I want to let people know more about what an amazing organisation The Children’s Society is.

“I’ve found their support really helpful. I used to get angry before but they have helped me to take a step back, breathe and think about things a bit more.”

Nimra said: “It was exciting to attend an awards ceremony and to win something, it’s not something I had done before.”

Adelina said: “It feels good to be appreciated for what we have done. The skills I am learning through being involved in the project help in my daily life a lot.

“I feel more confident and better able to speak to people and take on board their opinions.”