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Papua New Guinea

Commonwealth Point of Light 14. Veronica Simogun

Supporting thousands of women and girls who are victims of violence

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Mozambique

Commonwealth Point of Light 13 . Clarisse Machanguana

Tackling the stigma of HIV amongst young people

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Nauru

Commonwealth Point of Light 12. Ruby Thoma

Championing disability rights, policies, and legislation to improve the lives of people in Nauru

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Cameroon

Commonwealth Point of Light 11. Noela Lyonga

Educating prisoners and encouraging hundreds of young people to volunteer

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Botswana

Commonwealth Point of Light 10. Gogontlejang Phaladi

Promoting gender equality and human rights advocacy

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Antigua and Barbuda

Commonwealth Point of Light 9. Michael Joseph

Increasing voluntary blood donations

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Swaziland

Commonwealth Point of Light 8. Sephutile Mhlongo

Supporting young people to develop their leadership skills

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Barbados

Commonwealth Point of Light 7. Kemar Saffrey

Helping homeless people in Barbados

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The daily Points of Light award recognises outstanding individual volunteers - people who are making a change in their community.

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