Alizey Khan, founder of the Ruhil Foundation, is the first Pakistani woman to receive the Diana Legacy Award. She received the award from Prince William at a ceremony in London on March 14, 2024. Alizey Khan, 26, was awarded the highest recognition a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts. Held every two years, the Legacy Awards celebrate the achievements of 20 young leaders from around the world The Legacy Award marks the 25th anniversary of The Diana Award – a charity founded in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, and her belief in power. young people change the world. The award has the support of both her sons, HRH the Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. The 20 Legacy Award recipients were selected by a prestigious independent jury chaired by Baroness Doreen Lawrence, who had the difficult task of selecting just 20 from a group of exceptional individuals who had already been recognized for their impact on society with the Diana Award in 2022 or 2023.
Alizey founded the Ruhil Foundation to fight food insecurity by providing ration bags and cooked meals to people in need. Over the years, she has delivered thousands of meals across the country. She also provides support for weddings and has led sanitation drives in underprivileged areas. Alizey also helps provide education to children of prostitutes and is active in raising funds for orphanages in Lahore. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she did extensive work providing ration bags to flood victims in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan.
