Syed Ommer Amer, Chief Executive Officer of Daastan (Legend), is the first Pakistani to have received the Media Information Literacy Award by UNESCO for his work. He is also amongst 20 extraordinary young individuals including inventors, activists, and entrepreneurs from 18 countries who were finalists for the Commonwealth Youth Awards earlier this year. The award recognises outstanding youth from the Commonwealth whose projects are transforming lives in their communities and helping to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).