24-year-old fundraiser and YouTuber, Hussain Manawer, from Ilford, has beaten applicants from 90 other countries to be announced as One Young World and Kruger Cowne's Rising Star. He has won a once-in-a-lifetime flight into space.
Hussain Manawer, whose father is the owner of Masala Hut restaurant, was declared as the winner on Saturday, at the One Young World Summit, in Bangkok, Thailand.
In 2018, the 24-year-old will be travelling out of the Earth's atmosphere, 62 miles above sea level, in the XCOR Lynx spacecraft.
After winning the contest, Hussain Manawer expressed, “I'll be the first ever British Muslim, youngest European and the first Pakistani person ever into space and it means a lot more than the experience alone. It shows people from all ages and backgrounds that anything is possible with hard work and passion.”
Before embarking on his journey to space, Manawer will be making more altruistic trips. He will be making a cyber bullying school tour, in December, where he will talk to students on how they can stay safe on the internet.
He also intends to make a visit to Greece's refugee camps. He said, “I'll be providing baby nappies, food and milk to the camps this winter with fundraising money.”
