1976. Daniel Lewis
Removing litter and preventing fly-tipping in the Welsh valleys
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1975. Nuala O'Toole
Connecting thousands of people through a kindness letter-writing scheme
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1974. Arek Hersh
Educating younger generations about the horrors of the Holocaust
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1973. Navjot Sawhney
Creating a hand-cranked washing machine to support families worldwide
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