Shajjad Rizvi - Youth Cancer Europe (YCE)
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Shajjad Rizvi

Shajjad Rizvi, a British national. Shajjad has successfully led for-profit and non-profit organisations.

He co-founded the Little People children’s charity, the most awarded NGO in Romania which provides daily services to children, teenagers and young adults being treated for cancer in all major treatment centres in Romania.

Shajjad is also the executive chairman for the Duke of Edinburgh Award program in Romania.

Shajjad is also a director of the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce and the founder of the British Business Group Transilvania.

“I was shocked to find out I have cancer but after two years spent in the hospital I finally understood that it was not the end of my story.”
Dana Nica
Cancer Survivor
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Andreea Samartinean
Cancer survivor
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Cancer survivor
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