The Shortlist

Our original shortlist included 12 fantastic candidates – drawn from the 52 nominees put forward on this blog (read about the shortlisting process).

Six have since voluntarily dropped out of the running – one did so for personal reasons (Antony Loewenstein), while another decided to support the project in a mentoring role instead (Edward Harran). A third (Melissa Russell), voluntarily dropped out in order to throw her support behind some of the other candidates, while two nominees (Michael Quall and Renee Barnes) were unable to complete the final challenge. A sixth nominee (Harriet Riley) dropped out due to competing commitments.

That leaves six finalists hoping to be ActionAid’s next outreach blogger. Wanna know more about our shortlist? Be our guest – click away…

Sharna Bremner

Joel Katz

Father Dave

Emily French

Dave Rooney

Laurel Papworth