by Sahar FoladiOnce a shy young boy unsure on his future pathway, Mohammed Nawed Sarwari has found his true self after immersing in Greater Dandenong’s community programs. Selected as the joint Young Leader of the Year in City of Greater Dandenong’s Australia Day awards, Nawed has come a long way since he first migrated to Australia in 2013. From reserved and limited in voicing his opinions, which stemmed from his lack of belonging, Nawed discovered his true potential after he signed up in Greater Dandenong Council’s Youth Leader Program in 2023 fresh out of high school. “Slowly, when I attended the community program, I met so many different people that were the same as me. “There are many youth out there who struggle to find a place where they belong.