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In 2020, he was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) for his services to Criminal Justice, Social Enterprise and the Economy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/birthday-honours-list-2020-cabinet-office |title=Birthday Honours List 2020 |website=UK Government |date=9 October 2020 |access-date=5 July 2024 }}</ref>
==Early life and career==▼
▲==Early life and career==
Babarinde was born in 1993 at the [[Eastbourne District General Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/person/71295/josh-babarinde |title=Josh Babarinde's statement to voters |website=Who Can I Vote For? |date=15 June 2024 |access-date=5 July 2024 }}</ref> He studied at [[East Sussex College]] between 2009 and 2011 attaining an AS-level in Economics and A-levels in Politics, Law and Sociology. He went on to study Politics and Government at the [[London School of Economics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.escg.ac.uk/blog/obe-for-esc-alumni/ |title=OBE for ESC alumni |website=East Sussex College |date=18 December 2020 |access-date=5 July 2024 }}</ref>
Babarinde volunteered as a youth worker in London after graduation, where he worked with young people to find an alternative path to crime and gang violence.During this period, he founded Cracked It: A social enterprise offering smart phone repair services provided by youth at risk and young ex-offenders.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.positive.news/society/social-entrepreneurs-are-fired-up-to-tackle-injustice/ |title=Social entrepreneurs are fired up to tackle injustice |website=Positive News |date=19 February 2019 |access-date=5 July 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/josh-babarinde-diversity-boils-down-to-a-life-or-death-issue/ |title=Diversity boils down to a life or death issue |website=Big Issue |date=27 August 2020 |access-date=5 July 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-research/centres/social-innovation/cambridge-social-innovation-prize/previous-winners/cracked-it/ |title=Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, Previous Winner, Cracked It |website=Judge Business School |access-date=5 July 2024 }}</ref>
=== Politics ===
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