Nominations are now open for the 2018 Commonwealth
Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work. This
special edition of the awards will coincide with the
Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF) preceding the
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in
London in April 2018 under the theme “Towards a Common
Future”. It will highlight the contribution that young people
are making throughout the Commonwealth, in areas such as
poverty alleviation, conflict resolution and prevention,
democracy and environmental preservation.
ELIGIBILITY:
Young people aged 15 to 29 from Commonwealth member
countries are eligible to apply for the awards, which focus
this year on raising the profile and celebrating young
people’s contribution towards developing a fairer, more
sustainable, more secure, and more prosperous future for
the Commonwealth; the four sub-themes of CHOGM 2018.
Past awardees have included young social entrepreneurs, human rights defenders, and climate change activists.
A total of 16 finalists will be shortlisted from four Commonwealth regional categories: Africa and Europe; Asia,
the Caribbean and Americas; and Pacific.
A winner will be
selected from each region, and one exceptional entrant will
be recognised as the Commonwealth Young Person of the
Year at a formal awards presentation in London alongside
the CYF next April.
AWARDS:
• The finalists will receive cash grants of GBP £1,000 to continue their development work, and will each be awarded
a trophy and certificate;
• Each regional winner will receive a
cash grant of GBP £3,000, while the Commonwealth Young
Person of the Year will receive GBP £5,000 to support an
ongoing project or initiative;
• Awards and shortlisting will be decided on the basis of the
impact of the individual’s work, the level of innovation and
problem-solving, and the quality of achievements, the
sustainability of the work, and supporting evidence
provided;
• Applicants are strongly encouraged to link their
development work and its impact to the outlined four sub-themes on the application link and the 17 SDGs, which were
agreed to by the international community just under two
years ago.
For more information about the Commonwealth Youth Awards, and to apply or nominate someone, click HERE
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