AFRICA YOUTH AWARDS
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The Africa Youth Awards (for Climate Change) recognize and celebrate the outstanding contributions of young people on the African continent who are making a difference in the fight against climate change.
This annual award program is designed to honour and support the next generation of leaders who are working to create a more sustainable and resilient future for Africa.
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2021 Africa Youth Awards Winners Announced
Secretary-General of the African Law Students Association, Luckson Chibaye (Zambian) and Founder of Dream Factory Foundation, Lusanda Magwape
Kuami Eugene, Barrington Chungulo, Amisa Rashid Ahmed and 11 other young African leaders were announced as winners for Africa Youth Awards 2020.
Winners for the 2020 Africa Youth Awards were announced on the 1st January after a highly contested public
Africa Youth Awards 2020 Nominees
129 Young Africans and Organisations nominated for Africa Youth Awards 2020 Africa Youth Awards has announced its shortlisted
“The Africa Youth Awards is timely. The formal acknowledgement of our deeds is clearly been beyond normal expectations.The impact of this Award is huge communication component! Recognizing people for their good work sends an extremely powerful message to the recipient, their work team and other employees through the grapevine and formal communication channels. That the rest of Africa and the world will hear your story is great news to someone like me who wants to be a global solution.”
“I think it is a nice initiative that will go a long way to encourage the young Africans doing their best to retell the story of Africa to move on. Though I believe most in self motivation, I’m sure the external one also counts a lot and the Africa Youth Award by only recognising our efforts is enough drive.”
“ The Africa Youth Awards is a Timely Tool that will effectively Motivate and Encourage Africa’s Young Visionaries to Dream More. Young people need recognition and appreciation of their efforts. So this is a Master Peace of a Project that will stand the Test of Time. All well meaning Africans should support this Noble cause. ”
Africa Youth Awards is a great platform to inspire young people to reach out and achieve more.
I love ventures that target and celebrate the progressive and innovative work that Africans are doing. I believe anything done with consistency, passion, and progressive direction has the potential to create a lasting impact, and this is what the Africa Youth Awards is doing.
“Africa Youth Awards is a perfect opportunity to recognize outstanding youth and motivate them further to continue putting Africa on the global platform. Africa Youth Awards is unique in the sense that it scrutinizes and awards genuine individuals whose work is evident to the rest of Africans. ”
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