2016 Africa Youth Awards: 170 Africans, organisations, make nominees’ list

No fewer than 170 young Africans and 29 organisations from 35 African countries have been shortlisted for the 2016 Africa Youth Awards.

The shortlisted nominees, who were announced on December 7 have moved to the final stages and are currently being voted for by the public ahead of the announcement of winners on Jan. 1, 2017.

According to a statement from the organisers of the awards made available to journalists in Abuja on Monday, the voting, which could be done on www.africayouthawards.org/vote, is expected to end on December 28.

The statement said the awards, which would be hosted during the Heads of State Summit in Addis Ababa, was is in partnership with the African Youth Commission, Avance Media, Global Skills Exchange, My Naija Naira and Dream Ambassadors Foundation GH.

“Africa Youth Awards shines a light on the amazing work of young people and organisations who are using their skills, knowledge and experience to progress the African continent and positively move it in the right direction.

“We strive to recognise their hard work and ingenuity, celebrate their success and share their stories to motivate and inspire others.

“Over the past three years, we’ve seen some amazing examples of the good that strong leadership in African youth can do.

“Every year our judging panel from a range of charity and business industries faces an incredibly difficult job picking the finalists from a host of incredible entries.

“The level of quality this year has surpassed our expectations. I’m even more encouraged this year as I feel we have strong representation from across all of Africa.

“I feel that this is one way that we can contribute to building a stronger, more united but competitive African continent,” Terser Adamu, the Chief Operating Officer of Africa Youth Awards, said in an interview.

Africa Youth Awards — the continent’s most coveted awards for young achievers and change makers — has 18 categories covering various sectors.

Inaugurated in 2014, the awards has become a recognised and influential platform for young Africans to showcase what contributions they have made to the success of the continent and the potential that they possess to take Africa to the next level across various key industries.

The organisation is also in known for the 100 Most Influential Young Africans list, which received strong endorsements from President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and other influential Africans; and sparked positive debates around the continent about the potential and role of young people.

Notable past winners of an Africa Youth Award include Ashish Thakkar, Sara Nana Yeboah, AyaChebbi, CyrilleGuel, Ahmed Adamu, Bitania Lulu Berhanu, Kelvin MachariaKuria, Umar Krupp and Richard Paa Kofi Botchway.

Sebastiane Ebatamehi

I am a Writer and Online Publicist, destined to give a voice to the silent echoes and hush whispers that are seldom heard

No Comments Yet

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.