The nomination period for the 2nd Annual South African Youth Awards has been extended to 30 April 2013. South Africans therefore have more time to nominate exceptional youth between the ages of 14 to 35 years and public, private and civil society organisations that make tangible contributions to youth development.
The National Youth Development Agency’s CEO, Steven Ngubeni, explains that the theme for this year’s awards is A Leader Without a Title. “We would like to recognise inspirational youth from rural, peri-urban and urban areas that are not necessarily in the limelight but have shown leadership in their communities and their chosen fields,” says Ngubeni.
Awards categories include: Academia; Arts and Entertainment (includes music, film, literature and dance); Entrepreneurship; Extraordinary Champions (young people with disabilities); Health and Wellbeing; Science, Technology and Innovation; Social Cohesion/Civil Society and Environment. In addition, two more categories have been included this year, namely, Public Sector and Private Sector. These categories will recognise public and private sector organisations that prioritise and make tangible contributions to youth development.
The winner for each category will receive R50 000. The overall winner, chosen from the category winners, will receive the Presidential Award and R100 000 prize money. Nomination forms can be accessed via the South African Youth Awards website at www.nyda.gov.za/sayouthawards2013, NYDA branches across the country and loveLife Centres. Nomination forms can be emailed to info@nyda.gov.za, faxed to 086 606 6563 or submitted at NYDA branches or loveLife Centres by 30 April 2013.
“There is an abundance of inspirational youth and public and private sector organisations that quietly do sterling work across the country, we want to put them under the spotlight and urge all South Africans to nominate in numbers,” Ngubeni concludes.
For media enquiries, please contact:
Refilwe Mphane, National Youth Development Agency
E-mail: refilwe.mphane@nyda.gov.za
Tel: 011 651 7175
Cell: 071 037 6559
