Deadline- 30 June, 2013
Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) of the Commonwealth Secretariat is inviting nominations for Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work. Winners will be receiving upto £1,000 grant, a trophy and a certificate. The regional winners will receive an additional £2000, a trophy and a certificate and the Pan Commonwealth winner will receive an extra £2000, a trophy and a certificate. The Regional Winners from each region will be invited to receive their awards at an official ceremony.
Categories-
- Agriculture, small enterprise, skills training
- Arts and culture
- Education, peer education
- Enterprise development/youth employment
- Climate change/environment protection
- Health and wellbeing, including work on HIV/AIDS
- Human rights and democracy
- Information and communications technology
- Journalism, media, public awareness
- Peace building
- Science and Technology
- Sport for Development and Peace
- Sustainable livelihoods and poverty reduction
Eligibility & Criteria-
Young people from the Commonwealth aged between 15 and 29 years are eligible for the awards. Grants will be awarded to advance the work of the winners’ projects, with support from CYP on the best way to use funding
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