The National Youth Achievers Awards calls for participation

<![CDATA[The convener for the National Youth Achievers Awards – Charterhouse, announces the call for nominations of deserving Ghanaians for the maiden edition of the National Youth Achievement Awards (NYAA). By this call any Ghanaian National aged between 15 and 35, who has achieved great success in any field of endeavour, is encouraged to apply for consideration for the 2012 edition of the highly coveted Awards scheme. Applications are currently taking place through the official website for the NYAA. Any deserving young Ghanaian should be able to apply online at www.nyaaghana.com where the application forms can be downloaded, completed and submitted at the NYAA Secretariat (offices of Charterhouse, Partner Radio Stations or RLG offices across the country). Alternatively, applicants can fill the application form online and send, this will be automatically submitted to the email address info@nyaaghana.com. Again they can download, fill out the application, attach and send to the same email address. The National Youth Achievers Awards which was recently launched in Accra is under the auspices of the Vice President John Dramani Mahama. It is an award scheme set up to honour young people who have achieved great success in various fields of endeavour. Sponsored by RLG and produced by Charterhouse, the NYAA aims to acknowledge and bring to the fore the exceptional achievement of the youth and to make excellence and achievement a national value starting with the youth. The categories for Awards that applicants can submit applications are:

• Award for Agriculture : Award to a Ghanaian “youth or youth group” who/which has been actively engaged in Agriculture especially in the rural areas and is contributing significantly to the socio-economic development of his community
• RLG Entrepreneurship   Development Award  : Awarded to a Ghanaian youth who has employed his entrepreneurial skills in undertaking a project that is benefiting Ghanaians or is likely to benefit the country now or in the near future.
• Award for Young Professionals : Award to a youth who is registered and regulated by his/her professional body and who by dint of hard work has been an icon for his contemporaries as a young professional and is a source of inspiration to the youth.
• Award for Science : Awarded to a Ghanaian Youth who has made a remarkable scientific discovery or undertaken a scientific research, analysis or experiment the result of which will benefit the Ghanaian Society and the world in general in the not too distant future
• Sports Award  : Awarded to a Ghanaian male and female youth who has achieved a remarkable and consistent feat in sports in Ghana or elsewhere and is a role model to his peers.
• Award for Arts  :Awarded to an individual or a creative group whose contribution to arts has won the attention of Ghana and the world
• Award for Leadership  : Awarded to a Ghanaian youth whose sterling achievements sets him apart from his peers and is consistent, selfless and worthy of Leadership.
• Award for Academic Excellence (JHS, SHS, TERTIARY) : Awarded to a Ghanaian youth who has distinguished him/herself over and above the average intellect in the educational field through his/her excellent academic achievements, consistent distinction in performance and is a role model for his peers.
• Literary Award : Awarded to a Ghanaian youth who has been involved in literary activities in his school or community by producing works that are likely to contribute to the rich store of a Ghanaian literary heritage.
•  RLG ICT Innovator Award: Awarded to an individual who has pioneered practical and cost-effective methodologies in information, Communication and Technology to contribute to the social and economic development of Ghana.
• Award for Youth Personality: Awarded to an outstanding youth whose sterling achievements ie. Morality, respect and environmental consciousness supersede that expected of his peers and therefore sets him/her apart as a role model for recognition.
• Award for Business Excellence: Awarded to a youth who has made tremendous impact in the business industry by setting up a legally registered company and providing consistent service to the public while considering responsible environmental and social issues.
• Award for Culture: Awarded to a Ghanaian “Traditional Culture Youth Group” or individual whose activities have portrayed authentic Ghanaian culture and are worthy ambassadors of Ghana culture home and abroad.
• Award for Music: Awarded to a Ghanaian music group or individual whose activities have portrayed authentic Ghanaian music home and abroad.
• Award for Grassroots and Rural Community Development: Awarded to a youth/youth Group whose activities focus on the rural areas, identifying challenges confronting the youth in these areas and has found solutions to the challenges, thereby becoming an inspiration to other youth.
• Award for Financial Excellence: Awarded to a young Ghanaian youth whose ideas and efforts have contributed to the growth of the Ghanaian financial sector as in audit service, taxation, and support for acquisition of assets.
• Special Awards: This is a special award presented to a physically challenged person who, despite his/her limitations, has achieved a remarkable feat of excellence.