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Cities, 10 Years: The Future Awards Africa hosts Africa-wide town hall meetings
as call for nominations continue…
The Future Awards Africa (TFAA),
Africa’s biggest youth awards, will be touring 10 African cities to host town
hall meetings as part of run up to the 10th edition of
TFAA set to take place in December.
The town hall meetings, designed to
gather leading young people within communities to host meaningful dialogue
aimed at tackling important issues facing the continent with a focus on their
community, will also spur nominations of young Africans creating change. Taking
place in August and September 2015, the meetings will crisscross the continent,
taking place across several cities including Durban, South Africa; Dakar,
Senegal; Accra, Ghana; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
“Young people across the continent
are becoming increasingly aware that tackling the issues and collaborating on
unique solutions can generate powerful multipliers effect that create
wide-ranging impact—not only in their local communities and countries, but also
in the rest of Africa,” said Mfon Ekpo, Executive Director, The Future Project
(TFP). “We need to ensure these voices are heard and recognised as a rich
source of inspiration and ideas that will transform our continent, and TFP is
excited to help take these first steps.”
The theme for TFAA’s 10th anniversary
is ‘Imagine Africa!’, chosen to highlight young Africans
who are fulfilling the promise of the continent by conquering the unlimited
frontiers of imagination. TFAA is proud to demonstrate the richness and variety
of positive change catalysed by these young ideas.
Nominations are open to the general
public for individuals or teams above the age of 18 and no older than 31, who
have been able to create incredible impact and well-documented accomplishments
within their community and/or globally in the last year. These achievements
should revolve around their results, potential for growth plus the ability to
inspire other young people in Africa.
For more information and to nominate
a candidate, visit www.thefutureafrica.com/awards, send an email to
nominations@thefutureafrica.com, or send an SMS to +234 802 222 6712.
Nominations close September 2015.
The award categories for 2015 are:
·
The Future Awards Africa Prize in
Education
·
The Future Awards Africa Prize in
Agriculture
·
The Future Awards Africa Prize in
Advocacy
·
The Future Awards Africa Prize in
Technology
·
The Future Awards Africa Prize in
Public Service
·
The Future Awards Africa Prize in
Community Action
·
The Tony O. Elumelu Prize in Business
·
The Future Awards Africa Prize in
Entertainment
·
The Future Awards Africa Prize in
Enterprise Support
·
The Future Awards Africa Prize for
African Young Person of the Year
The Future Awards Africa is supported
by Ford Foundation, Microsoft, the US Consulate Nigeria, the Canadian High
Commission Nigeria and The Tony Elumelu Foundation.
Official Media Partners are Time
Magazine, Silverbird Television, Africa Magic, Ventures Africa, and Y! Africa.
Official Online Partners are 360nobs and BellaNaija, and official bloggers for
2015 are Olorisupergal, Ameyaw.com and NigeriaNewsDesk. Country partners are
Information Nigeria and Pulse.ng.
Follow @TFAAfrica to keep up with the
latest news on TFAA. The official hashtags for 2015 are #ImagineAfrica and
#TFAAS2015.
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