The process is now open to make nominations for the 2022 Commonwealth Youth Awards, which offer successful candidates international recognition and cash prizes. Celebrating contributions by young people The aim of the awards is to celebrate the outstanding contributions by young people delivering development and progress in Commonwealth countries and communities towards
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Co-founder and chief business development manager of Safewheel , Faysal Islam, has been named the Commonwealth Young Person of the Year 2021. He also received the regional award of the Commonwealth Youth Awards 2021 for Asia.
The Commonwealth Youth Awards recognise young people across different regions of the world who help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through significant projects to transform the lives of people in their community. Twenty individuals from 18 countries were announced as finalists in late January, from a pool of more than 1000 entries.
Faysal s initiative Safewheel focuses on SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being . The organisation provides affordable emergency medical services through mini three-wheeled ambulances and trained on-board medical staff to rural areas. The company s current fleet of 10 m
PETALING JAYA: A budding marine biologist is among the finalists for this year’s Commonwealth Youth Awards.
Mogesh Sababathy (pic), from Shah Alam, has been shortlisted along with 19 other extraordinary individuals from 18 countries.
The 23-year-old, who just completed his bachelor’s degree in marine biology at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), had been actively involved in environment-related activities since his early days at the university.
Focusing on the sustainable development goal (SGD) of “Life Below Water”, Mogesh co-founded Project Ocean Hope, a youth-led group that aims to raise the visibility of ocean issues and environmental conservation through campaigns and youth leadership training.
Young Indian named among 20 finalists for Commonwealth Youth Awards IANS
New Delhi: Indian young leader Alina Alam is among 20 extraordinary young individuals from 18 countries who have been announced as finalists for this year’s Commonwealth Youth Awards.
The awards recognise outstanding Commonwealth young people whose projects are transforming lives in their communities and helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
More than 1,000 entries from 43 Commonwealth countries were received last year. The finalists were selected across each of the award’s regional categories following a rigorous judging process.
This year, the awards have expanded to include five regional categories: Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and Canada, and the Pacific.