World Summit Youth Award 2009

Suggested by Gautham Krishnadas

World Summit Youth Award 2009

Organised By: United Nations

Key Dates:
Deadline for Online Submissions: February 28, 2009

For Whom: The project must be initiated and executd by youth under the age of 30

The WSYA selects and promotes best practice in e-Content and technological creativity, demonstrates young people’s potential to create outstanding digital contents and serves as a platform for people from all UN member states to work together in the efforts to reduce poverty and hunger, and to tackle ill-health, gender inequality, lack of education, lack of access to clean water and environmental degradation.

The WSYA is promoted in all UN member states through the networks of the World Summit Award (WSA) the UN Global Alliance for ICT, other participating UN Organisations and Agencies, governments and NGOs, youth organisations and all those committed to making a real difference in the achievement of the MDGs.

E-Contents and ICT applications may be submitted in the following five categories, each of which will have three winners who will be presented at the World Summit Award Winners Gala:

• Fight Poverty, Hunger and Disease!
• Education for All!
• Power 2 Women!
• Create your Culture!
• Go Green!

For more details:
Website: http://youthaward.org/?q=node/30