Young Achievers Award

For the Australian Awards, see Young Achievers Awards (Australia).

Young Achievers Award
Country	Uganda
Presented by	YAA
First award	September 14, 2009 [1]
Website	youngachieversawards.ug

The Young Achievers Awards (YAA) is a national competition held annually in Uganda which selects and promotes the best practice and excellence in youth creativity. ^{[2] [3]}

By demonstrating a young person's potential to create an outstanding nation built on entrepreneurship, YAA aims at recognizing Uganda's leaders of tomorrow today. ^{[4] [5]} It provides an opportunity for people to work together to address national developmental challenges in ICT, the Arts, Health, Education, Gender and access to better lives. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

History

Founded in 2009 by Awel Uwihanganye and Ivan Serwano Kyambadde, the Award was created as a platform to showcase young people creating economic opportunity, attaining financial independence and improve their leadership abilities . ^[9]

Award categories

• Young Achiever - Business and Trade
• Young Achiever - Media and Society
• Young Achiever - Leadership and Governance
• Young Achiever - Art, Fashion and Culture
• Young Achiever - Music and Entertainment
• Young Achiever - Sports
• Young Achiever - I.C.T Solutions
• Overall Young Achievers of the Year
• Young Achiever's Heroes/Heroine Award
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Young Achievers Star Hall Of Fame
• Overall Young Achiever

See also

• List of Young Achievers Award winners

References

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6. "Tetea Uganda". teteauganda.com. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
7. "Young Achievers Awards | Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry". www.chamberuganda.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
8. "Ugandan Young Achievers Awards entrants double". bizcommunity.com. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
9. "Young Achievers Awards 2013 | The Pearl Guide Uganda". thepearlguide.co.ug. Retrieved 25 March 2014.