MessageGKP’s Youth and ICT Awards 2005
The Youth and ICT Awards will recognise 6 young social entrepreneurs from
different regions of the world who have transformed social development
opportunities into a sustainable social enterprise through innovative use of
ICTs. The awards will highlight successful young social entrepreneurs who
can envision social enterprise through innovative use of ICTs.
Each of the six successful candidates will receive a number of important
prizes that will not only allow them to network with other youth, but to
also move their initiative further in their local community. Winners will
receive:
*A USD500 cash prize
*Travel and accommodation to Tunisia for Phase 2 of the World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis, Tunisia ( http://www.itu.int/wsis/ )
*Access to an exclusive one-day capacity building workshop prior to WSIS
*The opportunity to showcase their social enterprise on a panel at the WSIS
to policy makers, private sector and civil society groups during WSIS
*Media exposure through a profile in i4d Magazine and a feature on YATV
Criteria
Eligible applicants are youth between the ages of 17 and 30 years old, from
a developing country or a country in transition, who demonstrate social
impact, innovation, sustainability and commitment & passion in their social
enterprise while using ICTs as a means for achieving their enterprise’s
social objective.
Who are Social Entrepreneurs?
Social entrepreneurs are individuals who identify a social problem and apply
the entrepreneurial spirit, business insight, leadership and non-profit
principles to solve the problem.
How to apply:
Visit www.http://www.globalknowledge.org/youthawards/ . Applications for
the awards close on September 15.
The Youth and ICT Awards 2005 are presented by The Global Knowledge
Partnership (GKP), in collaboration with the Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA), Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies
(CSDMS), MITRA Technology Foundation (MITRA), TakingITGlobal (TIG), Thai
Rural Net (TRN) and Young Asia Television (YATV)
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