The
Central Working Committee for The Future Awards has announced the formal
calendar of activities for The Future Awards 2013, which is the 8th season of
the awards – and the formal statement comes with a big announcement!
“It has been seven years of inspiring young Nigerian leaders across the country,” said Chude Jideonwo, who is executive director of The Future Project. “We have visited 23 states with the awards, the town hall meetings, conferences amongst others and we have touched thousands of lives. That legacy will remain.
“This year however, after visiting Ghana, South Africa and Ethiopia, we are excited to announce that The Future Awards will go continental for the first time – and this move is timed to coincide with the just-concluded 50th anniversary celebration of the Africa Union.”
“It has been seven years of inspiring young Nigerian leaders across the country,” said Chude Jideonwo, who is executive director of The Future Project. “We have visited 23 states with the awards, the town hall meetings, conferences amongst others and we have touched thousands of lives. That legacy will remain.
“This year however, after visiting Ghana, South Africa and Ethiopia, we are excited to announce that The Future Awards will go continental for the first time – and this move is timed to coincide with the just-concluded 50th anniversary celebration of the Africa Union.”
This edition is hosted in partnership with the youth office
of the Africa Union Commission, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and nominations
for the awards’ biggest prize, Young Person of the Year to be
Africa-based.
“We are very proud of The Future Awards because it has always
been based on performance and achievement,” said Dr. Raymonde Agossou, who is
Head of the Division Human Resources and Youth Development of the Africa Union Commission.
“Those values have remained intact and should always be.”
(WATCH NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA, RAYMONDE AGOSSOU TONY O. ELUMELU,
ONYEKA ONWENU, FRANK NWEKE & OTHERS SPEAK ABOUT THE FUTURE AWARDS 2013 HERE
http://thefutureafrica.com/awards/videos/)
(WATCH CHUDE JIDEONWO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FUTURE
PROJECT, SPEAK ABOUT THE NOMINATIONS PROCESS HERE
http://www.thefuturenigeria.com/the-future-awards-2013/)
(SEE THE FULL LIST OF 16 CATEGORIES HERE
http://thefutureafrica.com/awards/nominate/)
ACTIVITIES LEADING TO THE FUTURE AWARDS 2013 INCLUDE:
Official Announcement of The Future Awards 2013 + Young
Person of the Year: The Africa Prize – Addis Ababa, May 2013
Release of Nominees List – Lagos, June 2013
The Future Business Master-Class – Lagos, June 2013
United States Consul-General hosts The Future Awards Nominees
– Lagos, July 2013
Nigeria Leadership Initiative hosts The Future Awards
Nominees – Lagos, July 2013
“Nominations are now on,” said Jideonwo. “Please nominate any
inspiring young Nigerians between 18 and 31 in the categories above by going to
the website www.thefutureafrica.com/awards. Those without Internet access
should call or SMS 08022226712. As this year’s campaign declares: Inspiration
begins here!”
The event holds in August 2013. Judges will be officially
unveiled in a statement next week. There will be no public voting for The
Future Awards 2013.
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