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The World Assembly of Youth (WAY) is pleased to extend an invitation for you to nominate a nominee for the 5th WAY Prime Minister of Malaysia World Youth Award, to be held on 11 December 2009, in Melaka, Malaysia.
The Award Ceremony of the World Youth Award will be held in conjunction with the WAY 60th Anniversary Celebration. The World Youth Award is organized jointly by the World Assembly of Youth, the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Malaysia) and the Malaysian Youth Council. The ceremony will be attended by national youth councils and government officials from all member countries and affiliated organisation of WAY.
There are only two categories of awards given under the World Youth Award at this occasion that is for individual and organisation. Please note that you can only nominate one person and one organsiation only per category.
Please find attached information and nomination form.
We look forward to welcoming you to Malaysia and Melaka!
Yours sincerely,
Ediola Pashollari
Acting Secretary General
World Assembly of Youth - WAY
NOTE: Please be advised that the submission deadline is on 5 December 2009
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THE 5TH WAY – PRIME MINITSER OF MALAYSIA
WORLD YOUTH AWARD
11 December 2009
MELAKA, MALAYSIA
1. BACKGROUND
The World Assembly of Youth (WAY) on its 40th Anniversary instituted the World Youth Award to encourage National Youth Councils to become central agents in nation building and to commit themselves to addressing social and economic development of young people in their countries. The World Youth Award honors outstanding national youth council movements and illustrates the examples and models that they set for the world.
The then Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, become the sponsor and patron of the award and supported all the past four ceremonies.
The World Youth Award is awarded to the youth organization at the national level that has made excellent, noteworthy and effective contributions in national youth development. The Award is also presented to outstanding individuals who have contributed to the advancement of the cause of young people and inspire them.
2. OBJETIVES
The objectives of the World Youth Award are:
1. To evaluate the success of national youth movements in promoting social and economic development;
2. To provide incentives to youth organizations to work harder in achieving greater success in their youth development agendas;
3. To inculcate the spirit of self-reliance amongst national youth movements;
4. To encourage youth movements to play major roles in highlighting challenges of youths and in attempting to solve as many of them as possible.
5. To accelerate the involvement of youth in nation building;
6. To honor outstanding individuals who are exemplary and inspirational to young people worldwide.
3. CRITERIA FOR THE AWARD
The award is open to all national youth councils. The panel of judges considers the following criteria for the evaluation of each participating organization:
- Leadership Effectiveness
- Organizational Structures
- Management Systems
- Utilization of Resources
- Quality of Membership
- Effectiveness and Impact of Programmes
4. THE AWRD CEREMONY
The Award Ceremony the 5th WAY World Youth Award will be held in Melaka, Malaysia, during the 60th Anniversary of the World Assembly of Youth. This will be held on December 11, 2009. The ceremony will be attended by national youth councils and government officials from all member countries and affiliated organizations of the World Assembly of Youth.
5. THE AWARD
The award trophy called WAY – PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA WORLD YOUTH AWARD along with a Certificate, is donated by the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
6. ORGANISERS
The 5th WAY Prime Minister of Malaysia World Youth Award is organized jointly by the World Assembly of Youth (WAY), Ministry of Youth and Sports of Malaysia and the Malaysian Youth Council.
7. PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS
The first WAY- Prime Minister of Malaysia World Youth Awards were presented in 1990 in a ceremony attended by representatives of youth organizations from more than 35 countries as well as UN representatives. It was Held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The winners were:
• Winner: Malaysian Youth Council
• 1st Runner – up: Peruvian National Youth Council
• 2nd Runner –up: Pakistan Cresent Youth Organization
The second WAY- Prime Minister of Malaysia World Youth Awards were presented in 1993. That took place in conjunction with the 12th WAY General Assembly and during the WAY International Workshop on Adolescent Health in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The awards ceremony was attended by representatives of youth organizations from more than 55 countries and by UN representatives. The winners were:
• Winner: Slovakia Youth Council
• 1st Runner – up: Zimbabwe Youth Council
• 2nd Runner –up: Indian Committee of Youth Organization
The World Assembly of Youth held the third WAY- Prime Minister of Malaysia World Youth Awards while 120 government leaders were attending the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen, Denmark on March 10, 1995. The winners were:
• Winner: Norwegian Youth Council
• 1st Runner – up: Mongolian Youth Federation
• 2nd Runner –up: Nigerian Youth Council
The fourth WAY- Prime Minister of Malaysia World Youth Awards were presented in 2005. They took place in conjunction with the 14th WAY General Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia. The awards ceremony was attended by representatives of youth organizations from more than 50 countries and by UN representatives. The winners were:
• Winner: Gambia National Youth Council
• 1st Runner – up: Mauritius Youth Council
• 2nd Runner –up: Croatian National Youth Council
• Outstanding Individual Award: His Excellency Dr. Sam Nujoma,
Former President of the Republic of Namibia
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information please contact:
Miss Ediola Pashollari
Acting Secretary General
World Assembly of Youth
World Youth Complex
Lebuh Ayer Keroh, Ayer Keroh
Melaka, 75450
Malaysia
Tel: +606-2322711
Fax: +606-2327271
Email:
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WOLRD YOUTH AWARD
OFFICIAL AWARD NOMINATION FORM
Please complete this form for each person / organization being nominated.
I. Nominee Information
Name: __________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________
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Contact No:_____________________________________________________________
Office Fax
Email: _________________________________________________________________
Website: _______________________________________________________________
Establishment date: _______________________________________________________
II. Justification for Nomination: (please do not exceed 500 words)
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III. Nominator Information
Nominated by: ___________________________________________________________
Name Signature
Phone: ______________________ Email: __________________ Date: _____________
Submit the completed nomination package in its electronic form to
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or by fax to +606 2327271 or hard copy to: World Assembly of Youth, World Youth Complex, Lebuh Ayer Keroh, 75450 Melaka, Malaysia.
NOTE: A nomination package should include the following:
• A cover letter, signed by the nominator
• A completed, signed Official Award Nomination form
• The nominee’s publication or reports
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