Nominations
Deadline for submissions is 10 November 2024
You can find the categories and their descriptions below the nomination form.
Categories
(Click on each award to get a description of what it is about)
It is an award in accolade or recognition given to individuals, organizations, or initiatives that have made significant contributions in the field of substance abuse prevention, treatment, or recovery.
- Substance Abuse Survivor
- Substance Abuse Advocacy and Awareness
- Substance Abuse Rehabilitation
- Mental Health Support
This focuses on youth who strive to improve society and their communities through the use of technology. The sub-categories are:
- Best Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (IoT) Innovation
- Best Cybersecurity Innovation
- Best Health Tech Innovation
- Best Fintech Innovation
- Best Emerging Tech Innovation
A frontline hero is an individual who works in a critical and essential role during times of crisis, such as a pandemic, natural disaster, or war. These individuals are on the front lines, directly facing the challenges and risks associated with the crisis, and play a crucial role in protecting and supporting the community.
- Best Healthcare Hero
- Best Community Service Leader and Volunteer
- Best Humanitarian Aid and Relief Champion
- Best Disaster Response and Relief Champion
- Best Refugees and Displaced people Champion
Recognizes youth who have helped other children and youth gain access to academic opportunities. Sub-categories are excellence in:
- Best Education Outreach in remote areas
- Best Education Advocate
- Best Tech Innovation in Education
- Best Educational resources relief
- Best Teacher of the Year
Honors young people who have successfully turned their creativity into a business and who offer personal expression through visual or performing arts, as well as those who foster other young people’s voices through their abilities, media, and digital art forms.
- Best Musician
- Best Musical Instrument Player
- Best Poet/Spoken word artist
- Best Writer
- Best Literary Luminary
- Best Actor/Actress
- Best Dancer/Dance Group
- Best Artistic/ Artisan
- Best Photographer and videographer
- Best Animator
- Best Creative Hub
- Best Fashion and Design
- Best Advocacy through the Arts
- Best Community Improvement through the Arts
- Best Empowerment of Creative Artists
Honoring young individuals who have served as positive role models and have made a significant impact on others through their leadership, mentorship, peer counseling, or positive influence.
- Best Inspirational and Motivational Speaker Award
- Best Life Coach Award
- Best Mentor
This award recognizes student accomplishments in Environmental Advocacy programs and Climate Change initiatives.
- Best Green Tech Innovation
- Best Climate Advocacy and Awareness
- Best Pollution Prevention and Recycling
- Best Leader in Holistic Sustainability
Honors youth who, like a phoenix, soar with renewed life and demonstrate great determination and stamina as they overcome enormous life adversities. These can be youth who have succeeded despite disability, recovered from setbacks caused by teen pregnancy, excelled academically despite obstacles, overcome violence, or assisted their families or communities in dealing with difficult circumstances, and who have used their experiences to help others in similar situations. Examples of stories we are looking for can touch on someone who overcame poverty, overcame suicidal thoughts or attempts, and overcame sexual harassment and abuse, bounced back from teen pregnancy, child marriage, GBV or child abuse.
This award recognizes a young person who, despite all odds, is making strides in the entrepreneurship sector and demonstrates exceptional business acumen, skills, and resilience.
- Best Entrepreneur
- Best Social Entrepreneur
- Best Tech Startup
- Best Socially Responsible Business
This award recognizes outstanding and innovative contributions made by youth to advance girls’ and women’s empowerment.
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Achievement Award
- SRHR
- Best Initiative Tackling GBV, Child Marriages and Child Abuse, Teen Moms
- Mentorship and Coaching to Girls
- Best Women’s Rights Advocate
This award recognizes those who have made significant and innovative contributions to the advancement of mental well-being in society.
- Mental Health Advocate of the Year
- Mental Health Tech Innovation Award
- Workplace Mental Health Award
- Men’s Mental Health Advocate
- Women’s Mental Health Advocate
This award celebrates individuals who are making remarkable accomplishments in the sports business while simultaneously having a positive influence in their communities through sport.
- Best in Fitness
- Athlete of the Year
- Rookie of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Sportsmanship Award
This award honors young people who have used their reporting skills to tell community stories and report as well as raise awareness on social issues.
- Outstanding News Reporting
- Excellence in Photojournalism
- Best Opinion/Editorial Writing
- Innovation in Digital Journalism
- Excellence in Broadcast Journalism
This award recognizes the achievements of a young person who has used a creative medium such as social media, vlogging, podcasts and TV radio to be a positive role model and enhance the lives of others.
- Music Influencer
- Best influencer in comedy
- Creative Content Creator
- Fashion and Beauty Influencer
- Health and Wellness Influencer
- Rising Star in radio and television personality
This award recognizes and honors teenagers who are deeply committed to making a positive difference in the world, both now and in the future.
- Female Teen Changemaker of the year
- Male Teen Changemaker of the year
- Best A Level Results
- Best O Level Results
This award acknowledges youth who have made outstanding efforts to uphold the rights of children as outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- Best Policy Upholder
- Best Outreach for Children Program
- Best Advocate for Children’s Rights
This award honors individuals or organizations that enable meaningful youth engagement, participation in policy and governance work, and action for the SDGs.
- Youth-Inclusive Policy Development
- Youth Participation in Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution
- Youth Participation in Sustainable Development
- Capacity Building for Youth Participation
- Youth Voice Amplification
Science Award is given in recognition of distinguished achievements in science, including medicine, engineering and agriculture.
- Outstanding Researcher
- Science Communication and Outreach
- Young Scientist Award
- Environmental Science and Conservation
- Medical Research and Innovation
This award recognises excellence in the provision of IT systems, hardware, software and/or IT service suppliers that have achieved significant business success.
- Best Software Development Innovation
- Best Web Development Innovation
- Best Mobile App Development Innovation
- Best E-commerce Development Innovation
- Best Data Analytics Innovation
How it works:
Final selection of shortlisted nominees for each category will be made by a pool of judges.
The criteria the judges will use will be based on the responses provided in the nomination form.
Finalists will be notified over email and will be posted on our social media pages.
Finalists announcement TBA.
In each category, there will be two winners.
One of the winners will be selected by the judges. The second winner will be decided by a People’s Choice Awards Competition, with the winner being the nominee whose post receives the most likes on our Instagram page.
Deadline for the People’s Choice Awards is TBA midnight.
The finalists will be contacted through email and invited for an awards ceremony where we will announce the winners in each category. All nominees will receive certificates.
For any questions please call or WhatsApp: +263-777-940-976
Email: info@igniteyouthawards.com
More information to be provided in the coming weeks.
For any questions please call or WhatsApp: +263-777-940-976
Email: info@igniteyouthawards.com