The Ford Foundation has partnered with The Future Project‘s The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) for the Ford Foundation Prize for Youth Employment. The award seeks nominees who are actively tackling youth unemployment and making positive impact in their communities.
“We are delighted about this partnership with The Ford Foundation,” said
Mfon Ekpo, Executive Director of The Future Project.
“The goal of the Ford Foundation in West Africa is to improve governance systems and livelihood opportunities. This dovetails with the goal of The Future Africa Awards, which is to inspire the entire continent of Africa through the works of her citizenry. This award is designed to recognize and support young Nigerians between the ages of 18 and 33 involved in a social program or projects that contribute to fight youth unemployment in Nigeria,” she added.
The nominees for the award will be selected from each of the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. Successful applicants will be interviewed in selected cities including Port Harcourt, Abuja, Enugu, Ibadan, Kano and Lagos.
The competition will select six finalists, one from each Nigerian geopolitical zone, from which the final winner will be picked at the awards. A documentary on the winner will also be selected and the overall winner will be awarded with $5,000 cash prize.
Nominations will close on 31st September, 2015.
For more information and to nominate a candidate for The Ford Foundation Prize for Youth Employment, visit
www.thefutureafrica.com/awards | e-mail info@thefutureafrica.com | call +2348022226712.
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@TFAAfrica to keep up with the latest news on
TFAA. The official hashtags for 2015 are
#ImagineAfrica and
#TFAAS2015.
Source: Bellanaija.com
