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Eligibility Criteria for  African Union Office of the Youth Envoy to Award young peacebuilders

• Nominee must be aged 15 – 35 by 30th November 2020 (as per African Youth Charter definition of youth)
• Nominee must be national and living in one of the African Union member states
• Nominee must fit in one of the 6 award categories and directly address one of the thematic areas
• Nominee’s project must have demonstrated impact in peacebuilding and directly impact to at least 300 people
• Nominee’s complete contact information provided
• Nominee must be committed to report on Monitoring and Evaluation of how the grant/Award supported the work of their projects
• Nominee’s project must beapolitical in nature and must not be operated for profit

General Requirements for African Union Office of the Youth Envoy to Award young peacebuilders

Nominees must have an existing initiative/project. Impact must be demonstrated with quantitative and qualitative forms.

The project must be able to receive grant funds if Awarded. The projects led by the Nominee must not necessarily be registered as a nonprofit, NGO, or charity organization. Non registered projects will be considered for in kind support.

The Nominee must be the founder, co-founder, or visionary leader responsible for the project success and growth. Volunteers and paid staff who have not played a role in the project founding or vision are not qualified for an Award.

The Nominee’s project team must be youth-led and focused on peacebuilding. Projects led by a substantial number of adults above 35, while wonderful in their own right, do not align with this mission and may be disqualified.

Individuals nominated must have been doing this work with their organization for a minimum of 6 months (at least since the outbreak of the pandemic). Nominees with over six months of work showing innovation adopted to COVID-19 outbreak will be qualified.

The Nominee must have full knowledge that they are being nominated. We strongly recommend that the person you are nominating and the related project assist you in completing the nomination form.

The Nominee must be available to participate in the Virtual Youth STG Awards Ceremony, if he or she is selected as an Honoree.

Only one individual from a project can be nominated. If multiple individuals are nominated from the same project, we retain the right to select which Nomination Form/application to review, solely at the Selection Committee discretion.

If the Nominee is selected as a finalist, they must be willing to submit to a full investigation. The Selection Committee will screen and vet all finalists and their projects in a formal review process which substantiates their work.

Projects will be funded directly through partners in the form of either direct grant distribution or in the form of in kind support with the same value of the grant.