AWARDS: The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
Posted on 18. Feb, 2009 by Charles Tsai in Opportunities
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes honors outstanding young leaders who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet. Their leadership and courage make them true heroes and inspirations to us all.
Each year, the Barron Prize selects ten winners nationwide. Half of the winners have focused on helping their communities and fellow beings; half have focused on protecting the health and sustainability of the environment.
These young people reflect the great diversity of America. They are female and male, urban and rural, and from many backgrounds. Examples are Michaella, who organized a rodeo for disabled kids; Carter, who led the effort to conserve a local river; Ashley, who created a scholarship fund for African girls; Kyle, who organized a reading mentorship program; Joying, who cleaned up South Carolina’s beaches; Ryan, who helped provide clean drinking water to more than 70 African villages; and Barbara, who created a successful oil recycling project in Texas.
Nominate someone (in the U.S.) by April 30, 2009.
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kIRYOWA ANDREW
09. Mar, 2009
Am Andrew from kampala Uganda, in 2007 we started a club in our school Lubiri secondary club called Donors club Where we started collecting many things like old clothes from students to which in mid 2007 we begun on a campaign named HELP THE SUFFERING PEOPLE IN NORTHERN UGANDA. by this campaign we managed to change lives of many youth and kds who had lost parents due to the war in that region.
Nyenje Christopher
05. Nov, 2009
Hello Andrew,thanx for having such a generous heart.May the lord just reward you abundantly.
Raymond Ablorh
20. Apr, 2009
This is a wonderful program which will encourage young people to direct their energies towards community development. I am a youth advocate in Ghana. Unfortunately, many African countries do not have pragmatic youth policies, hence, the enormous energies of young people are not directed to productive ends. However, some youth even without assistance from older people are undertaking wonderful projects in their communities. Nobody even cares to acknowledge them. But, whether we are acknowledged or not some of us would continue to serve humanity because there is no better place to write one’s name than in the hearts of human beings. Presently, I am running the biggest child development facility in my community with about 308 beneficiaries. I also work as a communication consultant to a women-led community-based NGO. Continue this good work.
Charles Tsai
15. Sep, 2009
Youth Venture’s Sejal Hathi is one of the winners of this year’s prize! Congratulations!