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Video of the month. The Belize Youth Awards were this weekend.  Congratulations, Interact Club Of Sacred Heart College for winning Best Club, and Emil Hernandez for winning Outstanding Young Musician!

Congratulations, FCD Environmental Youth Group!  They won Club of the Year at last night's Belize Youth Awards in Belize City.  Well deserved, as they work on many different projects around Cayo that focus on sustainability and environmental awareness.  

"FCD Environmental Youth Group is Awarded Club of the Year at the National Youth Awards 2019. This Award is Awarded to an organization that has consistently led, engaged and encouraged youth development activities and programmes that positively impact young people in whatever field of development."

Now is the time to nominate outstanding youths for the Belize Youth Awards.  Nominations can be made until September 3rd.  You can email them at yffbenque@gmail.com.  Good luck to all youths! 

"The Belize Youth Award is a prestigious national honor bestowed on outstanding young Belizeans from age 15 to 29 who demonstrated high standards of achievement and commitment within their various fields.  The categories are: Sports, medial, Citizenship, Arts and Culture, Mentally and Physically Challenged, Youth Ministers Entrepreneurship and Academic Excellence.  The nominees come from all districts across the country.  The targeted age cohort is representative of the group for which programs are planned and implemented by the Youth Department of Belize also known as Youth for the Future."

Nomination form:  https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxVpwCISfz8aM3RtX2FQU004SkU

The 2020 Belize Youth Awards will be streamed virtually on Friday, November 6th.  Be sure and tune in to see all the amazing youths receive their awards.  

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"The Department of Youth Services, Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, and Culture, hereby informs the public that we will be hosting the Belize Youth Awards on Friday, November 6th, 2020 under the International Youth Day theme, 'Youth Engagement for Global Action.'

With an effort to highlight works being done by young changemakers in their own right, while following all safety precautions, the annual Belize Youth Awards will be held virtually and viewers can be a part of the show on our Department of Youth Services Facebook page. Nominees have been selected and informed of their nomination, and the winners will be announced during the virtual show."

The Belize Youth Award is a prestigious national honor bestowed upon outstanding Belizean youth between the ages of 15 and 29.  It awarded for demonstrating high standards of achievement and commitment within various categories: Sports, Media, Citizenship, Arts and Culture, Mentally and Physically Challenged, Youth Ministers Entrepreneurship and Academic Excellence.  Youth for the Future has the new nomination deadline set for Wednesday, September 5th.  The winners will be announced on the 12th.

"The deadline for nominations is September 5th.  Nomination forms can be picked up at any of the Youth for the Future offices country wide.  The winners will be presented with their certificate and plaque in Belize City at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts on September 12th."

Youth for the Future Belize is accepting nominations for this year's Belize Youth Awards.  Nominations can be made until August 3rd.  There are a wide range of awards from which to choose, including Youth is Sports, Youth in Media, and Youth in Agriculture.  YFF Belize is located in Benque, in the town hall.

"The Belize National Youth Award 2012 Nomination Forms now available at all the Department of Youth Services/Youth for the Future offices nationally!
Nominate someone today!
Nomination deadline: August 3, 2012"

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