Kuami Eugene, Barrington Chungulo, Amisa Rashid Ahmed and 11 other young African leaders announced as 2020 Africa Youth Awards winners
Winners for the 2020 Africa Youth Awards were
announced on the 1st January after a highly contested public voting process,
which saw 129 nominees from 32 African countries vying to win their respective
categories.
Zambian Social Entrepreneur Barrington Chungulo
& Kenyan Philanthropist Amisa Rashid Ahmed were voted to receive the premier
award as the 2020 African Youth of the Year in the male and female categories.
Other notable winners include Ghanaian Musician
Kuami Eugene, YouTuber Kwadwo Sheldon, Lucy Mary Athieno, Wilson Atumeyi and
Habtamu Abafogi.
The awards which was instituted in 2014 as a Pan
African awards scheme to honour inspiring young Africans who are championing
the development of the continent in diverse fields received over 1000
nominations for the 2020 awards, which was held in partnership with Kenley
College and Avance Media.
Africa Youth Awards is also expected to announce the
publication of its upcoming book dubbed: COVID-19 & the African Youth
Heroes, which will be a compilation of stories from inspirational young Africans
who through their individual initiatives contributed to various activities to
curb the spread of the virus in their communities.
Below is the list of the 2020 Africa Youth Awards winners
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Amisa Rashid Ahmed || Nivishe Foundation,
Kenya - African Youth of the Year
(Female)
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Barrington Chungulo || The Dream
Factory, Zambia - African Youth of the Year (Male)
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Wilson Atumeyi || Waterwide, Nigeria -
Advocate of the Year
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Claire Nasike Akello || The Hummingbird
Foundation, Kenya - Award for Agriculture
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Maame Efua De-Heer || Power of Love
Foundation Canada, Ghana/Canada - Award for Diaspora Achievements
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Amadu Zulkarnain Mohammed || Achievers
Ghana Education, Ghana - Award for Education
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Kuami Eugene || Musician, Ghana - Award
for Entertainment
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Habtamu Abafogi || Jimma University
Biomedical Innovation Center, Ethiopia - Award for Technology
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Anthony Dzamefe || Caveman Watches,
Ghana - Entrepreneur of the Year
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Andrews Ofosuhene || Rotary Club of
Accra-East, Ghana - Leader of the Year
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Kwadwo Sheldon || House of Content,
Ghana - Media Personality of the Year
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Lucy Mary Athieno || Eco-Pads Uganda,
Uganda - Social Entrepreneur
of the Year
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AJ Willz Media || Ghana - Startup of the
Year
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Youth4parliament || Zambia - Youthled Organisation of the Year
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