THE PRESIDENT'S AWARDS CELEBRATIONS

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On the 21 May 2013 until 23 May 3013 the President's Awards will be handing out awards to youth that has done well in their leaders training program. It will be held at Heron Bridge in Four- ways Gauteng, accommodation and meals will be provided at the amount of R400 to each person and you will provide yourself with transport.

This program was first established in 1956 as The Duke of Edinburgh’s award. The aim of this program is to empower youth, it is challenging youth all over the world for the age of 14-25, getting them involved in program of voluntary self-developing activities, which will take them through the potentially difficult period between adolescence and adulthood. At the moment the initiative is running in 120 countries of which 21 of them are from Africa.

In South Africa the program first operated in 1983 and it was called Gold Shield awards which later changed to the President's awards after we got our freedom. The former President Nelson Mandela who was the president when it was changed to the President award was the funding patron in-chief by then.



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The core of this program is based on self-development which challenges aspects like skills development, physical recreation, community service and the adventurous journey. This help to groom the youth in changing the perception of the youth about themselves and their world. It teaches them about important issues such as health, political and social life and the environment they live in. It challenge the youth to become critical thinkers and it’s less likely for them to compromise their future. There are three levels of the Award:  Bronze, Silver and Gold.  At each level, participants should set themselves personal challenges in each activity.

The program is divided into four sections which are:

Service	To learn how to give useful service to others
Skills	To encourage the development of personal interests, creativity or practical skills
Physical Recreation	To encourage participation in physical recreation and improvement in performance
Adventurous Journey	To encourage a spirit of adventure and discovery whilst undertaking a journey in a group
Additional Requirement at the Gold Level
Residential Project	To broaden experience through involvement with others in a residential setting

TPA has committed in making sure that they challenge South African youth form schools, prison, non-profit organizations etc.  This also help them to become youth which make things happen, than waiting for things to happen. And it is made possible with partnerships with organizations like Anglo American Chairman’s fund, the world fellowship (UK), Rand Merchant Bank, Mutual and Federal, Barloworld, The Hilden Charitable Trust (UK), Kinderpostzegels (Netherlands) and other organizations like USAID.

Nkosi’s Haven is delighted to be taking part is such a phenomenon project, as it is helping our kids in becoming self-developed and teaching them about the most important aspects of life. This program complement each other with our mission and vision as our aim is to offer our kids the best education and groom them to become contributing members of the society. We thank the President's Award organization for letting us take part in this initiative.