50 Most Influential Young Zambians
VISION.
Become the Leading and Most Credible program to Rank and Honour Young Zambians.
CRITERIA.
A Nominee must be:
- A Zambian.
- 15 or below 40 years.
- In 2 years of Active Service in a Category.
- Outstanding with Public Evidence of Impact
- Motivating to be able to inspire other young people with his/her work
MISSION.
- Rank and Honour the Most Influential Young Zambians Annually.
- Uphold Public discretion of the Most Influential Young Zambians.
- Evangel the Inspiring Stories, Works and Impacts of Young Zambians across the World.
- Change the Negative Perceptions of the Potentials of Young People.
- Fuel Patriotism among Young Zambians.
- Create Value for the Works of Young Zambians Globally.
CATEGORIES.
- Business
- Entertainment
- Law & Governance
- Leadership & Civil Society
- Lifestyle
- Media
- Personal Development & Academia
- Social Entreprise & Philanthropy
- Sports
- Science & Technology
ABOUT US
The Most Influential Young Zambians initiative is an annual awards and ranking scheme for young Zambian Achievers between 15-40 years, spearheaded by Avance Media, a social enterprise in partnership with Youth Employment Creation Initiative-YECI Project and various Organisations.
The initiative is intended to disclose the true and genuine potentials of young people who are earnest to turn around the fortunes of Zambian’s economy and whose works are at par with their impacts. It is also expected to serve as a source of encouragement to these young individuals whose commitment towards stimulating growth is undoubted.
NOMINATE HERE
Kindly help NOMINATE a Young Zambian Achiever to be ranked as the 2017 Most Influential Young Zambian. Read Category Definitions Below
Some Fun Facts
categories
BUSINESS
This category is dedicated to Individuals who run successful enterprises in Zambia, which are adding valuable social, economic and cultural remittances to lives and contributing towards shaping the image of the African continent
ENTERTAINMENT
This category is exclusive to a diverse group of individuals involved in entertainment relating to Music, Comdey & Film. They must be national icons that command a high level of influence not just popularity through the positive impact of their works.
SOCIAL ENTREPRISE & PHILANTHROPY
This category is meant for young individuals leading social entrepreneurship and philanthropy activities impacting lives across Zambia and their respective regions. The public on the reach of their impacts must phenomenally endorse their works and achievements.
SPORTS
This category throws a spotlight on diverse sports personalities who in diverse ways are contributing to the development of various sporting activities. These can be athletes, coaches or individuals directly involved in the sporting industry
LAW & GOVERNANCE
This category compiles distinguished young Zambians who display continental influence based on their roles in public office, politics, Law and governance. Their work should have yielded significant commendation from their benefactors.
MEDIA
This category is targeted at journalists and media personalities who have defied odds to propel stories of Zambia across the Globe. Their work should carry a national focused vision on leading Zambians to tell their own stories whether good or bad.
LIFESTYLE
This category is focused on young people who are leading the creative & lifestyle community in Zambia. They are passionately setting the pace in Fashion & Arts which have become common among the populace. These personalities must be leading initiatives and organisations, which are addressing problems in their communities and have potentials for global expansion, adoption and recognition.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
This category is focused on young Zambians who are leading the innovation revolution across the country. Their products and services must be dedicated to solving either local or global problems from the Zambian soil. They must be potential competitors in the global science, technology, and innovation space.
LEADERSHIP & CIVIL SOCIETY
This category involves highly recommended young individuals who are championing various activities in the country related to advocacy, religion, civil organizations etc. They need to possess the qualities of a leader and must have achieved significant feats in their works across the country and beyond.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & ACADEMIA
This category is exclusive to individuals who have excelled in various academic assignments and young Zambians who have dedicated their career in training the next generation of African Leaders.
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