Deadline: 25-Oct-20
PRATYeK is inviting nominations for the Just Right Kids Awards to recognize the voices and efforts of children in India.
The Just Right Kids Awards honours children who are proactively working on climate change, inclusion, sustainable development goals (SDGs) and child -rights with a special emphasis on the most vulnerable children.
The award also honours the memory and work of Thomas Chandy, a child rights advocate and the founder CEO of Save the Children, India. He worked consistently towards ensuring that policies and systems effectively provide opportunities for children to access their rights.
Categories
- Pro -Activist of the Earth- honouring environmental child-activists who advocates for, or work towards, protecting the natural environment and the members of the earth community from the effects of climate change or pollution.
- Defender of Child Rights- children who raise their voices while investing their time and talents for improving their own situation and that of the children in their neighbourhoods, schools, state, nation and even the world.
- Advocate for the Inclusion of the Last Child- honouring children who have made a significant contribution towards challenging structures that exclude children in marginalized situations while amplifying the voice of these children.
- Challenger Braving All Odds- honouring the determination and perseverance of children who themselves live in challenging situations and have addressed systems and structures that are neglectful or abusive to their peers.
- Choice of the People– based on the number of likes the nominee receives on PRATYeK’s Facebook page.
Award Information
- Total Cash Prize to be won for Just Right Kids Awards -Rs 1,10,000/;
- Cash prize for each of the first four categories -Rs 25,000/;
- Cash prize for the Choice of the People Award -Rs 10,000/;
- Certificates will be awarded to all winners and nominees who qualify for rounds beyond the initial elimination round;
- Certificates of gratitude will be given to all organizations who nominate a child-advocate who qualify for rounds beyond the initial elimination.
Eligibility Criteria
- Young citizens under 18 years of age; (the child should not be older than 18 years as on the 30th of November 2020.)
- Child Advocate must have resided in India for at least one year.
- Child Advocate must have a clear history of advocating for his/her own rights and/or of those of other children or the earth.
- It is important that the child-advocate in actively and currently engaged in accomplishing this goal, which has led to concrete results.
- Each Organization/School/Company/Institution can nominate only a single Child-advocate. The child can be nominated for more than one category.
- Individual child-advocates may apply but must find an Organization/School/Company/Institution to stand as referee/sponsor for his/her nomination.
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