#TheSearchIsOn – Queen’s Young Leaders Programme

From the Royal Commonwealth Society

Do you know an exceptional young leader who deserves a @QueensLeaders award?

The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme is seeking to celebrate and support young people to take up leadership roles and improve the lives of people across the Commonwealth.

In a news release, the Royal Commonwealth Society said Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales launched the search for exceptional young people from across the Commonwealth to receive an award from Her Majesty The Queen, for their achievements in transforming their own lives and the lives of others.

“On behalf of The Queen, The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry hosted a unique reception at Buckingham Palace where they started the search from a state of the art social media hub, backed by Google and Twitter – the first ever to be installed at The Palace.

This life changing Programme has been established by The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust and runs in partnership with Comic Relief and the Royal Commonwealth Society in honour of The Queen’s 60-year contribution to the Commonwealth,” the RCS said.

Each year from 2014 to 2018, 60 inspirational young people, between the ages of 18-29, will be selected to receive a Queen’s Young Leaders Award and become ‘Queen’s Young Leaders’.

At a time when the Commonwealth is home to the largest generation of young people ever in its history – over 1.3 billion of a total 2.2 billion citizens, The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme will support thousands of young people (18-29) to make their visions of a better society a reality. Comprising two parts, it will create a lasting legacy for the Queen through:

• An Awards scheme to recognise the achievements of 240 inspirational young people and provide support enabling them to take up leadership roles and inspire future leaders

• Grants to support organisations in selected countries across the Commonwealth that work with young people to transform their lives

Young people from all across the Commonwealth can apply or be nominated to win an award and become a Queen’s Young Leader from Wednesday 9 July 2014.

Nominate https://thercs.org/youth/queens-young-leaders-programme-2014 #TheSearchIsOn

Award details

Each year from 2014 to 2018, 60 inspirational young people will be selected to receive a Queen’s Young Leaders Award and become ‘Queen’s Young Leaders’ – one for every year that The Queen had served as Head of the Commonwealth at the time of her Diamond Jubilee. At least one young person from every Commonwealth country will receive a Queen’s Young Leaders Award.

Visit www.queensyoungleaders.com for more information. #TheSearchIsOn

Check out the @QueensLeaders Programme to discover & celebrate young leaders across the Commonwealthhttp://bit.ly/1qfZIRd #TheSearchIsOn

Join the search to find exceptional young people who deserve a @QueensLeaders award http://bit.ly/1qfZIRd#TheSearchIsOn

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