ALA Prize FAQsThe ALA Prize for Young Leaders will be awarded to a South African between the ages of 14 and 18 who is actively addressing a need or a problem facing his/her community or who is making the most of the opportunities within his/her community, has demonstrated passion for the community and Africa at large, and who has academic promise. The award will also be used to honour the community that encourages and supports this young leader.
Applicants will be judged on the scalability, impact and ingenuity of their approach and actions towards taking advantage of an opportunity within an African community or a solution to a pressing problem within an African community. Additionally, they must show a track record of academic promise and a demonstrated passion for Africa.
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What is the African Leadership Academy?African Leadership Academy is a non-profit educational institution based in Johannesburg that seeks to transform Africa by developing and supporting future generations of African leaders. Opened in September 2008, African Leadership Academy brings together the most promising 15 ‒ 18 year old leaders selected from all 54 African nations and beyond for an innovative two-year program designed to prepare each student for a lifetime of leadership on the continent. Students are selected to attend the Academy based on merit alone and complete an innovative curriculum with a unique focus on leadership, entrepreneurship and African studies. ALA graduates will attend the world’s finest universities and will lead Africa towards a peaceful and prosperous future. To learn more about African Leadership Academy click here. |
What is the ALA Prize for Young Leaders?The ALA Prize for Young Leaders is a prize that will be awarded in recognition of a young South African between the ages of 14 and 18 who has demonstrated academic promise and through his/her actions in solving a pressing problem facing the community or taking advantage of an opportunity for the benefit of the community, also demonstrated leadership and a passion for Africa. It honours a young African leader, much in the same way that the Nobel Prize or Mohamed Ibrahim Prize honour more mature leaders. |
What is the actual prize?Prize money will be awarded as follows:
- R40,000 to the winner of the ALA Prize for Young Leaders
- R30,000 to the winner for use in expanding the young leader’s project or initiative for the benefit of the community that cultivated that young leader
- R10,000 to the first person to have nominated the eventual winner of the prize (if the winner nominated him/herself first, this amount will be given to him/her).
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How do I enter? Who can enter?South Africans between the ages of 14 and 18 who have demonstrated academic promise and through their actions in solving pressing problems facing their communities or taking advantage of opportunities for the benefit of their communities, also demonstrated leadership and a passion for Africa, are invited to enter by downloading, completing and submitting the entry form. Others are encouraged to participate by nominating eligible South Africans. In all cases the form must be filled out by the nominee. Please only submit one entry form. Multiple entries will be ignored and can lead to your disqualification. |
What is an example of a young leader?To see examples of young leaders who have addressed a variety of pressing problems or taken advantage of opportunities for the benefit of their communities, please click here. |
What do you mean by community?A community can be an extended household, school, church or religious community, neighbourhood, town or city. In a case where an award is given but the definition of community is not clear, then the award winning youth will be asked to nominate 3 people to act as a committee responsible for the use and dispersion of the community component of the award. |
I have a great idea of something that I would like to do. Can I apply?The ALA Prize for Young Leaders will only be awarded to nominees who have actually implemented a project or initiative or achieved something that has benefited their community. Simply having an idea is not sufficient. The idea has to have been realized and be verifiable. Make your great idea into a reality and apply next year. |
Where can I get more information on the ALA Prize for Young Leaders?If you still have questions that have not been answered above kindly send an email with your enquiry here.
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