The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) is a contest for youth-led online projects supporting the implementation of the UN Millennium Goals.


WSYA is arranged by the World Summit Award Network which operates in 168 countries in cooperation with UNESCO, UNIDO, Internet Society and other international organisations.

Everybody under 30 can participate in this contest with five categories:

1. Fight Poverty, Hunger and Disease !
2. Education for all !
3. Power 2 Women !
4. Create your Culture !
5. Go Green !

Deadline for submissions is February 28. Three winners in each category will be given the opportunity to showcase their platform to heads of state, business leaders and civil society at the World Summit Award (WSA) Gala and Winners Conference in June, 2009 in Monterrey, Mexico.

The organiser of WSYA activities in Finland is TAMK University of Applied Sciences School of Art and Media.

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