Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations Awards opens 21st search for accomplished Filipino youth groups
TAYO Awards is open to formal and non-formal youth organizations nationwide consisting of at least five members, with the majority of its members under 30 years old. It accepts any project launched between September 2022 to January 2024. Application is free and organizations may submit multiple entries so long as they are of different projects or programs.
The Search is divided into six different categories, namely: Culture, Arts, and Heritage; Education and Technology; Climate Change Mitigation, Circular Economy, and Disaster Risk Reduction; Health, Well-Being, and Human Development; Livelihood and Entrepreneurship; and the newest category which is Leadership and Governance.
Selection criteria are based on Project Impact, Volunteerism and Citizenship, Creativity and Innovation, and Sustainability.
TAYO Awards is the Philippines’ premiere award-giving body that recognizes and supports the excellent contributions of youth organizations in the country. It is co-presented by Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines Inc. and San Miguel Corporation. Both partners have special awards to be given out: the Coke Barkada Award is given to a youth organization with outstanding projects aligned with CocaCola Foundation’s advocacies on circular economy, water stewardship, or recycling; while San Miguel Corp.’s San Miguel Better World Award is given to an organization that aligns with their mission of doing better.
Interested youth orgs who wish to apply may visit tayoawards.net/tayo21. Deadline for applications is on March 17 at 11:59 p.m.