Call for Applications: Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Award 2024 |USD 10,000 Prize

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Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Award 2024

The Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Prize, established by the Kofi Annan Foundation (K.A.F) and the Democracy and Culture Foundation (D.C.F), honors a young leader aged 18-30 and is presented annually during the Athens Democracy Forum. The prize recognizes outstanding leadership and aims to inspire more young people to contribute to the growth of democracy. An independent judging panel evaluates the applications and decides the award winner.

The Athens Democracy Forum (ADF) was created over 10 years ago, motivated by Kofi Annan’s efforts on peace and democracy, as well as the founding of the United Nations Democracy Fund. In 2017, Kofi Annan delivered the Aristotle Address and keynote speech at the Forum’s launch.

With the annual endorsement of the UN Secretary-General, the ADF has become the main global event marking the International Day of Democracy. Throughout his mandate as Secretary-General of the United Nations – and later at the head of the Kofi Annan Foundation – Kofi Annan worked to promote democracy. He was also a great believer in youth leadership and inclusion. He strived to facilitate the participation of young people in local, national and international decision-making forums.

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Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Award Eligibility

Nominees must be aged between 18 and 30 at the time of nomination. There are no restrictions in terms of nationality, gender, or occupation. The Selection Committee will consider the following when deciding the winner:

Impact: The nominee’s actions had a demonstrated outcome, for instance, a change in policy in a given country, the rate of participation in elections, the number of people reached through a specific campaign, the number of users of a specific application, the number of students gaining a wider understanding of the importance of the democratic process, the number of community associations engaged in an educational campaign etc.
Innovation: The innovative character of these actions.
Sustainability: Whether the nominee has advanced the cause of democracy and human rights for a sustained period of one-year minimum, and whether her/his actions are sustainable over time and replicable in other contexts;
Values: The values displayed by the Nominee through her/his actions.
Benefit: The added value the Award could bring to the nominee in terms of international notoriety and support.

Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Award Prize

The Prize includes a monetary prize of USD 10,000.
The award will be presented at the Athens Democracy Forum, and all travel and accommodation expenses linked to the Awardee’s participation in the Forum will be covered by the organizers.
Awardees will be invited to take a leading role in organising a panel session on youth and democracy at the following year’s Forum.