The Ancestral Roots™ Awards: Celebrating Young Adult Leaders is one of The Delmore “Buddy” Daye Learning Institute’s signature events, which is held bi-annually, to give recognition to upcoming community rooted leaders of African ancestry. These young adult leaders have helped to shape and positively influence their respected communities.
Many strengths and assets are apparent within our communities and the Ancestral Roots Awards seeks to pay tribute to under-acknowledged, yet exceptional, young adult leaders of African ancestry to validate their achievements, and to drive continued growth within their community.
The Ancestral Roots Awards is part of the Institute’s mandate to creatively engage African Nova Scotian young adults to foster their development as positive change agents within their communities. Through this initiative, we send a call for nominations to African Nova Scotian communities across the province. The inaugural event was held on June 9, 2018. This year’s event will be held on June 20, 2020.
African Nova Scotia youth between ages 19 to 30 are eligible for nomination in 1 of the 12 categories for the Ancestral Roots Awards. The categories are: Developing young leaders, Community Service, Science & Technology, Health, Education, Justice, Business/Entrepreneur, Performing Arts, Written/Visual Arts, Spirituality, Civic Engagement and Sports. Descriptions of each category is available on the application form.
All nominees and award winners are personally invited to attend the Awards Gala. Travel stipends and/or accommodation support are available for all award winners residing outside of the host location (Halifax) as needed.
All communities of African ancestry from across the Province are encouraged to participate through submitting nominations and attending the Awards Gala.
Nominate a Member of Your Community Today!
Deadline extended: April 17 May 29, 2020 11:59pm
For more information about the Ancestral Roots™ Awards, or how to get involved, please contact the Coordinator of Youth Initiatives and Projects, Chanae Parsons, at (902) 407-3200 ext. 205 or ancestralrootsawards@dbdli.ca
