5th year running, the AYA Awards is about our future - and the people who are farsighted enough to invest in it. Since 2005, this Awards has served as an encouragement to emerging individuals and responsible institutions to persevere in their dreams of improving the quality of life for themselves and for those around them in spite of the difficulties and obstacles they encounter.

DHINU DHANVEER SINGH
Most Outstanding Youth 2008

The youngest in the family, Dhinu has dedicated his life to providing free education and serving the needy in Malaysia, Cambodia and East Timor through SOLS247, a youth-run non-profit organisation he co-founded.

He works hard to educate young people in these countries, teaching them hard skills like computer lessons and soft skills involving character building. He also helps them to build their self-esteem and teaches them to respect themselves.

He is not content living only for material comforts – he is a big believer of giving back to society what he has been blessed with. "It's a challenge to achieve your full potential, before your time runs out. I've realised that earning a big salary is not the way for me to achieve my full potential," he says.

He also conducts Leadership and Team Building courses for youths in Japan, Timor Leste, Malaysia, Singapore & Cambodia and is slowly evolving around the globe.

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