AYA Awards 2009

5th year running, the AYA Dream Malaysia 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.

Nominations for Most Outstanding Youth of the Year Award This award seeks to give recognition and to reward young Malaysians (aged 21 – 35) who have overcome and may still be overcoming obstacles in their lives to be where they are today. We are looking for ordinary individuals: with extraordinary spirit, who have excellent attitude towards life, whose sacrificial contributions have made a real impact among their family & friends. Any individual, association or institution can nominate any number of nominees. The requirements for the nominees for the Most Outstanding Youth of the Year are: Aged between 21 and 35 years old (as of 1st January 2009). Must be a Malaysian citizen.		Nominations for Most Youth Friendly Company of the Year Award This award seeks to recognise companies that have believed, invested and made the difference in the positive development of youth in Malaysia, giving hope to generations to come. All nominated companies must be incorporated in Malaysia.

Nomination forms can also be found in The New Sunday Times. Nomination period ends on 6th July 2009.

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. + Click here for more true stories and updates of past recipients of Most Outstanding Youth Award		+ More coming soon!