Samsung Generations For Peace Awards recognise volunteers

Bringing the Generations For Peace Advanced Training 2013 to a close after five intensive days of active learning and knowledge exchange, HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein, founder and chairman of Generations For Peace, and Mr Bumsuk Hong, president of Samsung Electronics Levant, presented the Samsung Generations For Peace Awards at a special gala dinner hosted by Samsung at the Millennium Hotel’s Skylounge, Amman. The awards recognised the exceptional effort and achievement of Generations For Peace volunteers in four categories: innovation, quality, impact, and sustainability.

The Award for Innovation was awarded collectively to the team of “2nd generation” Generations For Peace volunteers in Aden, Yemen, for the creativity of their advocacy efforts to promote understanding, respect, diversity and social inclusion amongst local communities, internally displaced people and Somali refugees.

The Award for Quality was presented to Sanja Angelovska, from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, for the quality of her programme methodology to address divided schools in multi-ethnic Skopje, where classes are segregated by ethnicity.

The Award for Impact was presented to Rasena Mohammad from Aden, Yemen. Rasena founded her own community development organisation, Social Services Association (SSA), which supports marginalised people and promotes inclusion and youth empowerment. Rasena’s personal impact is immense, and she is a role model for the large group of young male and female volunteers that she has trained. She leads by example to achieve real impact in their communities in Aden.

The Award for Sustainability was awarded collectively to the team of 2nd, 3rd , and 4th generations of Generations For Peace volunteers in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Demonstrating the power of the cascading model, these 181 youth leaders are running regular conflict transformation activities in six local government areas, reaching more than 5,000 children, youth and adults.

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