Earlier today, president Kenyatta presided over the President’s Award-Kenya Gold Award Presentations at State House, Nairobi.
The head of state is currently the Patron of the Award-Kenya scheme which was launched in 1966 by Mzee Jomo Kenyatta
This year 1,601 Gold awardees are drawn from universities, colleges, secondary schools, correctional institutions, community-based institutions and church groups.
The President’s Award-Kenya is a self-development programme for young people which aims at equipping them with positive life skills to enable them make a difference for themselves, their communities, country and the world.
There are currently over 40, 000 young people participating in the President’s Award, in over 750 schools, universities, middle level colleges, youth groups, rehabilitation centres & award centres across the country.
The President’s Award-Kenya also exists to develop and deliver quality experiential activities that impart positive life skills and ethical values to young people for a better society.
The President’s Award-Kenya is a member of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Association, which oversees the Award Programme for young people in over one hundred and twenty countries.
The Kenya scheme targets youth between 14 years and 24 years across the country.
The Award Programme grew out of the efforts of three men, who were responding to a common anxiety about how best to engage young people.
The Award has over the years extended its reach impacting the lives of nearly half a million people to date.