The International Award for Young People (globally known as The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award) is the world’s leading youth development programme. The Award Programme Foundation (APF) runs the IAYP in India to promote the Award, provide young people with the Award Programme and preserve the quality of the Award. The Award Programme is the world’s leading youth achievement award, bringing together practical experiences and skills to create committed global citizens and equipping young people for life. Our vision is to Engage young People from diverse backgrounds, equip them with Life Skills, Empower them to succeed in life and Reward their achievements.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Audacious Dreams Foundation (ADF) – Youth Engaging Society (YES) Centre. The Award is about experiential learning, through individual challenges. The aim of education is to impel people into value forming experiences, to ensure the survival of those qualities: an enterprising curiosity, undefeatable spirit tenacity in pursuit, and above all, compassion. It is a satisfying use of leisure time to acquire new skills, experience adventure and make new friends, young and old. The programme is non-competitive and anyone with perseverance and enterprise, including the differently abled, can enroll for the Award. Young People choose activities that are appropriate to their environment and best suited to their own personal interests and talents. For adults the Programme provides an opportunity to help by sharing their individual skills and experiences with young People.

Mr. Dinesh Gajendran, catalyst and Executive Director of Audacious Dreams Foundation, was invited as a Guest of Honor for Gold Award Holder Association, Srilanka on August 2012. The event started with the lighting ceremony where Mr. Dinesh Gajendran and other Guest of that event lighted the lamp. Saman Amarasinghe, National Director- National youth Award Authority, Srilanka gave the introduction about the event and followed by the orientation by Mr. Dinesh about his journey during his Gold Award and experiences after he finished the Award. The programme consists of cultural events such as dance. At the end of that programme Mr. Dinesh distributed the Award to the people who are eligible to receive the Award.

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