by GGYA | Sep 30, 2020 | COVID19, News, Uncategorized
2020 has been a year of unprecedented change. Young people the world over have been taking on the challenges of COVID-19 head on and Award participants have been amongst those leading the way. From translating government health advice into other languages for their...
by GGYA | Sep 30, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
It’s a programme that enriches young people’s lives on multiple levels. At least that’s the way Carla Brown-Roker, Grand Bahama’s Ministry of Youth Officer views the Governor General’s Youth Award (GGYA) and she said as much during a presentation which saw 58...
by GGYA | Sep 30, 2020 | News
When Category 5 Hurricane Dorian roared ashore at East End Grand Bahama sweeping 16 feet of water into eleventh grader Arlington Watson’s High Rock home, it was his Governor General’s Youth Award training which kept him from panicking while huddled barefoot and damp...
by GGYA | Sep 30, 2020 | News
Whether it’s a ninth grader in search of a club for teens with highly varied aspirations and capabilities or a high school senior looking to grow as an individual and as a leader, the Governor General’s Youth Award (GGYA) is helping young people start the school year...
by GGYA | Sep 30, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
When tenth grader Keshawn Gardiner strutted across the stage to celebrate achieving Bronze in the Governor General’s Youth Award (GGYA) it was a defining moment for the autistic teen who had never participated in a mainstream youth programme alongside his peers...
