GSCYAA 2011 Concept

The Project

The General Santos City Youth Achiever’s Award (GSCYAA) is an annual search in recognition of young individuals who have made sterling distinction in any field of endeavor and youth organization that had made a difference in its respective institution and locality.  It is expected that, through this award, there will be increased visibility of the youth in development works. It will also propel them to excel further since their efforts are recognized and rewarded.

Rationale

It is the desire of the City Government of General Santos to establish a mechanism in which an annual selection of the city’s youth achievers and outstanding youth organization will be realized.  Through this, we can motivate our youth to excel on their own fields, and, thereby, for others to emulate the success stories of the awardees.  Moreover, we will be able to recognize those who brought prestige and honor to our city, not just leaving all their efforts unnoticed.

Objectives

General:

The GSCYAA aims at motivating the youth to become active and responsible citizens.

Specific:

1. To give due recognition to the youth achievers and outstanding youth organization of General Santos City;
2. To encourage active youth involvement in various disciplines and youth spaces; and
3. To serve as basis for the youth to excel further in the chosen field of specialization.

Proponent

Office of the City Mayor, through the Youth Affairs and Development Office, and the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation

Beneficiaries

Young individuals, from ages 15 to 30, as prescribed by Republic Act No. 8044 otherwise known as “Youth in Nation Building Act” and youth organization whose membership and leadership is composed of youths who are 15 to 30 years old 

Categories

The Search has two categories, namely:

A.    Individual category

B.     Group category

INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY

Qualification of Applicants

1. He or she must be a Filipino citizen.
2. He or she should be 15 to 30 years old.
3. He or she should be a bona fide resident of General Santos City.
4. Must have contributed sterling distinction that brought impact to the school, workplace, institution and community where the applicant belongs.

Application Guidelines and Requirements

First Phase:

1.      Any of the following may nominate a young individual or several young individuals to any category herein, to wit:

š  Academic institution, thru its dean, president, principal or administrator, may   

      nominate student(s), staff or faculty members/teachers.

š Corporate or business entity, thru the employer, CEO, president or manager,

      may nominate employees of the entity.

š Civic organization, non-government organization, civil society group or

      people’s organization, thru its Executive Director, president, manager or

      administrator, may nominate a member of the institution or any competent

      prospect outside of the institution.

š National or local government entity (LGU, SK, Barangay Council, City Council, line agencies GOCC or GFI), thru the head of office may nominate any of their respective employee (s) or any competent prospect outside of the office.

š Any competent person (priest, imam, pastor, sports coordinator, etc.) who wishes to nominate a young prospect to this award.

Second Phase

1.            If accepted by the Screening Committee, the nominee shall accomplish and submit the following in three (3) presentable portfolios, with table of contents, earmarks or guideposts:

š Three (3) sets of application form, with latest 2 x 2 photo (with name tag) in

      each copy.

š Three (3) pcs. Barangay Certification on the residency status of applicant

š Any supplementary documents that will support the applicant’s bid for the   

      award (certificate of attendance to training and seminars, certified copy of    

      report card, transcript of records or diploma, citations, exhibit of project,

      certificate of award, medals, etc.) in triplicate

š Three (3) pcs. photocopy of birth certificate

Categories

The applicants may choose to apply in any of the following categories that best fit his or her qualifications:

1. In-School Youth Category (High School Category & College Category)
2. Young Professionals, Entrepreneurs and Workers Category
3. Cultural Communities Youth, OSYs and Youth with Special Needs Category
4. Youth Excellence in the Artistic Discipline (Painting, Dance, Poetry, Drama, Theatre, Music and other Art Disciplines) 

The applicants should indicate in the application form the category that he or she is applying.

Selection Process

1. Application forms are available at the:

4 Youth Affairs and Development Office

      2/F Coshera Building, CENRO Compound, City Hall, GSC

      ( (083)302-2678; Mobile Nos. 09297043774/09335047529

4 Office of SK Federation President

     c/o Glen Gabayeron

     City Councilor’s Office, Sangguniang Panlungsod, City Hall, GSC

                  ( (083)302-3054 local 113; Mobile Nos. 09154192860/09205811154

           

2. The application forms and all requirements must be hand-carried to the offices cited above on or before October 14, 2011.
3. There shall be a separate screening of applicants in each of the categories.
4. There shall be a table survey of applicant’s qualifications as shown by the documents passed to the secretariat.
5. Semifinalists shall be drawn out after the table survey of qualifications by which they shall be subjected to another field survey to verify the authenticity of their screened documents.
6. Finalists shall be chosen to undergo the interview phase.
7. Results of the different phases shall be summed up in order to determine the awardees.
8. This category shall be administered by the Youth Affairs and Development Office.

Project Implementation Period

July 1, 2011                          -           Start of information dissemination

October 14, 2011                 -           Deadline of submission of application

October 15 – 31, 2011         -           Table survey and screening of applicant’s qualification

November 4, 2011               -           Release of information on selected finalists of the award

Nov. 7 to Nov.15, 2011         -        Schedule of field inspection of project(s), and 

                                                       interview of peersof applicants and persons 
                                                       who have knowledge of finalists

November 18, 2011              -        Interview of finalists 
                                                      City Mayor’s Conference Room 
                                                      City Hall Complex, GSC at 8:00am

December 9, 2011                -       Awarding ceremony 
                                                     Venue and Time: To be announced later

Criteria for Judging

LEADERSHIP                                                                      25 points

(Impact of leadership that benefit the applicant’s community,  
workplace, school or the immediate institution)

YOUTH INVOLVEMENT AND SERVICE                       25 points

 (Individual contribution to the community or his/her  
institution, and youth’s welfare, where his/her selfless  
services, engagement and commitment are a repute)

           

EXCELLENCE IN A PARTICULAR FIELD                     25 points

(Examples: Distinction in any of the following: academics,  
arts and music, media practice, politics, profession,  
heroism, entrepreneurship, field of specialization, and others)

VALUES                                                                                25 points

(Which can be gauged through interview of peers and persons  
who have personal knowledge of applicant and personal 
interview of the applicant)                     

Prizes

> Cash Prize of Php 10,000.00 and City Mayor’s Plaque for the awardees

> Certificate of Recognition for the non-awardees who belong to the finalists

  

GROUP CATEGORY

Qualification

1. Open to all groups, organizations, clubs and societies whose membership and leadershipis composed of at least 15 members who are 15 to 30 years old.

2.  Organizations shall be judged on the basis of a recent program or project that made an

    impact in the community and which best reflects the efforts of young people as partners  

    in nation-building.

3. A continuing project entry (or one that started in 2011) must either be completed, or a

    major portion must have been undertaken by the deadline.

Criteria for Judging

The category follows these general criteria:

1.      Impact of Project in the Community (effects or improvement in the lives of the youth in the socio-economic fields, behavioral changes, productive community service, literacy, sanitation, health, among others)

2.      Social Mobilization (involvement of the community, especially the youth in planning, implementing and evaluating the program or project.  It also includes resourcefulness in handling the project that is gauged through the quality of human services used, especially volunteerism, concerted efforts, team playing, networking , among others)

3.   Innovativeness (creativity and uniqueness that made the project stand out from among the rest of the youth projects in the community.  It also includes introduction and/or application of new technologies, strategies, tools or approaches, distinctive services or products, and promotion of indigeneous ways or materials, among others)

4.   Sustainability and Probability of Duplication (the degree of maintaining the project or replicating the same; is the project economical to maintain or easily replicated?)

Impact of Project in the Community                      40 % 

Social Mobilization                                                20 %

Innovativeness                                                      20% 

Sustainability and Probability of Duplication     20%

 Total                                                             100%

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General Search Rules and Guidelines

1. Organizations shall be judged on the basis of the submitted project entry. An organizationshall submit only one (1) entry.
   
   2.  The project entry must primarily be non-governmental. Allowable limit for government 
     funding is five percent (5%) of the total budget of the project.

3. Use only white, short (8.5 x 11 in.) bond paper for the attachment containing theorganization and program/projects profiles.

4. Documents must be submitted in presentable portfolio.
5. Do not attach other documents that are not required for submission. When necessary, theGSCYAA Secretariat will request for additional data.

6.   Lack or non-compliance of search requirements will result in automatic disqualification.

7.   The organizers reserve the right to modify, alter or amend the above-stated or waive

      compliance therewith at their sole discretion if such steps are in accordance with the   

      purpose of the search and awards scheme.

8.   All decisions of the GSCYAA Screening Committee and Panel of Judges are final. No

      correspondence pertaining to these decisions shall be entertained.

9. All materials submitted to the GSCYAA Secretariat automatically become property of the organizers.
10. The winner shall automatically be the city’s entry to the Search for the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) of the Philippines for the succeeding year.
11. This category will be administered by the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation of General Santos City.

Requirements

The organization shall submit three (3) sets of the following:

1. Accomplished Entry Form. Do not leave any items in the entry form blank. Make surethat each information asked for is answered.

2. One-page certification attesting to the existence and veracity of the informationsubmitted.

-          for In-School Organizations, a certification from the Office of Student Affairs

-          for Community-based, Out-of-School or Working Youth Organizations, a certification from the barangay

      3.  A one-page short profile of the organization featuring a brief description, its nature and

           background, programs and track record.

      4.  A three-page profile of the Project Entry, featuring a brief but descriptive account or

     narrative that will illustrate the program/project. The description of the project should

     include the following: (1) its site, (2) timetable (start and ending dates), (3) process of

     implementation, (4) level of community involvement, (5) profile and number of

     beneficiaries and finances/resources used.

-          the financial sketch should identify how much  was spent for the program/project, and the source(s) of funds used.

5.  A three-page project documentation (photos, testimonies of partners or beneficiaries,

     certificates, etc.)

Project Implementation Period

July 1, 2011                               -           Start of information dissemination

October 14, 2011                      -           Deadline of submission of application

October 15 – 31, 2011              -           Table survey and screening of   group applicant’s qualification

November 4, 2011                     -           Release of information on selected finalists of the award

Nov. 7 to Nov. 15, 2011            -           Schedule of field inspection of
                                                              project, and interview of stakeholders,    
                                                              beneficiaries and persons who have  
                                                              knowledge of the project

November 18, 2011                  -           Interview of finalists
                                                             City Mayor’s Conference Room 
                                                             City Hall Complex, GSC at 1:00pm

December 9, 2011                    -           Awarding ceremony 
                                                             Venue and Time: To be announced later

Prizes

> The winner shall receive a cash prize in the amount of Php 50,000.00 and a Mayor’s Plaque.

> Certificate of recognition for non-winning finalists