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The Commonwealth heads of states meeting in Ottawa endorsed the Commonwealth Youth Services Awards (CYSA) scheme.
To participate in the CYSA scheme, the Singapore cabinet established a National Youth Service Awards (NYSA) scheme with five categories – Community Development / Youth Services, Science and Technology, Art and Culture, Sports and any other field of human endeavour; and Deeds of Bravery. |
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The inaugural NYSA Presentation Ceremony was held in Istana and winners included the Rotary Club of Singapore, Kim Seng Constituency Youth Group, and People’s Association Adventure Club. |
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Deeds of Bravery was removed as acts of bravery tend to be impulsive actions rather than a product of sustained commitment |
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The NYSA was renamed as Singapore Youth Awards (SYA) and a new category (“Entrepreneurship”) was introduced |
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Launch of the SYA Medal of Commendation in conjunction with SYA’s 30th Anniversary |
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Launch of SYA’s inspirational book, "Different" |
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