The Award Programme Foundation (APF), a Registered
Charitable Trust, with the Charity Commissioner in
Mumbai, and is licensed to run The International Award
for Young People (IAYP) in India by The Duke of
Edinburgh’s Award International Association (IAA) based
in London.
The Award Programme is available to young people in
the ages 14 to 25, and the YES Centre License is
mandatory for the Operating Award Authority/ School/
Unit. The Award Programme Foundation charges an annual
License Fee of Rs. 10,000.00 per annum from every school
or any operator in India.
The National Licensed Operator (NLO) can alone
operate the Award Programme. The NLO is also referred to
as the YES (Youth Engaging Society) Centre, is issued to
any long standing school, college, society or a
registered body keen to operate the Award Programme. The
YES Centre partners with the NAA office and helps
deliver The Award Programme to participants and young
people in the community.
All Schools, Colleges, Award Units and Operators in
India must have a valid License to operate The
International Award Programme. Please check your records
and ensure that you have a renewed/ current License to
operate The Award Programme. The NAA Office is committed
to assisting you and ensuring that young people in India
get the best possible support while they participate in
The Award Programme.
The NAA mandates that all Award Units and Licensed
Operators use the Common Award Participation form. The
Form has a unique number and is tracked by us. The Forms
are supplied free and are to be filled and submitted to
NAA India office for the Database Registry, as per the
IAA License needs. The participant currently is Rs.
500.00 (Rupees five hundred) per Award level for all
participants in India.
The Operating units will need to migrate to
the YES Centre license at the time of
renewal.
Indian Special Projects
More than 3000 young people have
participated in the Indian Special Projects programme on an equal footing. The programme
is extremely popular with young people of
both sexes and at times it is difficult to
cope with their enthusiasm to join the Award
Programme in all its activities. With fresh
investments and partnerships with business,
to build momentum and make the Award all
inclusive, helping equip for life young
people from all walks of life. We welcome
volunteers, Gold Holders and organizations
to work with us, we offer training and
resources from the Indian Special Projects
fund.
National Award Authority
Bivujit Mukhoty
Pragramme Manager
The International Award for Young
People First Floor, 86/1 Shahpur Jat, Khel Gaon Marg New Delhi - 110049, INDIA Tel: +91.11.41087062 Telefax: +91.11.26497164
Mobile: +91.93101 33900 EMAIL: bivujit@dofe.in
