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30 Years of Bringing out the Best in our Youths

1992 - 2022

Youth is a time for exploration and self-discovery.
It’s that time when one begins the search for
meaning and purpose, for causes that ignite their
hearts and minds. This season of youth happens
once in our life. The saying goes: “you cannot step
into the same river twice.”

Youth is the time to experience life and embrace
what comes with it – the breadth and range of it.
Unfortunately, the reality is that not all get enough
opportunities for this. Often this is because of social
and economic circumstances. Society pays the
price when our young don’t gain from exposure.

The National Youth Achievement Award was officially launched by Wee Kim
It is, therefore, important to create a more level Wee, President of the Republic of Singapore at the Istana on 9 May 1992.
playing field. This allows for our youths to be
given exposure regardless of socioeconomic “Young people participating in the NYAA
circumstances. There must be opportunities Programme will acquire practical and social
for self-directed exploration, experimentation, skills that will put them in good stead for their
discovery and self-discovery. This will help our future.”
youths to become more self-aware and confident.
Wee Kim Wee
President of the Republic of Singapore, 1992

Award recipients from the pilot programme with President Wee Kim Wee, Dr Tay Eng Soon, Chairman, NYAA Advisory Board, Dr Michael
Fam, Chairman, NYAA Board of Trustees, Robert Iau, Chairman, NYAA Council and James Soh, Executive Director, NYAA Council at the Istana,
1992.

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