Participants of Youth Festival who demonstrated excellence in creative work contests received Soira and Sawa Awards

Participants of the 6th Youth Festival from inside the country and abroad who demonstrated excellence in creative work contests and academy respectively received Soira and Sawa Awards from President Isaias Afwerki.

Sawa, 19 July 2014 – Participants of the 6th Youth Festival from inside the country and abroad who demonstrated excellence in creative work contests and academy respectively received Soira and Sawa Awards from President Isaias Afwerki.

Speaking at the handing ceremony yesterday, Ms. Yasmin Tesfalidet from the NUEYS headquarters office pointed out that the Soira awardees are exemplary youths you managed to link theoretical and practical knowledge targeting creative works that would benefit the society, while those who won Sawa Award comprise a total of 150 youth nationals that are successful in their academic pursuits.

The creative works, the projects of which were handled at individual and group level, pertain to agricultural, military and other activities. The awards include monetary rewards up to 100,000 per individual.