Junior Chamber International Ten Outstanding Young Persons (JCI TOYP) programme is a formal way of recognising young people that excel in their chosen fields.
The awards have existed since 1983, and have honoured 200 people from more than 50 countries.
There are also JCI national awards and some of the Nigerian recipients have included Japheth Omojuwa, Gbenga Sesan, Kanu Nwankwo and Linda Ikeji.
On the international platform, Nigerian recipients have included Ray Ekpu (1988), Dr. Modupe Osho (1996) and Dr. Ola Orekunrin (2013).
Global Honourees are nominated by the national awards committee also get to be honoured in person at the yearly JCI World Congress. This year’s edition is slated for Amsterdam in Netherlands on November 8, 2017 with an all expense paid trip for nominees.
There are 10 categories, including medical innovation, cultural achievement and business/economics/ entrepreneurial achievement.
