BLACK YOUTH ACHIEVEMENTSThe 4th Annual Awards Ceremony

SATURDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2012

The Tabernacle, London W11

Nineteen Restaurant & Bar have kindly provided your drinks this evening

Thank you for joining us at the 4th annual BYA Awards where we celebrate

the personal accomplishments of young people and promote positive images

and role models.

Tonight at The Tabernacle, you will be part of a movement that is creating a

platform of youth leadership.

Since 2009, the BYA Awards have showcased some of the UK’s most inspiring

and progressive individuals, challenging the negative stereotype of ‘disadvantage

and under-achievement’. If you have attended BYA Awards before, we’re sure

that you experienced a feeling of pride that our young people are contributing

in such powerful ways to the community.

BYA are in a privileged position. We get to work alongside some amazingly talented

young people who fill us with confidence that a significant change is taking place.

Their voice within politics is growing stronger, entrepreneurship is expanding

rapidly and the desire for success and achievement is a key priority for them.

BYA will continue to support those who are striving for more.

Please take the opportunity to get to know one another this evening. There will

be a wealth of knowledge, experience and creativity in the building that can

be used to form partnerships and build empires.

Have a wonderful evening as you enjoy BYA Awards 2012

Founder & Managing Director, BYA (Black Youth Achievements CIC)Kay Oldroyd

‘High Impact Award’ – GEW (Global Entrepreneurship Week) 2009, 2010 and 2011

Nominated for ‘Regional Business of the Year’ – BBI Awards 2011

Winner of the ‘Volunteers Award’ – London Peace Week 2010

Featured in the ‘Black 100+‘ Legacy Book – 2010

Director Kay Oldroyd named on ‘Black Women of Europe’s Powerlist 2010‘

Received ‘Big Lottery’ funding in 2010

Black Youth Achievements: The Awards 2012 – Welcome!

6.30pm Welcome and Dinner

Musical entertainment courtesy of the ‘Rising Tide’ band

‘Hair Lounge’ show

7.45pm Awards Ceremony hosted by Angie Le Mar

Creative Arts Award presented by Charlotte Mensah of Hair Lounge

Literary Arts Award presented by Barbara Campbell of Black Heritage Today UK

Performing Arts Award presented by Darae Palmer of Smooth Entertainment and Kyla Frye, BYA Winner 2011

Performance by J. Appiah

Business & Enterprise Award presented by Jeremy Crook of BTEG and Junior Ogunyemi, BYA Winner 2010 Choices Award presented by Tunde Okewale of Urban Lawyers and Reiss McCarthy, BYA Winner 2011 Community Award presented by Christopher Scholey of The Tabernacle and Kane Thomas, BYA Winner 2011

Performance by Kersha Bailey

Education Award presented by Osman Diallo of Pearson and Kanayo Dike-Oduah, BYA Winner 2010

Sports Award presented Crystal Palace FC Foundation

S.T.E.M Award presented by Derek Tuitt of Hewlett Packard and Lashai Ben-Salmi, BYA Winner 2011

Performance by Shivz

Personal Development Organisation of the Year presented by PJs Community Services and Careeta Robert-Green, BYA Winner 2011 Mother and Father of the Year presented by Dionne Rose and Princess Roberts, BYA Winner 2011

Grand Finale performance from the UK’s hottest newcomers ‘Rough Copy’!

Prize Draw

Photos, Networking and Close

Please leave the premises quietly as we are in a residential area. The venue must be clear by 11:30pm. We thank you for your co-operation.

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During the summer, BYA worked in conjunction with CACFO (Croydon African Caribbean Family Organisation) to deliver the 2nd annual Croydon’s Next Top Role Model. This event was the highlight of a three week personal development programme that saw 30 young people between the ages of 7 and 19 come together to learn new skills such as raising sponsorship, administration, events management. They worked completely out of their comfort zone, but by the day of the event they had grown in confidence and abilities.Croydon’s Next Top Role Model then

saw a number of local people nominated for their contributions to the community, with a public vote from the 150-strong audience choosing their top 3.

BYA were invited to the Fairfield Halls in Croydon for a ‘Conversation for Change’ with the great Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter Reverend Mpho Tutu. A number of the BYA Ambassadors attended the evening and left feeling inspired and thrilled about being part of such an event. Two of the BYA team this year undertook training with the Tutu Foundation and completed their Ubuntu coaching course that is part of the ‘Conversations for Change’ programme, which looks at ways to bring together community members of all ages, faiths, ethnicit ies and cultural backgrounds to build robust skills to negotiate anger, conflict and difference.

Following the BYA Awards in 2011, the first ever BYA Ambassadors were recruited and introduced

on May 9th at an event called ‘Building Your Aspirations’, which was held at Pearson Plc head office on The Strand, London. The Ambassadors will eventually become THE face of BYA, representing young people nationally and internationally. To support them in their roles they will receive ongoing training and opportunities to acquire new skills and expertise. This year they worked alongside Legal & General and Elaine Powell. Further training will take place in 2013 as we welcome new Ambassadors from the 2012 award finalists.

BYA will be launching a new project in 2013 called ‘Street Trader’ which has received funding from the Sojourner Trust. Street Trader has been designed to give young people an understanding and hands-on experience of investments including property, stocks and shares, and gold. By having an insight into these areas at an earlier age, informed decisions can be made around careers, money management and long term planning, reducing poverty and everything associated with it. If you would like to work with us on this project please contact trader@blackyouthachievements.org

BYA Annual Review

Announcing the finalists of the BYA Awards 2012…

Creative Arts category presented by award winning celebrity hair stylist, Charlotte Mensah of ‘Hair Lounge’:

Finalists in this category are:

Jessika Powell / Kyle Swaby / Sarah Peace

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Literary Arts category presented by Chairwoman and CEO of Barb Wire Enterprises, Barbara Campbell:

Finalists in this category are:

Donna Moore / Maskelah Baht-Gavriel / Scotty Unfamous

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Performing Arts category presented by TV host and Director of ‘Smooth Entertainment’ media & entertainment company, Darae Palmer and 2011 winner Kyla Frye

Finalists in this category are:-

Lorraine Wright UGCY / Mikel Ameen / Ruby Butt

Announcing the finalists of the BYA Awards 2012…

Business and Enterprise category presented by BTEG Director, Jeremy Crook OBE and 2010 winner Junior Ogunyemi:

Finalists in this category are:

Social Add (James Sesay and Joshua Oluwafemi) /Hannah Oyewole / Ryan J Bruce ........................................................................................................................................................

Choices category presented by ‘Urban Lawyers’ founder, Tunde Okewale and 2011 winner Reiss McCarthy:

Finalists in this category are:

Ernest Kouassi / Kenny Imafidon / Kyle Richards........................................................................................................................................................

Community category presented by Christopher Scholey of host venue ‘The Tabernacle’ and 2011 winner Kane Thomas:

Finalists in this category are:

Baby Ryder Entertainment / Mumba Chakulya / Myatts Field North Youth Forum

Announcing the finalists of the BYA Awards 2012…

Education category presented by Osman Diallo of Pearson Plc and 2010 winner Kanayo Dike-Oduah:

Finalists in this category are:

Joshua Beckford / Lola Mustapha / Paul Garcia

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Sports category presented by Crystal Palace FC Foundation:

Finalists in this category are:

Aaron Mahoney-Jones / Joanne James / Yona Knight-Wisdom

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STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) presented by Derek Tuitt of Hewlett Packard and 2011 winner Lashai Ben-Salmi:

Finalists in this category are:

Bethany Williams / Phillip Forsang Ndikum / Richard Martins

Announcing the finalists of the BYA Awards 2012…

Mother and Father of the Year category presented by Dionne Rose and 2011 winner Princess Roberts:

Mother of the Year Finalists are:

Charmaine Simpson / Dee Thomas / Morvialee OmoyinmiFather of the Year Finalists are:

Jimmy Rogers / Marcel St.Clare / Winston Townsend

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Personal Development Organisation of the Year presented by PJ’s Community Services and 2011 winner Careeta Robert-Green:

Finalists in this category are:

Foundation 4 Life / Uncommon Education / Urban Synergy

Angie Le Mar www.angielemar.com

Charlotte Mensah www.hairlounge.co.uk

Barbara Campbell www.blackheritagetodayuk.com

Darae Palmer www.daraepalmer.com

Kyla Frye BYA Arts Award winner 2011 www.kylafrye.com

Jeremy Crook OBE www.bteg.co.uk

Junior Ogunyemi BYA Business & Enterprise www.juniorogunyemi.com Award winner 2010

Tunde Okewale www.urbanlawyers.co.uk

Reiss McCarthy BYA Choices Award winner 2011

Thank you...

Christopher Scholey www.tabernaclew11.com

Kane Thomas BYA Community Award winner 2011

Osman Diallo www.pearson.com

Kanayo Dike-Oduah BYA Education Award winner 2010 www.doctorkanayo.wordpress.com

Derek Tuitt Hewlett Packard www.hp.com

Lashai Ben-Salmi BYA S.T.E.M Award winner 2011 www.lashaibensalmi.co.uk

PJ’s Community Services www.pjsgroup.co.uk

Careeta Robert-Green BYA Personal Development www.bornwithagiftevents.com Organisation of the Year 2011

Dionne Rose www.itzcaribbean.com/michelle_obama_lookalike.php

Princess Roberts BYA Mother of the Year 2011

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