Empowering the Youth of Seychelles

About Us

The Award programme concept is one of individual challenge. It presents to young people a balanced, non-competitive programme of voluntary activities which encourages personal discovery and growth, self-reliance, perseverance, responsibility to themselves and services to their community.

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Awards

There are three levels of the Award: Bronze, Silver an Gold. At each level, participants must set themselves personal goals in each section. These goals should be achievable and progressive, and ultimately allow the young person to feel a sense of achievement when they complete each section.

Gold Award

Minimum age 16 years old, Minimum participation is 18 months(12 months if a Silver Award holder)

Silver Award

Minimum age 15 years old, Minimum participation is 12 months (6 months if a Bronze Award holder)

Bronze Award

Minimum age 14 years old, Minimum participation is 6 months

Testimonials

Meet our Gold Award Members – here’s what they say:

Through the years spent on the Seychelles Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award as part of my life when growing up, were the most adventurous and joyous. 

I joined the program at the age of 13 and truth be told I was not much of a fan at first. However the more time I engaged in  various activities the more I realized how I had changed…continue reading

Stanio Azemia

Gold Award

The main challenges that I personally faced during my years in completing the award program were individual differences.  Along the way we met many new colleagues and acquaintances that developed my character as a young adult today, so often we had to put aside those individual differences to accommodate for the task at hand and so often these differences aided the group to succeed in task completion...continue reading

Maryssa Samedi

Gold Award

Latest News

Youth Festival Activity

As part of the activity to commemorate the Youth Festival, On Friday 26th August 2022 the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Seychelles hosted an Adventurous Journey Challenge with the Award[…]

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Historical Meeting with H.S.H Princess Theodora Von Liechtenstein

Monday 16th May, 2022 was considered to be a historical and auspicious moment for The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Seychelles due to the fact that six bronze participants from[…]

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Bronze Adventurous Journey

On the 29th and 30th April 2022, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Seychelles organized a bronze adventurous journey with Twenty-Four mixed participants from three different secondary school, namely Plaisance, English River[…]

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Upcoming Activities

Participate with us in our upcoming activities 

Continuing the Award during pandemic Covid 19. Young people need a framework to keep engaged and active while school are closed. They are being encouraged to do their activities at home.