The Concerned African Youth Organization (CAYO) has recognized young leaders in Somali Regional State at the CAYO Awards 2025.
The CAYO Award honours young people for exceptional leadership, commitment and social impact. CAYO established it in 2023, the year the organization was founded in Jigjiga, and has presented it every year since.
The award is one of CAYO’s 6 flagship initiatives. It makes the work of young leaders visible to their peers, their communities and the institutions around them.
The 2025 winners are not named in this announcement. CAYO publishes a person’s name and story only with their consent.
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About CAYO
The Concerned African Youth Organization (CAYO) is a youth-led, non-profit civil society organization founded in 2023 and headquartered in Jigjiga. It runs a youth network of 13,000+ members and a volunteer movement of 400+. It works with partners on education, peacebuilding, prevention of violence against women and girls, and civil society strengthening. CAYO is registered in Ethiopia under CSO Proclamation No. 1113/2019 (Registry No. 7335).
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