The Award
The Sheikh Sultan Award is structured so that participants can decide their entry point to the award. There are three levels of the award programme participants can complete in; Bronze, Silver or Gold.
Medals of the Sheikh Sultan Award
The Bronze Medal
Volunteering: 20 hours.
Adventure: 3 days & 2 nights continuously.
Category Requirements
Categories of the Award
Adventure
A multi-day experience that is designed to challenge participants out of their comfort zone. Participants are required to build and sleep in a tent and complete at least one physical challenge per day.
– The adventure should be done under the supervision of an accredited organization and obtain a signed and stamped certificate from a UAE-based provider with the number of days completed.
– Participants are required to build and sleep in a tent.
– All nights of each camp must be completed consecutively, e.g. a Gold-level adventure camp cannot be divided into two excursions.
– At least one physical challenge is required per day.
– Cooking and bringing their own food for each participant during the camp is optional and not mandatory.
Volunteering
Volunteering involves participants choosing to give their time to make a difference in the world. It is any activity that benefits the people, the community, the environment or animals. It is the act of helping a greater cause without getting paid.
– The volunteering activity should be done under the supervision of an accredited organisation or registered charity.
– Participants must obtain a signed and stamped certificate from a UAE-based provider with the number of hours completed.
– Volunteering hours do not have to be consecutive and can be in more than one area.
– Volunteering to organise events should directly benefit the community, the environment or animals.
Skills
This category allows participants to invest their time in acquiring a new skill that involves creativity and practical thinking. Each participant must select only one skill to learn or develop and complete all the required hours in that skill.
– All required hours must be completed in one skill only.
– There are two ways to apply for this category:
1) Learn the skill under the supervision of an accredited organization and obtain a signed and stamped certificate with the number of hours completed.
2) Acquire the skill through self-learning and documenting the process of acquiring it in a 5-10 minute video and passing an interview with the committee
Fitness & Wellbeing
Being physically active in a sport or fitness activity.
– Participants can choose an activity that they can complete alone or with a group of peers.
– All required hours must be completed in one sport only.
– This category must be completed under the supervision of an accredited organisation and obtain a signed and stamped certificate with the number of hours completed.
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