With a vision to identify, recognise, showcase, connect and support the champions of change through a comprehensive search, the second edition of "Joy Bangla Youth Award" will be held on October 20-21.

The two-day award ceremony is set to bring in 50 youth-led new organisations on a single platform.

On the first day, 100 youth representatives from different organisations, selected through a rigorous screening process, will take part in a number of grooming sessions.

On the other hand, the gala night that falls on October 21 will be preceded by the award giving ceremony in the evening. A number of cultural personalities and sports youth icons will participate in the event too.

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, prime minister's IGT affairs adviser, will hand over the awards to the winners.

"We do not see this award, an initiative of Young Bangla, as a mere award for good work, but a process that can comprehensively scale up youth-led initiatives and link the youth with national policymaking," said Sabbir Bin Shams, executive director of the Center for Research and Information (CRI), which acts as the secretariat of Young Bangla.