Certificates of Excellence awarded to African members
03/07/2023 09:40 AM
Recognizing and celebrating excellence is crucial in fostering growth, inspiring innovation, and motivating individuals to reach greater heights. Across Africa, numerous professionals, organizations, and institutions are receiving Certificates of Excellence in recognition of their exceptional contributions to various fields.
Certificates of Excellence serve as a prestigious acknowledgment of dedication, hard work, and impactful contributions. These awards are often presented to individuals and organizations in diverse sectors such as education, business, healthcare, technology, arts, and community service. By highlighting achievements, these certificates not only reward the recipients but also set a benchmark for others striving for excellence.
These awards play a pivotal role in motivating individuals and institutions to pursue higher standards of performance. They also enhance credibility, open doors to funding and partnerships, and contribute to personal and professional growth. Furthermore, recognizing excellence helps promote a positive image of Africa’s vast talent pool and innovation-driven potential.
As more African individuals and organizations continue to make remarkable strides, the tradition of awarding Certificates of Excellence will remain a vital tool in fostering a culture of recognition and motivation. These accolades not only celebrate achievements but also inspire future generations to strive for greatness and contribute to Africa’s development.
The Recognition programme of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) provides member institutions with the opportunity to receive international certification and recognition for the successful implementation of a set of ISSA Guidelines on Social Security Administration.
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Since its launch in 2016, this programme has become increasingly sought after, because it involves an external evaluation of an organization in a specific area, increases the motivation of staff, builds confidence in the institution internally and externally, and represents proof of the quality of systems and procedures. It also enables institutions to carry out a permanent improvement approach based on strengths and weaknesses identified by the evaluation.
A Certificate of Excellence is valid for three years. At RSSF Africa in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 17–19 May 2023, eight certificates were handed out. Four of these were new, and four were recertifications for the next three years.
The ISSA will continue to highlight the achievements of its member institutions in this area in upcoming forums in other regions.
*** Only organizations that have achieved an excellence rating of at least 600/1000 points are eligible for the African Excellence Award. As a rule, this is realistic for organizations that have committed themselves to continuous improvement for one to two years. Many leading organizations around the world use their Excellence scores for credibility and competitive advantage, as your score is a factual indication of the maturity of the organization.
Humanitas Afrika have instituted an ‘African Leadership and Excellence Award’ scheme that recognises and honours African leaders, individuals and institutions whose endeavours enhance greater freedom, development and unity of the African people and continent.
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