The RAIN Foundation’s Awards in Finland

A few weeks ago on July 27, 2025, the Finland edition of the National Youth Shakers Conclave & Awards event was held in Helsinki, the capital city of Fin­land. The ceremony saw the hon­ouring of personalities whose con­tributions have impacted society.

Today, I bring to readers the nature of the awards and the group that organised it, and in my sub­sequent write-ups I hope to write about some of the recipients of the awards, especially those of Ghana­ian descent.

The awards were organised by the RAIN Foundation. RAIN is an acronym for Relevant Achievers Im­pacting Nations, and the foundation organised the awards in partnership with the World Conference of May­ors Inc., which is based in USA.

Operations

The RAIN Foundation has officially been organising the awards since 2022, although the foundation has been in existence for about 20 years now. The aim of the awards is based on what is described as a five-star project or tenet—appreciation; authority; foundation; legacy; and succession.

In a short interview, the founding President of RAIN Foundation, Ralph Antwi, Esq. (also known as Author Ralph) said the aims and hopes for the awards, among others, are to recognise and appreciate what the recipients have done in society.

The awards encourage contribu­tions for the good of posterity, while their legacy should be immortalised to encourage the next generations that succeeds the present genera­tion, to have something as a guide for emulation.

The RAIN Foundation also aims to encourage award recipients and others to excel in their professions or areas of expertise through con­tributions to their communities and the world.

Categories of awards

The RAIN Foundation organises the National Youth Conclave and Awards where those who have excelled are honoured in categories such as lead­ership roles; academic achievement or contribution; community ser­vice; media and technology, etc.

The National Youth Conclave is nation-specific. It has been held in countries such as South Africa, Fin­land, etc. Mr. Ant­wi said in future, the Foundation hopes to organ­ise the awards in Greece and other places.

Another award organised by the Foundation is the Predecessors Awards, which has continent-specific editions held in Africa, Europe, Caribbean, Ameri­cas, Middle East, etc.

The Finland event

The National Youth Shakers Con­clave & Awards event in Finland was quite well attended in Helsinki, the capital city. Those who won awards included Ghanaian migrants and others from other parts of Africa, as well as some Finnish person­alities.

The areas of recognition were leadership, commu­nity services, media and innovation, political/civic youth leadership, etc.

Author Ralph Antwi indicated that he was impressed that the Finland event had a high quality proceedings and attendance. He said there were plans to make the Finland edition an annual affair and was hopeful that it would be sustained and expanded to other categories.

The way forward

Other awards ceremonies will continue to be organised in various countries to recognise and appreci­ate contributions made by the recip­ients in various areas of operations and expertise.

Author Ralph Antwi also revealed that there are plans to organise a Ladies’ High Tea Awards to honour women in the areas they are do­ing well in society and in various categories such as gender advocacy, innovation, etc.

This is no doubt a positive move.

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By Perpetual Crentsil