By fundsforngos, on January 3rd, 2012% Front Line is currently inviting nominations for the Front Line Defenders Awards for Human Rights Defenders At Risk. This award was started in 2005 to raise people’s awareness about the works of human rights defenders. The award recognizes and honors human rights defender/defenders who, through non-violent work, are courageously making an outstanding contribution . . . → Read More: Front Line seeks Nominations for Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk
By fundsforngos, on January 2nd, 2012% Nominations are open for the 2012 WWSF Women’s World Summit Foundation Prize honoring women and women’s groups around the world . . . → Read More: Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life 2012
By fundsforngos, on December 19th, 2011% CSSC is currently inviting nominations for its prestigious 2012- 2013 Communication for Sustainable Social Change Award. . . . → Read More: Nominations invited for the 2012-2013 Communication for Sustainable Social Change Award
By fundsforngos, on December 13th, 2011% Nominations are now open for the Nansen Refugee Award 2012 which is instituted to honor an individual or an organization each year in recognition of extraordinary and dedicated service to refugees . . . → Read More: Nominations Open for Individuals and Organizations for the Nansen Refugee Award 2012
By fundsforngos, on December 12th, 2011% Women’s Link Worldwide is currently inviting nominations for the Gender Justice Uncovered Awards that aim to underline the decisions given by the court, affecting the gender equity positively or negatively. . . . → Read More: Women’s Link Worldwide invites Nominations for the Gender Justice Uncovered Awards
By fundsforngos, on December 4th, 2011% The Red Ribbon Award seeks to recognize and provide grants of $10,000 to community-based organizations. . . . → Read More: 2012 Red Ribbon Award: $10,000 grant opportunity for grassroots NGOs
By fundsforngos, on November 17th, 2011% The Tech Awards is an initiative of the Tech Museum that was launched in November 2000 to recognize innovators who try to apply technology for the benefit of the humanity. . . . → Read More: The Tech Museum invites Nominations for the Tech Awards to encourage Use of Technology for Betterment of the Society
By fundsforngos, on November 10th, 2011% Martin Ennals Foundation is inviting nominations for the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, which is offered to recognize and honor people who are working to protect and promote the human rights. . . . → Read More: Martin Ennals Foundation seeks Nominations for the Human Rights Defenders Award
By fundsforngos, on October 24th, 2011% The Women’s Refugee Commission is accepting nominations to honor individual refugee, internally displaced, asylum-seeking and resettled women and young people who are developing or leading programs that benefit displaced or asylum-seeking adolescent girls at the Voices of Courage Awards luncheon on 1 May 2012. . . . → Read More: Women’s Refugee Comission Calling Nominations for Voices of Courage Awards 2012 “Displaced Adolescent Girls”
By fundsforngos, on October 19th, 2011% UNESCO has issued a new call for nominations seeking proposals for inscription on its Memory of the World International Register. . . . → Read More: UNESCO inviting Heritage Nominations for Inscription on its Memory of the World International Register
By fundsforngos, on October 19th, 2011% The Volvo Environment Prize Foundation is currently seeking nominations for the 2011 Volvo Environment Prize from universities, research institutes, scientists and engineers as well as other individuals and organizations. Laureates may come from all fields related to environmental and sustainability studies and initiatives. . . . → Read More: Nominations now Open for Volvo Environment Prize 2012 from Outstanding Innovations and Scientific Discoveries
By fundsforngos, on October 18th, 2011% Nominations are invited for the Gates Vaccine Innovation Award, which recognizes and honors efforts made to find innovative and effective ways to immunize children in the poorest regions of the world. The winner will receive $250,000 and a personal acknowledgement by Gates Foundation leadership. . . . → Read More: The Gates Vaccine Innovation Award
By fundsforngos, on October 17th, 2011% Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF) is currently seeking nominations for the 2012 Prize for women’s creativity in rural life aimed at honoring women and women’s groups around the world exhibiting exceptional creativity, courage and commitment for the improvement of the quality of life in rural communities. . . . → Read More: WWSF seeks Nominations from around the World for the 2012 Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life
By fundsforngos, on October 17th, 2011% The Fritt Ord Foundation, Oslo, in partnership with the ZEIT Foundation, Hamburg is seeking nominations from the newspapers and journalists for the prestigious Gerd Bucerius Press Prizes for Russia and Eastern Europe. The prizes will be awarded on 23 May 2012 in Hamburg. . . . → Read More: Gerd Bucerius Press Prizes: Nominations invited from Journalists and Newspapers
By fundsforngos, on October 13th, 2011% Canada World Youth (CWY) is currently seeking nominations for the 2012 Leadership Awards aimed at recognizing the excellent achievements of young Canadians and youth from around the world,\. . . . → Read More: Canada World Youth seeks Nominations for the 2012 Leadership Awards
By fundsforngos, on October 13th, 2011% Partners Albania, Center for Change and Conflict Management, is currently seeking nominations for the Philanthropy Award 2011 aimed at promoting philanthropy in Albania. . . . → Read More: Partners Albania seeks nominations for the Philanthropy Award 2011
By fundsforngos, on October 12th, 2011% Human Rights Watch is currently seeking nominations for the Hellman/Hammett grant program aimed at supporting writers all around the world who have been victims of political persecution and are in financial need. . . . → Read More: Human Rights Watch seeks Nominations under the Hellman/Hammett Grant Program
By fundsforngos, on October 12th, 2011% The Electronic Publishing Trust (EPT) is seeking nominations for the award aimed at recognizing the individuals in developing countries working for open access (OA). . . . → Read More: Nominations invited for the 2011 EPT Award recognizing Individuals from Developing Countries working for Open Access
By fundsforngos, on October 12th, 2011% Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS) is seeking nominations for the upcoming Board elections. The nominees WINGS is looking for are expected to be experienced, committed and skilled individuals to lead it into the future. . . . → Read More: Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support seeks Nominations for the Upcoming Board Elections
By fundsforngos, on October 11th, 2011% The mHealth Alliance and the Rockefeller Foundation are seeking nominations from innovators across the world for the Top 11 in 2011 Innovators Challenge. . . . → Read More: 2011 Innovators Challenge Nominations
By fundsforngos, on October 11th, 2011% Nominations are invited for the 2011 ARRL International Humanitarian Award. All amateurs, who have used Amateur Radio as a medium to work for human welfare, and promote international understanding and peace, can send in their nominations. . . . → Read More: ARRL Invites Nominations for 2011 International Humanitarian Award
By fundsforngos, on October 10th, 2011% Nominations are now open for the Asian Human Capital Award inviting entries from all organizations with operations in Asia. The award is aimed at honoring innovative and impactful people practices adopted by Asia-based organizations. . . . → Read More: Nominations invited for the 2012 Asian Human Capital Award
By fundsforngos, on October 10th, 2011% Tanenbaum is seeking nominations for the Peacemaker in Action Award 2011-2012 aimed at recognizing religiously motivated men and women who put their lives at risk to advance peace in areas of armed conflict around the world. . . . → Read More: Nominations invited for the Tanenbaum Peacemaker in Action Award 2011-2012 from lesser known Religiously Motivated People
By fundsforngos, on October 6th, 2011% The Institute of International Education (IIE) is currently seeking nominations from IIE Network members for the 2012 Andrew Heiskell Awards. . . . → Read More: Institute of International Education seeks nominations for the 2012 Andrew Heiskell Awards from initiatives promoting internationalization of education
By fundsforngos, on October 5th, 2011% International Erosion Control Association (IECA) invites nominations for various awards . . . → Read More: Environmental Excellence Awards Program
By fundsforngos, on October 5th, 2011% Any member of the equestrian community may nominate an individual for The EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award. . . . → Read More: EQUUS Foundation seeks Nominations for the Third Annual EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award
By fundsforngos, on October 4th, 2011% Nominations are invited by UNESCO, for next year’s UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. . . . → Read More: UNESCO seeks nominations for UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2012
By fundsforngos, on October 4th, 2011% Peace X Peace is seeking nominations for Women, Power, and Peace Awards, which are coming up on December 5th. . . . → Read More: Peace X Peace Call for Nominations: Women, Power, and Peace Awards
By fundsforngos, on October 2nd, 2011% The Government of Australia and the Australia-Indonesia Institute are inviting nominations for the Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award. . . . → Read More: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australia-Indonesia Institute Seeks Nominations for Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award
By fundsforngos, on September 28th, 2011% The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission is inviting nominations for the Human Rights Award 2011. . . . → Read More: Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission Seeks Nominations for 2011 Award
By fundsforngos, on September 21st, 2011% The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) and the Puffin Foundation are currently inviting nominations for the ALBA-Puffin International Award for Human Rights Activism. The Award is granted on an annual basis to individuals or organizations whose work has had an exceptionally positive impact on the advancement and/or defense of human rights.
. . . → Read More: Nominations now open for the 2012 ALBA-Puffin International Award for Human Rights Activism
By fundsforngos, on September 20th, 2011% The Global Network for Public Interest Law (PILnet) was founded as the Public Interest Law Initiative in Transitional Societies (PLITS) in 1997 after the fall of Berlin Wall. The vision behind establishing this network was to promote law for serving the interests of the general public. PILnet wishes to create a world which . . . → Read More: PILnet Invites Nominations for European Award for Partnership in the Public Interest
By fundsforngos, on September 19th, 2011% The Office of United Nations in Malaysia is seeking nominations from the people of Malaysia for UN Person / Organization of the Year Award 2011. This award was started in 1998 under the UN Resident Coordinator System. Since its founding, the award has honoured individuals and organizations for their outstanding contributions on issues . . . → Read More: United Nations Invites Nominations from Malaysian People for UN Person / Organization of the Year Award 2011
By fundsforngos, on September 15th, 2011% University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus is currently seeking nominations for the Donald A. Wehrung International Student Humanitarian Award (ISHA). . . . → Read More: International Student Humanitarian Award opportunity for post-secondary students in impoverished or war-torn areas to pursue studies in Canada
By fundsforngos, on September 14th, 2011% Coexist is currently seeking nominations for the Coexist Prize, worth $100,000 aimed at honoring an unsung hero who has made an exceptional contribution . . . → Read More: Nominations invited for the $100,000 Coexist Prize 2012 to honor the individuals building bridges between people of different religious faiths
By fundsforngos, on September 13th, 2011% A call for nominations has been issued by the Special United for South-South Cooperation in UNDP to nominate a project or program that has provided a successful solution to the following areas: climate change/environment, food security and global health through effective leadership, innovation, and partnership.
Criteria for Nomination
Nominated . . . → Read More: UNDP invites nominations for Solutions to Climate Change/Environment, Food Security, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Social Protection & Decent Work, Education
By fundsforngos, on September 8th, 2011% Nominations can be submitted by the organization itself or by a partner agency or by any third party that is sufficiently familiar with the activities and achievements of the nominee. So even if your NGO does not have a nominator, you can submit the nomination form yourself to apply for this Prize.
. . . → Read More: Who can submit the nominations for the 2012 Equator Prize?
By fundsforngos, on September 7th, 2011% United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) is seeking nominations for the 2012 Champions of the Earth – the United Nations’ flagship environment award is aimed at recognizing the outstanding visionaries and leaders in the fields of policy, science, entrepreneurship and civil society action.
Nominations are invited from individuals who have made a . . . → Read More: UNEP seeks nominations for the 2012 Champions of the Earth Awards
By fundsforngos, on September 5th, 2011% UNESCO is currently seeking nominations for the 2011 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence that is awarded every two years to individuals, institutions and other entities or non-governmental organizations that have made exceptional contributions and demonstrated leadership through in the promotion of tolerance and non-violence.
The Prize . . . → Read More: UNESCO seeks nominations for the prestigious 2011 Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence to be awarded at its HQ in Paris on November 16
By fundsforngos, on August 29th, 2011% The Asian Rural Women’s Coalition (ARWC) since 2008 has been engaged in putting forward the struggle for rights and interests of rural women in Asia, through supporting initiatives of Asian women within their countries.
In context of 100 years celebration of International Women’s Day in March 2011, AWRC invites nominations for . . . → Read More: Asian Rural Women’s Coalition seeks nominations for the special award Honouring 100 women to mark 100 years of International Women’s Day
By fundsforngos, on August 21st, 2011% Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is seeking nominations for the second OPEC Award for Journalism. The award, which will be presented in Vienna, Austria, in June 2012, invites interested journalists, analysts and media organizations to nominate individual candidates, media organizations or teams for the same.
Objective of the Award
The . . . → Read More: Nominations invited for the second OPEC Award for Journalism
By fundsforngos, on August 17th, 2011% The Institute of International Education (IIE), an independent not-for-profit founded in 1919, is one of the world’s top international education and training organizations delivering program excellence to a diverse range of participants, sponsors, and donors. IIE fosters mutual understanding, develops global leaders, and protects academic freedom worldwide through educational exchange and training programs.
. . . → Read More: IIE seeks nominations for the 2011 Henry Kaufman Prize from national leaders and govt officials promoting and developing international education at the tertiary level
By fundsforngos, on August 16th, 2011% The Korea Federation for Environmental Movements (KFEM)/Friends of Earth Korea is seeking nominations for the forth ‘SBS Eco Water Awards’ from those who have worked to protect water environments in Korea and the world. The awards will be presented in November 2011 in partnership with Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) and Ministry of Environment . . . → Read More: The Korea Federation for Environmental Movements (KFEM)/Friends of Earth Korea seeks nominations for “SBS Eco Water Awards’ from those working to protect water environments in Korea and the world
By fundsforngos, on August 16th, 2011% King Bedouin Foundation seeks nominations for the Prize for Corporate Governance in the DR Congo 2011-2012 from exceptional company managers in the country that are running successfully besides working for the development of local people.
About the Fund and Prize
The Fund Corporate Governance in the DR Congo, created in 2010 . . . → Read More: Nominations invited from exceptional company managers for the Corporate Governance in the DR Congo Prize managed by the King Bedouin Foundation
By fundsforngos, on August 11th, 2011% Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is dedicated for promoting academic cooperation between scientists and scholars from abroad and from Germany. The foundation offers several research fellowships and awards to scholars from outside Germany to allow them visit Germany and work on research projects. The foundation also supports German scientists and scholars to carry out . . . → Read More: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation invites applications for 2012 Max Planck Research Award
By fundsforngos, on August 9th, 2011% ‘Water for Life’ UN-Water Best Practices Award was started with the aim to create awareness about the importance of water among the common people and to promote and support efforts to fulfill commitments of the international community in this regard. The award process is managed by the United Nations Office to Support the . . . → Read More: UN-Water invites nominations for the second edition of the ‘Water for Life’ UN-Water Best Practices Award
By fundsforngos, on August 7th, 2011% The Rural Media Network Pakistan (RMNP) is based in Bahawalpur district of Pakistan. The RMNP is inviting nominations for its annual Sadiq Press Freedom Award that was started with the support of World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers. The main objective of offering this award is to honour individuals, organizations or groups . . . → Read More: The Rural Media Network Pakistan invites nominations for Sadiq Press Freedom Award
By fundsforngos, on August 7th, 2011% The Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO) in Nepal is seeking nominations for Bigyan Memorial Research Award. The award was founded in memory of Late Bigyan Acharaya, an environmentalist and member of ENPHO. Bigyan Acharaya died on 23rd September 2006 in a helicopter crash at Ghunsa. In this crash, 24 other people dedicated . . . → Read More: Environment and Public Health Organization, Nepal invites nominations for Bigyan Memorial Research Award
By fundsforngos, on August 2nd, 2011% The Volvo Sustainable Mobility award sponsored by Volvo Buses was established to help and support all groups, organizations, institutes and individuals with innovative ideas for supporting sustainable transport in cities. The main objective for presenting the award is to stress the growing need for development of efficient and realistic urban transport & mobility . . . → Read More: Volvo Buses invites nominations for “Sustainable Mobility” award from innovative solutions in India
By fundsforngos, on July 28th, 2011% Can you think of or know an everyday person who has done something special to bring positive changes in the world? Would you like to share the story of that person with the whole world? If yes, then you are invited by CNN to nominate that special person as a CNN Hero at . . . → Read More: CNN invites nominations for selecting the CNN Hero 2011
By fundsforngos, on July 25th, 2011% Media connects people to their world, gives voice to their ideas and dreams, and equips them with knowledge to improve their lives and the lives of others. In all these ways, media catalyzes participatory citizenship, on both a local and global scale.
But even in this age of pervasive media, many . . . → Read More: Ashoka Changemakers with support from Google seeks nominations for Citizen Media: A Global Innovation Competition
By fundsforngos, on July 20th, 2011% The Government of Canada believes that the best solutions to the challenges facing the communities of the country are often found locally. In this context, in January 2011, the Prime Minister announced the creation of the Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards to recognize the enormous contribution volunteers make to Canada. The Government of Canada . . . → Read More: Government of Canada seeks nominations for the Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards
By fundsforngos, on July 19th, 2011% The Catholic Organisation for Relief and Development (Cordaid) is seeking nominations from organisations actively involved in strengthening the linking between community- and formal health and care services for people living with HIV. Cordaid wishes to award two organisations – one Civil Society Organisation and one Faith Based Organisation – showing leadership, commitment and . . . → Read More: Cordaid seeks nominations for HIV/AIDS AWARD 2011 from organization working for people with HIV
By fundsforngos, on July 19th, 2011% World Pulse during the upcoming Winter/Spring 2012 edition of its Magazine, themed Uprising, in honor of the women that are the driving force behind the changes across various sectors is organizing a survey aimed at selecting the women leaders.
Aim is to explore the collective power of women joining together to . . . → Read More: World Pulse seeks nominations for Women Leaders that are bringing changes across various sectors
By fundsforngos, on July 13th, 2011% Established by global civil society CCLP Worldwide, the Education Charter International is endorsed by over 25000 people living in more than 1550 cities of 162 countries across the world. It is a statement of fundamental principles to educate youth of global society for the 21st century. The members endorsing the charter include individual . . . → Read More: The International Council of CCLP Worldwide calls for nominations for Global Education Awards 2011
By fundsforngos, on July 12th, 2011% Ashoka’s Changemakers in partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the “Making More Health – Achieving Individual, Family, and Community Well-being” global competition seeking innovative models that are transforming the field of health to sustainably increase the well-being of individuals, families, and communities.
In this context, nominations are invited from solutions and . . . → Read More: Ashoka’s Changemakers seeks nominations for “Making More Health – Achieving Individual, Family, and Community Well-being” global competition
By fundsforngos, on July 7th, 2011% The World Water Council with the help of the Government of Morocco invites nominations for the 4th edition of the King Hassan II Great World Water Prize in memory of his Majesty King Hassan II of Morocco’s distinguished leadership and encouragement of cooperation and sound management of water resources.
The award . . . → Read More: World Water Council seeks nominations for the King Hassan II Great World Water Prize
By fundsforngos, on June 8th, 2011% Nominations are open for the 13th annual Platts Global Energy Awards aimed at honoring and recognizing those who have transcended the status quo in the name of leadership, innovation and performance. The 2011 Platts Global Energy Awards will be announced on December 1, 2011 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York, NY.
Categories . . . → Read More: 2011 Platts Global Energy Awards: Nomination open
By fundsforngos, on May 16th, 2011% World Technology Network (WTN) invites nominations for the prestigious THE WORLD TECHNOLOGY AWARD 2011. The awards are intended towards recognizing the services rendered by innovative individuals and corporations that are doing “innovative work of the greatest likely long-term significance” in 20 different categories in science, technology and related fields.
Since 2000 . . . → Read More: Nominations Invited for World Technology Awards 2011 from Individuals and Corporations
By fundsforngos, on May 8th, 2011% The Hunger Project (THP), a global, non-profit, and strategic organization, through its multi-pronged initiatives is committed to the sustainable end of hunger across the planet. THP is engaged in empowering people across Africa, South Asia and Latin America, with the mission to end the hunger and poverty through training people in meeting their . . . → Read More: The Hunger Project’s 2011 Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger
By fundsforngos, on March 28th, 2011% The BBC World Challenge 2011 seeks to provide recognition to projects or small businesses demonstrating enterprise and innovation at the grassroots level. BBC World News Limited and Newsweek are looking for nominations of social entrepreneurs who are making a difference without costing the earth.
Nominations of projects or ideas that demonstrate . . . → Read More: BBC’s World Challenge: Nominations open for projects or small businesses at grassroots level
By fundsforngos, on February 16th, 2011% The Qatar Foundation is inviting nominations from NGOs, international organizations, universities, schools, colleges, teachers’ organizations, research facilities, governments and private corporations for the 2011 WISE Prize for Education.
The WISE Prize for Education will reward individuals – or teams of individuals – who have made an outstanding contribution to any field . . . → Read More: Nominations invited for the WISE Prize for Education
By fundsforngos, on February 14th, 2011% PopTech, a unique global innovation network of cutting-edge leaders, thinkers and doers with a mission to accelerate the positive impact of world changing people, projects and ideas. It is currently accepting nominations for the 2011 PopTech Social Innovation Fellows Program.
Each year, under this program, PopTech selects 10-20 high potential change . . . → Read More: 2011 Call for Nominations for the Social Innovation Fellows Program
By fundsforngos, on November 22nd, 2010% The Russian Microfinance Center and the Citi Foundation announced the opening of nominations for the sixth annual Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards.
Nominations will be open from 1 November until 30 December 2010. The aim is to encourage the best microentrepreneurs and the most effective organizations that offer microfinancing services across Russia, as . . . → Read More: Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards in Russia
By fundsforngos, on September 7th, 2010% The Peter & Patricia Gruber Foundation is accepting nominations for the Justice Prize. Nominations can be submitted by both individuals and organizations.
The Justice Prize is part of the Foundation’s International Prize Program which recognizes excellence in different relevant fields of scientific achievement and social justice around the world.
. . . → Read More: Gruber Foundation’s Justice Prize
By fundsforngos, on September 1st, 2010% The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-established Gates Award for Global Health is seeking nominations “to reward and exemplify organizations which have developed processes for improving health, especially in resource poor settings with measurable results.”
Organizations such as NGOs, charities, nonprofits, private companies, government agencies, universities and multilateral organizations that have been . . . → Read More: The Gates Award for Global Health 2011: Nominations invited from organizations working for improving health
By fundsforngos, on August 24th, 2010% The Korea Federations for Environmental Movements (KFEM)/Friends of Earth South Korea, Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) and Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea have announced a call for nominations for the SBS Eco Water Awards 2010.
The awards “are given in recognition of contributions of individuals, communities and institutions to . . . → Read More: Call for Nominations for SBS Eco Water Awards 2010
By fundsforngos, on July 26th, 2010% The UNESCO/Bilbao Prize was established in 2008 with the generous endowment from the City of Bilbao in Spain. It is awarded annually by the Director-General of UNESCO to innovative institutions, organizations and individuals serving to promote a culture of human rights at regional and international levels. The Prize comprises of a monetary award, . . . → Read More: UNESCO inviting nominations for the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights
By fundsforngos, on June 24th, 2010% The Frederick Douglass Award, named after Frederick Douglass who freed himself from slavery and led the anti-slavery movement during the 19th century in the US, honors an individual (outside US) “who has survived a form of slavery and is now using his or her life in freedom to help others exercise the purpose . . . → Read More: Free the Slaves accepting nominations for the Frederick Douglass Award
By fundsforngos, on May 25th, 2010% The Drivers of Change award recognizes individuals or organizations from across the southern Africa Region that are making a real impact, especially in developing effective public policies and strategies, to overcome poverty. It is awarded in four categories: civil society, government, individual and business. The award has been established to hold up living . . . → Read More: Nominations for the Southern Africa Drivers of Change Award 2010 are now open
By fundsforngos, on May 21st, 2010% The Meeto memorial award was instituted by Kamla Bhasin in memory of her daughter Meeto (Kamaljit Bhasin-Malik) to honour young South Asians whose work demonstrates a commitment to communal harmony, peace, justice and human rights.
The Award comprises Indian Rupees one lakh (Rs. 100,000), a citation and a memento. If more . . . → Read More: The Meeto Memorial Award for Young South Asians
By fundsforngos, on May 6th, 2010% “The Human Rights Web Archive is an initiative by Columbia University Libraries and Information Services (CUL) and its Center for Human Rights Documentation & Research (CHRDR), with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, to select, preserve, and provide access to freely available internet resources, specifically addressing at-risk websites in the area of . . . → Read More: Nominations for Human Rights Web Archives
By fundsforngos, on April 28th, 2010% “The private sector is an indispensable partner in the global fight against human trafficking. Any national or international strategy to combat human trafficking cannot be successful and effective without the dedicated involvement of the business community in eradicating the practice.
To honour business leaders who take an active stand against human trafficking, End . . . → Read More: Business Leaders Award Against Human Trafficking: Upcoming call for nominations
By fundsforngos, on April 21st, 2010% The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is requesting nominations for the Nansen Refugee Award 2010. The Award was previously known as the Nansen Medal. It is named after Fridtjof Nansen, the late Norwegian polar explorer, the first League of the Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the 1922 . . . → Read More: UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award
By fundsforngos, on April 8th, 2010% Global Exchange, an activist human rights organization focused upon a people-centered globalization valuing the rights of workers and the health of the planet, is seeking nominations for the People’s Choice Award. Individuals or organizations making substantial contribution towards the advancement of human rights can be nominated for the award. Nominations can be posted . . . → Read More: Global Exchange’s Human Rights Hero: People’s Choice Award
By fundsforngos, on March 30th, 2010% CNN, the US-based international television network is seeking nominations for its 2010 CNN Heroes competition, which is held annually to recognize individuals who have made contributions and inspired others. CNN Heroes is for individuals who have made accomplishments in their areas of work and left others inspired. The winner of this competition will . . . → Read More: CNN invites Nominations for 2010 CNN Heroes
By fundsforngos, on March 17th, 2010% BBC World News and Newsweek in association with Shell have launched the World Challenge 2010 competition to identify and award “projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at a grassroots-level.” The World Challenge is organized annually and it is now in its sixth year. It is . . . → Read More: BBC’s World Challenge 2010
By fundsforngos, on January 19th, 2010% The international Civil Courage Prize is sponsored by the Train Foundation to honor “extraordinary individuals whose acts, undertaken deliberately, over time, have demonstrated ‘steadfast resistance to evil at great personal risk.’” The Prize does not attempt to establish a ranking or give the impression of a competition. Rather, it works to draw the . . . → Read More: NGO Nominations can be sent for the Civil Courage Prize
By fundsforngos, on November 30th, 2009% The Agropolis Foundation is requesting nominations from academic or research organizations (private or public), civil society organizations (e.g., NGO, farmers organizations), or a private sector (e.g., small/medium enterprises) for the Louis MALASSIS International Scientific Prize for Agriculture and Food. The Prize “aims to recognize individuals for their exemplary and promising contribution in promoting . . . → Read More: NGOs invited to nominate for the Louis MALASSIS International Scientific Prize
By fundsforngos, on October 11th, 2009% The 2009 ARRL International Humanitarian Award “is conferred upon an amateur or amateurs who demonstrate devotion to human welfare, peace and international understanding through Amateur Radio. The League established the annual prize to recognize Amateur Radio operators who have used ham radio to provide extraordinary service to others in times of crisis or . . . → Read More: Nominations Open for the 2009 ARRL International Humanitarian Award
By fundsforngos, on August 10th, 2009% The Zayed Prize established in 1999 honours individuals who have made outstanding contributions for protecting and preserving the environment in any part of the world. It is a biennial Prize given out in the field of environment and sustainable development and it is considered to be the most valuable environmental award. It also . . . → Read More: The $1 Million Zayed Prize for Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development
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