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Ashoka Fellow Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka Receives 2008 Conservation Medal
May 15, 2008
Uganda Fellow Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka won this year's Conservation Medal from the Zoological Society of San Diego. This Conservation-in-Action award recognizes Gladys as a leader engaged in significant conservation initiatives.
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Ashoka Fellow Supatra Nacapew Recognized by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
June 20, 2008
Thailand Fellow Supatra Nacapew has been recognized for her work concerning the rights of people with AIDS. The ‘Center for AIDS rights’, her organization, received the award in recognition of their outstanding work on the protection of women’s rights. The Ministry of Social Develpoment and Human Security awarded the recognition on International Women’s Day this year and Supatra herself was also recognized as an outstanding woman in the field of women’s rights protection by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
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Ashoka Fellow Sriram Ayer's Organization Wins World Bank's South Asia Development Marketplace
May 15, 2008
India Fellow Sriram Ayer's organization NalandaWay was one among the 26 winners of the South Asia Development Marketplace for 2008. The winners were were chosen by an international jury of senior development experts, and they represent leaders in the effort to reduce HIV-related stigma and discrimination in South Asia.
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Ashoka Fellow Chantawipa Apisuk Receives UNDP Red Ribbon Award
May 12, 2008
Thailand Fellow Chantawipa Apisuk has been awarded the Red Ribbon Award from the United Nations Development Programme for her work on HIV/AIDS education and prevention for women sex workers. The honor recognizes Chantawipa as a world leader in the effort to curtail the spread and impact of HIV and AIDS.
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Ashoka Fellow Hany El Miniawy Honored by International Union of Architects
April 29, 2008
Egypt Fellow Hany El Miniawy was selected by the International Union of Architects as the recipient of the 2008 Vassilis Sgoutas Prize, which recognizes architects contributing to the alleviation of poverty. The award honors Hany as an individual who has made significant contributions to the improvement of the living conditions of the most destitute populations, to their habitats, their environments and their well-beings through architecture.
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Ashoka Fellow Josefina Condori Receives World's Children's Honorary Award
April 22, 2008
Josefina Condori has been nominated for and received the Honorary Award of the 2008 World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child for her lifelong struggle for girls who work as maids in Peru, often in slave-like conditions. The award recognizes Josefina as a leader in the struggle to demand respect for the rights of the child.
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Ashoka Fellow Betty Makoni Receives Ginetta Sagan Award from Amnesty International
April 1, 2008
Zimbabwe Fellow Betty Makoni is the recipient of the 2008 Ginetta Sagan Award for Women's and Children's Rights. The award recognizes her as a leader in the crusade to protect the liberty and lives of women and children in areas where human rights violations are widespread.
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Ashoka Fellow Sompop Jantraka Honored by the Wallenberg Endowment
March 13, 2008
Thailand Fellow Sompop Jantraka received the Wallenberg Endowment Medal for his tireless work to save children in Asia's Mekong sub-region from being sold into prostitution.
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Ashoka Fellow Anshu Gupta's Organization Named Indian NGO of the Year
March 10, 2008
India Fellow Anshu Gupta and his organization GOONJ was named India's "NGO of the Year 2007" by the India NGO Awards. Presented by Mr N. R. Narayan Murthy, Chairman of Infosys and the Honorable Minister for Finance, Mr P. Chidambaram, GOONJ was honored for its work in making the basic need of clothing a development issue.
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Ashoka Fellow Dr. Rani Bang Recognized by Government of India
March 8, 2008
India Fellow Dr. Rani Bang was selected by Government of India for the National Award for Women's Development through Application of Science & Technology for her work in improving women's health in rural India. The award was conferred upon her by the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil.