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The search for the next ONE Award Africa winner
As many of you may be aware, last month we kicked off the search for the next ONE Award Africa winner. I’m pleased to say that, we have already begun to receive applications from African individuals and organizations, based in Africa, who are leading the fight against endemic poverty. This financial award of up to $100,000 aims to showcase civil society working on the ground to bring about change amongst the poorest people in Africa, one day at a time. And in awarding the prize, each year we seek to raise the bar. This year we are looking for organizations involved in new and exciting advocacy strategies that are transforming lives by demanding action on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) whose 2015 deadline is imminent.
Since joining ONE as Africa Director just a few months ago, I have come to identify the ONE Africa Award as particularly unique among the many remarkable projects undertaken by the ONE team. In spotlighting the work that is being undertaken by Africans, we get to the heart of our mission to see Africa lift itself out of poverty. And by rewarding solutions that are home grown and home driven, we hope that we can encourage African citizens to pursue their creative ideas that seek to promote the sustainable development of their communities and ultimately help their countries along the path to achieving the MDGs.
I am therefore asking you to help us to tell the world the success stories of Africans who are doing so much, working tirelessly to build a better future, and contributing to help realise the promise of Africa truly claiming the 21st century. We at ONE are always proud to showcase and reward these frontline stories of creative excellence on the continent because they not only advance knowledge, but in many ways can also help to shape policies and above all, serve to inspire others to get up and follow their dream of coming up with innovative solutions. Such innovative approaches play a major role in economic development as they are often a source of job creation, social awareness, capacity building and poverty reduction in Africa.
Help us to find these outstanding best practice models Africa-wide, bring them to light and celebrate them! If you are eligible, or you know a group that is, I wish to encourage you to send in an application or nomination before the September 24th deadline. You can find more information as well as instructions for how to apply at www.one.org/africaaward.
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02/09/2010 at 11:49 am
IT IS LAUDABLE TO RECOGNISE DESERVING INDIVIDUALS THHAT ARE ONE MEMBERS OF AFRICA ORIGIN WITH A ”GIFT” OF THIS MAGNITUDE.HOWEVER,STRINGED MECHINERY SHOULD BE PUT IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE FUNDS ARE BEING CHANNELED TO THE APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS.IN THIS WAY,ONE’S GOALS FOR AFRICA CAN BE EFFECTIVELY ACHIEVED IN THE AFRICA CONTINENT.BENEDICT ABUJA-NIGERIA
04/09/2010 at 7:19 pm
i am sorry but I canot help a land with a governement who buys war material for billions of dollars.
The first priority of a good governament must be the wellfare of the people !
It is a pity that the american governament helps this corupted governament of Pakistan ! That seems to be a “ralpolitic case” Poor Pakistaneese peoiple ! (and others)
18/10/2011 at 8:11 pm
I am very proud of the ingeniosity of africans. I think that africans are conscient that their development should be first made by afrcans themselves. That is why we kan find individuals and collective initiatives all around in africa heping the poor people to be aware and come out from their ignorence. Those individuals and organisations are not well known, This initiative of ONE is very good opportunity to help them to highlit the actions of those individuals and NGO’s contribution to the development and the wellfare of population.