2009

Thinks Tanks from 12 Countries Honored forContributions to Public Debates on Free Enterpriseand Individual Liberty

Named or the late investor and philanthropist, Sir John Templeton, the prestigious awards programs was estab-lished in 2003 by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation with unding rom the John Templeton Foundation to helpthose who are making signifcant contributions to enhancingopportunity and prosperity. The sixteen organizations recognized within the 2009program represent our continents and twelve countries –Brazil, Chile, Egypt, India, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, theRepublic o Georgia, Slovakia, South Arica, Sweden, andthe United States. Winners were selected rom more than130 applications rom 47 countries, by an independentpanel o judges. The 2009 awards grant a $10,000 prize toeach winner, and two prizes are given in eight categories.

Atlas will host a conerence, eaturing the Templeton Freedom Award winners on November 9 & 10, 2009 at the Renaissance Mayfower Hotel in Washington D.C. Theconerence is tied to Atlas’s Freedom Dinner, a galacelebration o the 20th Anniversary o the all o the Berlin Wall. Winners o Templeton Freedom Awards will give presentations relating to “The Moral Imperative o Economic Freedom, and Innovations in Promoting Liberty.”

he largest international prize programthat celebrates the think tank contribu-tions to the understanding o reedom.

For Excellence In Promoting Liberty

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Free Market Foundation,South Africa

Political advocacy regarding the reduction of unemployment

Also winning frst prize in the Solutions toPoverty category is the Free Market Foundation(FMF) o South Arica. In 2003, FMF publishedthe book “Jobs or the Jobless” denouncing thehigh legal restrictions on job security that has ledto massive unemployment. The latest statisticsput South Arica at one o the world’s highest jobless rates at 22.7%. “Jobs or the Jobless”made waves in the country, gaining a largeamount o attention in the media, public orums,and rom lawmakers.

www.reemarketoundation.com

New Economic School, Georgia

From poverty to wealth – Lessonsfrom successful free-market reforms

The New Economic School (NES) in Georgiais the winner o the prize or their tireless e-orts between October 2005 and June 2009to lit the country rom poverty by shaping thedebate to ocus on pro-growth policies. Usingpolitical advocacy, consultancy and educationalmeetings with high ranking oreign experts andexperienced politicians, NES made signifcantprogress promoting individual liberty, personaldignity, private entrepreneurship, non-violenceand peace.

www.nesg.net