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 Arica, 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 conerence, eaturing the Templeton Freedom Award winners on November 9 & 10, 2009 at the Renaissance Mayfower Hotel in Washington D.C. Theconerence 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.”
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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 Arica. 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 Arica 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.reemarketoundation.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 lit 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
F r e e M a r k e t S o l u t i o n s t o P o v e r t y
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