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EarthRight International Co-Founder Receives2009 Ramon Magsaysay Award

The co-founder of Ashoka Fellow Katherine Redford

organization, EarthRight International, was awarded theprestigious 2009 Ramon Magsaysay Award for EmergentLeadership. Ka Hsaw Wa, Co-Founder and Executive

Director of ERI received the award, also known as Asia‘s

Nobel Prize on August 31, in Manila, Philippines. Ka HsawWa, an ethnic Karen from Burma, is being recognized forhis defense of human rights, the environment, anddemocracy in Burma.

Senior Fellow Vicky Colbert receives WISE Award

The Escuela Nueva Foundation and its Executive Director,Colombian Senior Fellow, Vicky Colbert,received one of the six WISE Awards given by the Qatar Foundation Worldwide, in recognition of their exceptional andoutstanding achievements within the theme of pluralism ineducation. The WISE Awards are committed toshowcasing and rewarding exceptional educationalinnovations of the 21st century.

Sunitha Krishnan Delivers TED Talk

Sunitha Krishnan has dedicated her life to rescuing womenand children from sex slavery. Watch this video produced by TED to see Sunitha in action. TED is de

voted to ―IdeasWorth Spreading.‖ It started out (in 1984) as a conference

bringing together people from three worlds: Technology,Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has becomeever broader along with its popularity.

Awards/Funding

The 2010 Daniel Pearl Awards

Deadline: January 15, 2010

This competition honors the world‘s best cross

-borderinvestigative journalism. Held biennially, it is open to anyprofessional journalist or team of journalists of anynationality working in any medium. To be eligible, theinvestigation

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either a single work or a single-subjectseries

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must involve reporting in at least two countries ona topic of world significance. A five-member jury of international journalists selects the winners. Find detailshere.

The Forum for African Investigative Reporters

Deadline: January 15, 2010

FAIR is offering investigative journalists the opportunity toapply for a grant that intends to help further their researchon a particular investigative story of their choice. Twogrants of up to Euro 4,000 each are funded by theNetherlands Institute on Southern Africa (Niza), and areintended to be used by a journalist for an investigativestory that would not otherwise be published.

Dorothy Marchus Senesh Fellowship

Deadline: January 15, 2010

This fund provides a biennial fellowship awarded to awoman from the developing world for studies in fields of peace and development. For details, click here.

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2010 STARS Impact Awards

Deadline: January 19, 2010

The 2010 STARS Impact Awards recognize outstandingorganizations working in the areas of children's health,education and protection. Eligible organizations workingwith children in Africa, the Middle East, Asia or the Pacificare invited to apply. Each Award carries US$100,000 of unrestricted funding as well as consultancy support. Finddetails here.

Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship

Deadline: January 22, 2010

The Fellowship aims to develop a network of entrepreneurs with a demonstrated interest in socialchange and cross cultural dialogue. It is an endeavor tocreate a new brand of both dialogue and socialentrepreneurship that allows for sustainable businessmodels to have far reaching impact. The ADR class of 2010will comprise mainly Muslim and Jewish fellows who showa proven ability in acquiring business skills and knowledgederived from the humanities. In addition, they are requiredto demonstrate a shared purpose in using socialentrepreneurship as a new bridge across the culturaldivide. Find details here.

Quill Awards

Deadline: January 27, 2010

These awards recognize communication that crossescommunication disciplines - from professionalcommunicators to strategists and tacticians. Deatils here.

CNN Contest

Deadline: January 28, 2010

A contest for broadcast and print African journalists isseeking works that appeared in printed publications orelectronic media that are primarily targeted at andreceived by an African audience. The contest invites worksfrom African journalists.

Beahrs Environmental Leadership ProgramUniversity of California, Berkeley

Deadline: February 15, 2010

The 2010 Summer Certificate Course is on SustainableEnvironmental Management and runs from June 25 until July 17, 2010. The course brochure and application may bedownloaded from the website.

Tourism Cares Offers Worldwide Grant Program

Deadline: February 1, 2010

Tourism Cares, a nonprofit charity supported by thetourism industry, administers the Worldwide GrantProgram to support worthy tourism-related nonprofitorganizations working to preserve, conserve, and restorethe world's natural, cultural, and historic treasures. Finddetails here.

King Baudouin International Prize

Deadline: February 1, 2010

This prize is awarded to individuals or organizations thatare making a significant contribution to the advancement of developing countries. Find details here.

The Petra Foundation

Deadline: February 15, 2010

The Foundation seeks unsung heroes who deserverecognition for their distinctive contributions to the humanand civil rights, autonomy and dignity of others. Whilemost Petra Fellows work in the United States, if you areconsidering a foreign nominee, please contact them beforesubmitting the nomination. Find details here.

2010 Best Practices in Global Health Award

Deadline: February 15, 2010

The Best Practices in Global Health Award is givenannually to celebrate and highlight the efforts of a publichealth practitioner or organization dedicated to improvingthe health of disadvantaged and disenfranchisedpopulations, and to recognize the programs that effectivelydemonstrate the link between health, poverty anddevelopment. Find details here.

Grand Challenges Diagnostics

Deadline: February 16, 2010

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now acceptingletters of inquiry for a new grant program to developpoint-of-care diagnostics for the developing world. Theyare looking to fund the development and optimization of novel, accurate, feasible technologies that are low cost,easy to use, functional at high temperatures and humidity,and do not require refrigeration, reagents, water or labequipment. Find details here.

The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship

Deadline: Rolling (next deadline is February 17, 2010)

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As always, Skoll is looking to provide funding and supportto social entrepreneurs who are ready to significantlyexpand their work. They must demonstrate operational,programmatic and financial sustainability with a minimumannual revenue of $1 million in developing countries and$2.5 million in developed countries. Skoll is especiallyinterested in applications from social entrepreneursworking on five critical issues which threaten the survivalof humanity

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climate change, nuclear proliferation, globalpandemics, conflict in the Middle East and water scarcity.Award winners receive funding and an award at the annualSkoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. You canread the award guidelines,take an eligibility quiz and fill out an application

on Skoll‘s website. If you are an Ashoka

Fellow interested in applying for the Skoll Award, pleasewrite us at nominate@ashoka.org.

Civil Courage Prize

Deadline: February 19, 2010

This prize of $50,000 is awarded annually to a person whoexemplifies resistance to evil at great personal risk.Nominations by Ashoka staff are invited. Find details here.

New York University Graduate Fellowship in SocialEntrepreneurship

Deadline: February 19, 2010

NYU is pleased to invite Ashoka Fellows to apply for theNew York University Graduate Fellowship in SocialEntrepreneurship for Fall 2010. The mission of theReynolds Program is to attract, train, and encourage thenext generation of social entrepreneurs, and they areparticularly interested in the experience and commitmentto social change that Ashoka Fellows would bring to theprogram. Find details here.

Action For Nature International Young Eco-Hero

Deadline: February 28, 2010

Action For Nature, a nonprofit organization thatencourages young people around the world to carry outindividual environmental action projects, presents theInternational Young Eco-Hero Awards to recognize theindividual accomplishments of young people (ages 8-16)whose personal actions have significantly improved theenvironment. Find details here.

Red Ribbon Award: Celebrating CommunityLeadership and Action on AIDS

Deadline: February 28, 2010

This award honors and celebrates outstanding communityleadership and action that has helped curtail the spread andimpact of HIV/AIDS. Nominations will be accepted forcommunity-based organizations and initiativesdemonstrating outstanding leadership in increasing accessto treatment, addressing social injustices, empoweringwomen and girls, promoting prevention, and providingsupport for children affected by HIV and AIDS. Find detailshere.

Global Fund for Children

Deadline: rolling

Grants go to organizations whose activities work toaddress the root causes of problems facing underserved orpersecuted populations of children or youth and toempower these young people to become positive agents of change within their communities. Please note that GFCdoes not accept unsolicited proposals. If you are interestedin a grant from GFC, please first read carefully about ourgrant-making program.

Fulbright New Century Scholars Program

Deadline: consult local office

Each year approximately 30 outstanding research scholarsand professionals are selected to participate in thisprogram through an open competition. Of the thirty,approximately two-thirds are visiting scholars from any of the 140 countries with an operational Fulbright ScholarProgram. Details regarding submission of applications andin-country deadlines will be provided by the relevantFulbright office. Find details here.

Conferences

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