2013
Award for Civil society – 2013
Rwanda
Association "Modeste et Innocent"
Tags: genocide, reconciliation, ubuntu, forgiveness.
« I wish to see a society which is full of ubuntu, a society that has some charity. »
« Peace cannot be achieved in a society where the human being does not feel it in himself. »
Award for Civil society – 2013
Burkina Faso
Youth centre of cultures and associations (Maison des jeunes, des cultures et des associations - MJCA)
Tags: participation, solidarity, street life, accounting.
« I dream of a society taking its destiny in its own hands. »
« Working with local people allows each of them to express her/his talents because the centre is a space for sharing ideas and it is an opportunity for each of us to have a voice. »
Award for entrepreneurship – 2013
Benin
API-Palu
Tags: malaria, medicament, tradition, industry.
« My dream is to see the four corners of Africa using the local resources for developing local transformation industries. »
« The impossible becomes possible when the human being courageous enough and dare to reach farther beyond his imagination. »
Award for Local leadership – 2013
Madagascar
association FIOMBONANTSOA – « Stones are valuable resources for women in the rural Madagascar »
Tags: carrier, development, micro-credit.
« Wealth can only be made where people live. And, everyone can be an actor of the change and contribute to the improvement of local conditions. »
« All suggestions help to de-construct the taboos. »
Honorary award – 2013
Madagascar
Support to parenthood
Tags: parents, education, school.
Instead of taking families to have given up, Juana suggests to consider the hard conditions of the communities where they live.
« Parenthood is the best career because it creates the future generations and allows them to become responsible citizens. »
Honorary award – 2013
Rwanda
Amakaramizero
Tags: recycling, bio-energy, empowerment.
« I dream of a society that is free of discrimination. »
« I wanted Rwandan women to have the same chances as men in regard to the participation in local development. »