africa: Prize for Women's Creativity in Rural Life

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10th Anniversary - Prize for Women's Creativity in Rural Life - 2003

Dear Friends,

The Women's World Summit Foundation WWSF cordially invites you to submit
nominations for the tenth annual 'Prize for Women's Creativity in Rural
Life' Award, honoring creative and courageous women and women's
organizations working to improve the quality of life in rural communities
around the world.

Since inception of the prize program in 1994, 247 Laureates have been
honored with a cash donation of US$ 500 each. Names and profiles are posted
on our website: http://www.woman.ch

Given your experience, interest and perspective with regard to issues of
development, human rights, micro-credit and empowerment of women, we would
greatly appreciate your participation in this initiative and thank you in
advance for sending us your candidates. Thirty or more Laureates will again
be selected in 2003, and several of them will be invited to Geneva to
personally present their work.

Your nomination, using the guidelines below, should arrive by mail by 1
March 2003.

I can send you this e-mail in French or Spanish upon request.

Should you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,
Nadège Tissot
Consultant - Prize Program coordinator
Email: [email protected]

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Prize for women's creativity in rural life

annually awarded by the Women's World Summit Foundation WWSF since 1994

Nomination Form to be returned no later than 1 March 2003

Nominee

Family Name

First Name

Age

Address

Country

Tel/Fax/email

NOMINATOR

Last name

First name

Relation to the candidate

Organisation

Address

Country

Tel
Fax:
email:

List of supporting materials

Endorsement letter(s)

Newspaper articles

Publications

Other

THE NOMINATION MATERIALS SHOULD ARRIVE BY 1 MARCH 2003 THROUGH THE POST AT:
Women's World Summit Foundation WWSF
P.O.BOX 2001, 1211 GENEVA 1, SWITZERLAND

or by DHL at/soit par DHL au/o por DHL a:
WWSF, Hotel Beau Rivage, 13 Quai du Mt Blanc, 1211 Genève Suisse

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PRIZE FOR WOMEN'S CREATIVITY IN RURAL LIFE

NOMINATION GUIDELINES 2003

Awarded since 1995 by the Women's World Summit Foundation (WWSF) - an
international NGO for the empowerment of women and children - the Prize
($500 each) annually honours women and women's groups exhibiting
exceptional creativity, courage and commitment in improving the quality of
life in rural communities. The Prize aims to draw international attention to
the laureates' contributions to sustainable development, household food
security and peace, thus generating more recognition and support for their
projects. While rural women are vital in providing examples of sound
practice in rural communities, they still do not have to full access tools
needed for development, such as education, credit, land rights and
participation in decision-making. By highlighting creative development
models, innovations and experiences enhancing the quality of life in rural
areas, WWSF hopes to participate in addressing the eradication of extreme
poverty and help arrest the drift to urban areas.

ELIGIBILITY

Nominees should be women, or groups of women, currently active in rural life
whose efforts have not yet been acknowledged by other awards. They may not
nominate themselves.

The nominating organisation or individual must have direct experience of the
nominee's work. The nominator may not nominate a family member, be a member
of the nominated organisation, nor can an organisation nominate its senior
officer (i.e. founder, president etc.). No more than 3 nominees may be
presented by the same person/organisation in a given year. The nominator
commits to organising an award ceremony if its nominee is selected and to
invite the media.

NOMINATIONS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

1. The original signed letter of nomination indicating how the nominator
knows the nominee and for how long.
2. Biographical data on the nominee (full name, age, education, place of
work, background) and a detailed history of the nominee's creative project
(written by the nominator) including her motivation, innovative aspects, any
obstacles overcome, and the impact in the community. Nominations must
specify whether the nominee has received or is currently being nominated for
other awards.
3. One or two original signed endorsement letters from organisations or
individuals other than the nominator and, if possible, additional supporting
materials such as newspaper articles or publications.
4. A few good labeled photographs clearly showing the nominee(s) (for
possible publication).

CRITERIA

The long-term impact of the Prize will depend on the integrity of the
nominators and the quality of their nominations. The Prize is an award for
successful accomplishments rather than a fund for future projects. The
nominee's history (2-3 pages) should demonstrate the creativity, courage and
sometimes sacrifice of the nominee in her efforts at the grass roots level
to improve life in rural communities. Descriptions should be as specific as
possible. Any of the following elements should be emphasised:
* Exceptional courage and perseverance in improving rural life
* Creativity in the approach
* Preservation of and respect for the environment
* Continuing impact on the community

Laureates are selected by an international jury composed of WWSF Board of
directors and announced officially each year on 15 July, and celebrated on
October 15 - World Rural Women's Day - at a special award ceremony in
Geneva. Several prize winners are invited to attend the celebration
personally. The Women's World Summit Foundation has a commitment to
annually award 30 or more creative rural women or women's groups around the
world. To read about the laureates, visit our web site www.woman.ch

PLEASE SEND ALL NOMINATION DOCUMENTS BY MAIL BEFORE 1 MARCH 2003 TO:

Prize Administrator
Women's World Summit Foundation (WWSF)
P.O. Box 2001
1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland

Address to be used For DHL only:
WWSF
Hotel Beau Rivage
13 Quai du Mt Blanc
1201 Genève Suisse

Tel.: (41 22) 738 66 19
Fax: (41 22) 738 82 48
Web site: www.woman.ch
Email: [email protected]

Documents should be written preferably in English, French or Spanish.

International Prize Jury: Filomina Chioma Steady (USA/Sierra Leone);
Munira N.A. Al-Nahed (Saudi Arabia); Ela Bhatt (India); Saïda Benhabyles
(Algeria); Gulzar Samji (Canada); Asha Kambon (Trinidad & Tobago);
Elly Pradervand (Switzerland/Germany); Wu Qing (China)