Happenings - Short-listed for Global Development Awards

It gives us tremendous pleasure to announce that Dream A Dream is one of the 5 short-listed organizations for the Japanese Award for the Most Innovative Development Project.

2009 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition
Top five semi-finalists announced for the Japanese Award for the Most Innovative Development Project

GDN is pleased to announce thetop five semi-finalists in contention for the by Liangshuming Rural Reconstruction Center (China)

· “Empowering Refugees through Sustainable Technology” by Border Green Energy Team (Thailand)

· “Empowering Vulnerable Children through Life Skills” by Dream A Dream (India)

· “Non Formal Education for Out-of-School children” by The Society for Door Step School (India)

· “The Financially Self-Sufficient School” by Fundacion Paraguaya (Paraguay)

These projects are being implemented in Latin America; South Asia; and East Asia. They cover different development issues ranging from education, income-generation activities and migrant issues.

The Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project is a competitive grant program administered by GDN that identifies and funds innovative, early-stage projects with high potential for development impact in developing and transition countries. Finalists win a round-trip air fare with all boarding and lodging expenses paid to travel to GDN’s Annual Global Development Conference where they present their on-project before an eminent jury for the final round and win cash prizes. This year the final selection will be held in Prague, Czech Republic.

For more details, visit http://www.gdnet.org/cms.php?id=2009_awards_top_proposal_announcement