Congratulations to the 2015 Skoll Awardees for Social Entrepreneurship
Tonight
at the Skoll World Forum, we honored a true global treasure, Graça
Machel, and were inspired by the stories of the recipients of the 2015
Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship.
 Tonight, Graça Machel accepted her Skoll Global Treasure Award. We were treated to an inspiring account of her life’s work and lively discussion with Ann Cotton of Camfed. See more from tonight’s ceremony in the full Skoll Awards recap.   Jagdeesh Rao Puppala of the Foundation for Ecological Security accepted his Skoll Award by sharing a story of a girl who no longer has to spend hours a day finding food for her animals and can instead go to school. See more about his work in this video and in our Skoll Awards Recap.  Alasdair Harris from Blue Ventures accepted his Skoll Award with the promise that it would “help Blue Ventures engage with communities in places we’ve never reached before.” See more about where Blue Ventures has been in this video, and in our full Skoll Awards Recap.  Safeena Husain from Educate Girls accepted her Skoll Award by saying “I am Safeena Husain, and I educate girls.” We’re excited to see how many girls' lives will change through the opportunity of education. See more about Safeena’s work with Educate Girls in our awards video and in our Skoll Awards Recap.  Ma Jun from the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs received his Skoll Award for lifting the veil on pollution in China. His groundbreaking work produced a first for the Skoll Awards: he’s the first Chinese citizen to receive the award. Learn more about his work in our awards video, and in the Skoll Awards Recap. |
Congratulations again to all our Skoll Awardees. We’re proud to honor
their work, and are excited for the future they’ll help create.
If you missed the Awards Ceremony, watch the full video here. |
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