Solánge Bezerra: Help for Brazilian street children
In the Brazilian coastal city of Recife, hundreds of children are forced to live on the streets. They get little sleep and live among the dirt and the vermin. They are constantly on the run from...
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Ash-Sham Care: Playgrounds and education for Syrian children
War has been raging in Syria for years. The situation is especially bad for the children. The school system has collapsed. Their prospects are bleak. Swiss aid organization Ash-Sham Care is doing its...
View ArticleGamal Eid: “I will never give up being a human rights defender”
Gamal Eid is one of the leading human rights activists in Egypt. He is the founder and Executive Director of the Arabic Network of Human Rights Information (ANHRI). In 2011, his organization won the...
View ArticleGerhard Tuschla: From war reporter to refugee aid worker
War reporter and crisis journalist Gerhard Tuschla has covered 14 wars and ten natural catastrophes in his time. Now he organizes relief for refugees in Röszke, Istanbul, Athens and Lampedusa.Gerhard...
View ArticleTriveni Acharya: “We have lit the torch for a better tomorrow and we will...
Triveni Acharya is an Indian activist who has been freeing young women from sexual slavery since 1993. She takes the women in and helps them build a new life for themselves. And she’s not afraid of...
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Peter Ash: Fighting for the rights of people with albinism
In large parts of Africa people with albinism live in constant fear of being killed or maimed. The continent lives under the deep-rooted superstition that their light-skinned body parts bring good...
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The chance of an education for Ugandan youths
Schooling is still a luxury in Uganda. Many young people drop out of school because they can’t pay the school fees. Andrej Safundzic is a German student who got together with a few friends to develop...
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WADI e.V.
The German-Iraqi charity WADI is receiving the Roland Berger Human Dignity Award 2017 for its longstanding and successful campaign for the human rights and autonomy of Iraqi citizens. For the past 25...
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Talent Search and Empowerment
The NGO Talent Search and Empowerment (TSE) is receiving the Roland Berger Human Dignity Award 2017 for its longstanding and successful campaign to foster disadvantaged youth in Tanzania. Whereas many...
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Ann-Marie Caulker
Ann-Marie Caulker is receiving the Roland Berger Human Dignity Award 2017 for courageously and successfully championing the rights and dignity of young girls and children in Sierra Leone. In...
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