Climate change Virtual School for Youths in Southern Africa
Winner in the
Environment category
This is a well know and brilliant project with great results. It directly engages youth! It is very innovative! It gives youth the opportunity to have access to useful education. As technology spreads, equal access will become even more possible in environmental education. Its parent organization, DRI, is known already for its excellent work on AIDS, gender, support for SMEs for development and more. Youth is the future, thus youth with access to education on environment increases the probability of sustainable development. The project reflects courage in facing the future, and we must admire the project participants, as well as their funders, for this courage, the courage to work for a better future.
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Honorable mentions in the Environment category
Directorio Verde
Directorio Verde is a wonderful project which could and should be duplicated everywhere. It is very straight forward and clear. It is specially useful in a countries with a high ratio of Internet users and online buyers. Thus, it gives green products and services an equal opportunity to compete, even in developing countries. Several thousand of users demonstrate the success of Directorio Verde. This success opens the possibility of economic sustainability for the project in the coming future. Directorio Verde is an example which should be followed everywhere. Congratulations to Argentina for this achievement!
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