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King Baudouin International Development Prize
The King Baudouin Foundation is an independent and pluralistic foundation based in Brussels whose aim is to serve society. The Foundation was created in 1976, to mark the 25th anniversary of King Baudouin's reign. Its main objective is to make a lasting contribution to justice, democracy and respect for diversity. The Foundation is associated with the "King Baudouin African Development Prize", worth 200,000 euros, awarded every other year by the Foundation's Board of Governors. *2018-19 - Wecyclers - Nigeria *2016-17 - BarefootLaw - Uganda, Farmerline - Ghana, Kytabu - Kenya *2014-15 - ADISCO - Burundi *2012-13 - Bogaletch Gebre - Ethiopia *2010-11 - Dr Denis Mukwege - Democratic Republic of Congo *2008-09 - KBR68H - Indonesia *2006-07 - Front Line - Ireland *2004-05 - Ousmane Sy - Mali *2002-03 - Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO, secretariat located in Bonn) - Germany *2000-01 - Fundecor (Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Cordillera Volcanica Central) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Baudouin Foundation
The King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) ( nl, Koning Boudewijnstichting, KBS; french: Fondation Roi-Baudouin) is an independent, pluralistic foundation based in Brussels (Belgium). It seeks to change society for the better and invests in inspiring projects and individuals. The Foundation was set up in 1976, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of King Baudouin's reign and has been under the honorary Presidency of Queen Mathilde since 2015. The Foundation supports projects in Belgium and at the European and international level. To support its international goal, the KBF set up a US public charity and an office in New York City. Since 1999, the KBFUS facilitates philanthropy in the US, Europe and Africa. In 2017, KBFCanada was launched. Organisational structure The King Baudouin Foundation Advisory Council and the Board of Governors determine the key areas of work. The board of governors is chaired by Thomas Leysen. The managing director is Luc Tayart de Borms, who is being suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ousmane Sy
Ousmane Sy (born May 25, 1949) is a Malian politician. Ousmane Sy was born in Bandiagara, Mali. He received his higher education in France. He holds a Doctorate in Economic and Social Development (University of Paris I) and two advanced Diplomas with specializations in agricultural development (Paris I) and agricultural economics ( ISTOM, Le Havre). Sy was appointed as an expert adviser to the United Nations Development Programme and later headed the Commission for Decentralization and Institutional Reform in Mali. He served as Minister for Territorial Administration and Local Communities under President Alpha Oumar Konaré. He was in charge of the Malian presidential elections in 2002, which were won by Amadou Toumani Toure. The elections were said by critics to be fraudulent. Mr Sy is on record as saying that he could neither confirm nor deny whether there was rigging in those elections. He is the founder of the Centre for Political and Institutional Expertise in Africa ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |