The Charles Bronfman Prize is now accepting nominations for its 2011 award cycle. The prize celebrates the vision and endeavor of an individual or team of individuals under 50 years of age whose humanitarian work is of universal benefit. Its goal is to bring public recognition to dynamic, young innovators from around the world whose Jewish values infuse their humanitarian accomplishments, providing inspiration for generations to come.
Nominations will be accepted until January 14, 2011. The required nomination forms and guidelines for the process are available for download at www.thecharlesbronfmanprize.com. An internationally recognized panel of judges will select the prize recipient(s) and bestow an award of $100,000 in the fall of 2011.
“The Charles Bronfman Prize honors today’s Jewish heroes,” said the prize founders. “We’ve been privileged to meet remarkable nominees representing a wide range of humanitarian endeavors over the years, and are eager to uncover the extraordinary, young humanitarian The Charles Bronfman Prize will honor in 2011.”
Sasha Chanoff, Founder and Executive Director of Mapendo International and Jared Genser, Founder and President of Freedom Now, were presented with The Charles Bronfman Prize for 2010 for their outstanding accomplishments in the field of human rights at an award ceremony in New York City.
“Receiving The Charles Bronfman Prize is a tremendous honor, and has helped Mapendo International raise critical awareness for the plight of refugees, who are too often left unseen and forgotten,” said Chanoff.
Mapendo International is a Boston-based agency that rescues refugees in life-threatening situations by permanently resettling them in countries where they can rebuild their lives.
“I have always sought to inspire members of the next generation to embrace their obligation to have a positive impact on the world. The Charles Bronfman Prize has provided me with a tremendous new platform to advance that goal,” said Genser.
His organization, Freedom Now, is a Washington-based international human rights organization that frees prisoners of conscience worldwide through focused legal, political, and public relations advocacy efforts.
Chanoff and Genser joined a growing fellowship of young Jewish innovators who are achieving global impact through their humanitarian endeavors.
Six years ago, Ellen Bronfman Hauptman and Andrew Hauptman, together with Stephen Bronfman and Claudine Blondin Bronfman, presented the first prize to honor their father, and the values he has lived by throughout his life. Over the years, nominators from distinguished international institutions in both public and private sectors have helped identify accomplished nominees whose purpose deserves attention and respect, and serves to inspire others. Judges have considered hundreds of qualified nominations from around the globe—young women and men whose diverse range of humanitarian efforts include ground-breaking applications of alternative energy, co-existence, conflict resolution, education, environmental initiatives, human rights, medicine, science and social justice.
If you know someone worthy of this prize visit www.thecharlesbronfmanprize.com and fill out a nomination form.
