The Talloires Network is pleased to announce that the following programs have advanced to the second round of considerations for the 2010 MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship. Out of 66 original nominations, 22 have advanced to the second round. Congratulations and good luck to all of these programs. The eight winners will be announced in April.
Ballarat Learning for Life - Australian Catholic University (Australia)
Big Sister Big Brother Orphanage Program - Petro Mohyla State University (Ukraine)
Community Awareness Initiatives Responsibly-Directed by Engineers (CAIRDE) - National University of Ireland, Galway (Ireland)
Community-Based Project Module (JCP) - University of Pretoria (South Africa)
Community Builders - Wartburg College (USA)
Design/Build: Indigenous Australia - University of Melbourne (Australia)
Development and Emergency Practice Collaborative Fieldwork Program - Oxford Brookes University (UK)
Global Hope - Liverpool Hope University (UK)
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education - University of Mines and Technology (Ghana)
Humanity in Focus - University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution - Cuttington University (Liberia)
IUPUI-Moi University Strategic Partnership - Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (USA)
National Centre for Sustainability - Swinburne University of Technology (Australia)
Programa de Vinculación Socio Productiva - Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (Argentina)
PuentesUC - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Chile)
The Red Project - Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Malaysia)
Refugee Action Support Program - University of Western Sydney (Australia)
Student Initiatives@MGD AKA "One-Stop Service" - Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
Student Leaders for Service - Portland State University (USA)
Ubunye - University of Cape Town (South Africa)
Vidas Moviles - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)
Village Adoption Project in Yunnan - Lingnan University (Hong Kong)
The MacJannet Prize recognizes exceptional student civic engagement initiatives based in Talloires Network member universities around the world and contributes financially to their ongoing public service efforts. It is a program of The MacJannet Foundation, committed to building a community of global citizens, and the Talloires Network, dedicated to promoting the civic roles and social responsibilities of higher education.
Eight prizes will be awarded in 2010, one (1) First Prize of $5,000, two (2) Second Prizes of $2,500 each, and five (5) Third Prizes of $1,000 each. Prize money will be used to further the goals and strengthen the impact of the awarded programs. Winning programs will demonstrate exemplary service in addressing an issue of global significance such as threats to public health in the developing world, efforts to promote literacy, or assisting the economic development of distressed communities. Only programs originating from member institutions of the Talloires Network are eligible for the Prize.
2009 Competition
A diverse and highly competitive group of programs were nominated for the first year of the prize. Eight winners were selected and honored at an awards ceremony in Talloires, France in June 2009. Learn about the winning programs>>
View a video produced by the Pearson Foundation profiling the 2009 winners.
