Rolex Awards for Enterprise 2010

Cinco jovens visionários com idade inferior a 30 anos, da Etiópia, Índia, Nigéria, Filipinas e Estados Unidos foram seleccionados como os Jovens Laureados na primeira edição dos Rolex Awards for Enterprise: Young Laureates Programme.

Escolhidos a partir de um grupo de 200 candidatos de todo o mundo seleccionados por um juri de peritos internacionais, estes empreendedores sociais impressionaram pela sua particular paixão e convicção em ultrapassar dificuldades nas áreas da ciência e saúde, tecnologia aplicada, exploração, ambiente e preservação cultural.

Os laureados:

Jacob COLKER, 26, United States – is changing the way people get involved in community
service. His internet-based programme allows volunteers to use their smartphones to donate spare minutes to charitable and scientific organizations.

Reese FERNANDEZ, 25, Philippines – is committed to alleviating poverty by training people to become social entrepreneurs. Her Rags2Riches enterprise has already empowered hundreds of women to earn a living by turning scrap materials into elegant fashion accessories.

Nnaemeka IKEGWUONU, 27, Nigeria – intends to boost the living standards of millions of Nigerian farmers through his interactive, mobile radio network. Hundreds of thousands of rural listeners are already receiving and exchanging information on sustainable farming practices and health issues.

Piyush TEWARI, 29, India – has set up a foundation to train a network of police officers and volunteers to respond quickly to road accidents and administer rapid medical care. By providing immediate assistance to victims, he hopes to stem the thousands of fatalities that occur on Indian roads each year.

Bruktawit TIGABU, 28, Ethiopia – is building on the success of a television programme on health that she and her husband are producing for preschool children and their parents.

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