OTS - Presentation of the 5th One World Award
2017. September 11. 09:08
Legau, 11 September, 2017 (APA/OTS) - Festive award gala for the
winners from around the world
The five winners of the 5th One World Award (OWA) were
presented in a festive gala on September 8 at Rapunzel Naturkost.
Nearly 700 guests from all parts of the world came to Legau in the
Allgäu region. This year, two outstanding projects shared the OWA
Grand Prix and the 30,000 Euro prize money:
State Prime Minister Shri Pawan Chamling and the organic
movement of the federal state Sikkim/India.
The United World Colleges (UWC) from Freiburg/Germany and
Pune/India.
Only within a few years, the OWA established itself to the most
important award of the global organic movement. Joseph Wilhelm,
founder and managing director of Rapunzel Naturkost and initiator
of the OWA, describes the award in his opening address as an
"encourager award that honours people and initiatives that promote
fair and equitable globalization." The award that is presented by
Rapunzel and IFOAM - Organics International is awarded every three
years.
The German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and
Development Dr. Gerd Müller and Joseph Wilhelm presented the awards
including the Lifetime Achievement Award that went to the Ethiopian
scientist and environmental activist Dr. Tewolde Berhan Begre
Egziabher and his wife Dr. Sue Edwards for their profound life's
work.
The prize money of 5,000 Euro each and an OWA medal went to
Professor Amin Babayev from Azerbaijan, Nasser Abufarha (Canaan
Project) from Palestine and Martha-Jean Shamiso Mungwashu from
Zimbabwe.
The highlight of the gala was the presentation of the OWA Grand
Prix to two winners: State Prime Minister Shri Pawan Chamling from
India and the representatives of the United World Colleges (UWC)
from Freiburg and Pune. Each of the two winners received a prize
money of 15,000 Euro and an OWA statue created by the
Vietnamese-German artist Dao Droste.
Joseph Wilhelm and the OWA coordinators were excited about the
great success of the 5th One World Award and were already looking
forward to the nominations from around the world for the next OWA
that will be awarded in the year 2020.
About the One World Award (OWA)
Joseph Wilhelm, German organic pioneer and founder of Rapunzel
Naturkost, initiated the OWA. Since 2008, the award honours people
and projects at the international level who create future in the
sense of positive globalization in consideration of economic,
ecological and social aspects.
IOFAM - Organics International, the global umbrella association
of the global organic agricultural movement, is the ideal partner
for Rapunzel for the organization of the award event.
For more information: www.one-world-award.de
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