Rolex young champion award
Five farsighted, all under the age of 30 and come from Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, the Philippines and the United States, is a pool of selected from the world nearly 200 candidates in the inaugural young award expansion plan, rolex award of enterprises.
International famous judges selected winners according to their passion and conviction to overcome the challenge area of health and science, applied technology, exploration, environment and cultural preservation.
The winner was: 26-year-old Jacob Colker from the United States, at the age of 25 rui fernandez from the Philippines, 27-year-old Nnaemeka 29 years old, from Nigeria Ikegwuonu Piyush Tewari from India and 28 Bruktawit Tigabu come from Ethiopia.
Each project champions have different range. U.s.-based Colker run a network procedures, allowing volunteers donation smartphone to use their spare minute charity and scientific organization, which changes the participation of community service. In Asia, Tewari has trained, on the basis of network of police and volunteers to respond more quickly road accidents and managed care, and Rags2Riches enterprise of poverty alleviation fernandez helping to train people to be a social entrepreneur, empowering women living metal scrap, become fashion accessories. In Africa, Ikegwuonu plan to improve living standards of millions of Nigerian peasants through interaction, mobile radio networks offer information exchange sustainable farming and health problems, and Tigabu’s success is built on a TV program to health, she and her husband production for preschool children and their parents.
“Rolex is glad to support these exceptional young men and women who represent the best of them, o generation without faith Rebecca Irvin charity director said in rolex, media release.” In the fight against problem facing humans, they don’t think in the traditional method or adhere to old ideas. Their innovation projects have begun a far-reaching impact, and may have their own communities can improve the lives of millions of people. ”
In addition to designated for young winner, the winners will receive a $50,000 after two years. Total $25,000 will be given to each recipient help in their attention, and their pioneering project funds balance will be distributed in the second year, the help push the award winner in implementing their case.
Rolex will mark the young winner achievements on November 10th, as in 2010, recently launched rolex learning center, a center of education exchange in lausanne, Switzerland Fdrale DE lausanne in tech spending.
Young winner program is to supplement the original rolex enterprise, not prize replace it, brand said. Founded in 1976, rolex merit pay unusually often not be individuals working on projects, providing human knowledge and expand health. With the program’s expansion, rolex is focused on the younger generation of achievement is today’s biggest challenge to solve a similar spirit of enterprise.
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