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The Right Livelihood Award is an international award to "honour and support those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today." [1] The prize was established in 1980 by German-Swedish philanthropist Jakob von Uexküll, and is presented annually in early December. [2]
The Right Livelihood Award is considered the alternative Nobel Prize and the world's premier award for personal courage and social transformation. Manorama was also one among the thousand nominees for the 1,000 Peace Women for Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. [3]
The most prestigious award was the one he won together with his research associate, Dr. Legesse Wolde-Yohannes in November 1989 – the Right Livelihood Award of Sweden, commonly referred to as the Alternative Nobel Prize. [11] He died in the United States on 5 April 1997 and was buried in Ethiopia, on 13 April. [10]
Hassan was awarded the Global Fund for Women’s inaugural Charlotte Bunch Human Rights Award in 2013. She also received the Right Livelihood Awards, known as the "alternative Nobel Peace Prize", in 2016. She is currently subject to a travel ban and asset freeze by the Egyptian government for allegedly violating foreign funding laws.
Yetnebersh Nigussie (Amharic: የትነበርሽ ንጉሴ; born 24 January 1982) is an Ethiopian lawyer and disability rights activist. In 2017, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "her inspiring work promoting the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities, allowing them to realise their full potential and changing mindsets in our societies."
Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher (Tigrinya: ተወልደ ብርሃን ገብረእግዚአብሔር; 19 February 1940 – 20 March 2023) was an Ethiopian scientist who won the Right Livelihood Award in 2000 "for his exemplary work to safeguard biodiversity and the traditional rights of farmers and communities to their genetic resources."
Right Livelihood Award Dr. Hanumappa Sudarshan (born 30 December 1950) is an Indian social worker and tribal rights activist. He is known for his contributions to the upliftment of the forest dwelling tribes (mainly Soligas ) in the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka.
Right Livelihood Award: Right Livelihood Award Foundation: Practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today [18] United States: Computerworld Smithsonian Award: Computerworld: Individuals who have used technology to produce beneficial changes for society [19] [20] [21] United States: Dr. Nathan Davis Awards ...