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The Swedish Foundation Right Livelihood Awards a Series of Prizes each Year to Activists who are Known as the Alternative Nobel Prize Winners. We tell you About the Winners of 2022.
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LatinAmerican Post | María Fernanda Ramírez Ramos
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The Right Livelihood Foundation was founded in 1980. Its mission is to support leaders of diverse causes that have an impact in solving problems. Their founding values indicate that they have a commitment to peace, justice and sustainability. In this sense, its awards are intended for organizations and activists that promote social change. Personalities such as Bryan Stevenson (United States), Yetnebersh Nigussie (Ethiopia), Denis Mukwege (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Greta Thunberg (Sweden) are some of the people who have been recognized.
In total, 190 people and 74 organizations have been awarded. Below, we tell you about the history of these awards and about the organizations and personalities that have received the award this year.
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“The 2022 Right Livelihood Award recipients are grassroots activists who are dedicated to strengthening their communities. In the face of failed governance and the breakdown of order, which includes wars, terrorism, extractivism, mass displacement and economic crises, they have established new systems that put human beings at the center. Their successes show us that we can build societies based on the foundations of justice and not exploitation,” said Ole von Uexkull, Executive Director of Right Livelihood. The awards ceremony will take place on November 30 in the city of Stockholm.
