[hr-education-na] Reebok Human Rights Award Nomination for 2007

Dear HREA friends,

Greetings to all list members. I wanted to alert everyone to the2007
nomination for the Reebok Human Rights Award. Those selected as the 2007
winners will receive $50,000 each to continue their human rights work.
There are a lot of great individuals out there doing effective human
rights education work all over the world. I hope you can identify them and
nominate them for the 2007 award.

The information on the program and proper links are provided down below.
If I can help answer any question, please do not hesitate to email me.

Warm wishes,

Chivy Sok, Human Rights Consultant

 

----------------------------------------------
THE REEBOK HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD PROGRAM 
http://www.reebok.com/static/global/initiatives/rights/awards/
 
PURPOSE OF AWARD

Established in 1988, the Reebok Human Rights Award honors young
people from the United States and around the world who have made
significant contributions to the cause of human rights, often
against great odds. The purpose of the Award is to shine a positive,
international light on the awardees and to support their work in
human rights. A $50,000 grant is given to further the work of each
Award recipient. 

 
ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARD

Award candidates must be 30 years of age or younger by December 31,
2006. Award candidates cannot advocate violence or belong to an
organization that advocates violence. Award candidates must be
working on an issue that directly relates to the United Nations
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Women and men of all races,
ethnic groups, nationalities and religions are eligible. The Award
is given to an individual, based on that individual’s personal
achievement and commitment. It is not given to groups of people,
organizations, or as a memorial award to people who have died. 

 
GUIDELINES FOR NOMINATIONS

 A complete nomination includes the following: 
• Completed application form 

Letter of nomination 

Three letters of reference for the candidate, in addition to the
nomination letter. 

Letters of recommendation should highlight why the individual is
being recommended for the award and how long the nominator has been
aware of the individual’s contributions. The candidate’s personal
information on family background and history of human rights work
should be included. Nominators must specify whether the Award
candidate has received or is currently nominated for other human
rights awards. The letters should answer the following questions:
How long have you known the candidate and in what capacity? What are
the personal achievements of the candidate? What motivated this
person to begin human rights work, and what continues to inspire
them? What are the obstacles that the nominee faces in accomplishing
his/her work? How has the nominee lead or engaged others in his/her
work? How has the nominee’s work impacted the community? Copy of
birth certificate or other proof of age. Nominee must be 30 years of
age or younger on December 31st, 2006.

Supporting materials such as: photographs, newspaper clippings,
narratives or other items describing the candidate’s work. Please
note that materials submitted with the nomination cannot be returned.
Please provide examples (or anecdotes) to illustrate your description
of the candidate. 

• Please provide translations in English, if possible, of any
materials submitted that are not in English, French, or Spanish. 

 If any of the nomination components are to be sent separately,
please note which ones on the application form. 

 NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 31, 2006.

PLEASE SEND THE COMPLETED NOMINATION TO:
The Reebok Human Rights Award Program
Reebok International Ltd.
1895 J.W. Foster Blvd.
Canton, MA 02021 U.S.A. 

 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE REEBOK HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM AT:
tel: 781-401-4910 or 781-401-5061
fax: 781-401-4806
email: rhraward@reebok.com {mailto:rhraward@reebok.com}
website: www.reebok.com/humanrights
 

DOWNLOAD THE REEBOK HUMAN RIGHTS 2007 NOMINATION FORM
(due May 31, 2006)
http://www.reebok.com/static/global/initiatives/rights/awards/popup/app_english.html





======== North American Human Rights Education listserv =======
Send mail intended for the list to <        >.
Archives of the list can be found at:
http://www.hrea.org/lists/hr-education-na/
**You are welcome to reprint, copy, archive, quote or re-post this
item, but please retain the original and listserv source.