The XIX Prize has just failed Natura, that since 1994 has been recognizing and thanking the task of many people and organizations, and collaborating with humanitarian aid or nature protection projects. On this occasion, there have been three awarded entities, with different projects in Ethiopia and India.
Africa looks at us. This entity receives € 26,000 for its extension and equipment project of a primary education school and its associated services for access to drinking water. The Gobzay school is located in Mekarm, a rural area located north of Ethiopia, near the border with Eritrea. Thanks to this project, four new classrooms from 5th to 8th grade will be built and equipped at the School of Primary Education, with capacity for 200 students. Likewise, access to drinking water will be improved through the collection of rainwater on the roof, storing it in a deposit. Additional latrines will also be built, to have two blocks and thus be able to differentiate them by sex.
Naya Nagar She has been awarded with € 23,450.84 for a series of projects in the community of Rajev Nagar (Gurgaon, India), where she has been working since 2009. These projects include the strengthening of the Training Center for Women Mera Parivar, the Mera Educational Center Parivar and the establishment of the “Right to Identity” program. In Rajev Nagar, many children do not go to school, and their fathers and mothers are equally illiterate and work in the submerged economy. Many times they do not even have an identity document, which cannot access social benefits. Naya Nagar works to increase schooling, and for adults to be aware of their rights and the places they can go to, especially women, who are more discriminated against.
Vicente Ferrer Foundation. The Vicente Ferrer Foundation has obtained € 20,611 for its project “Creation of resources for women in Rural India through livestock activities in the Kadiri region”. The project aims to contribute to improving the situation of women in rural areas, facilitating training and means to increase their income for their own benefit and their families. To do this, cows and/or buffals will be provided, types of cattle that allow them to increase milk production and, consequently, also their income. These cattle races can produce about 10 liters daily milk for a period of about 220-250 days a year.
So that, Natura This year has delivered a total of € 70,061.84 in its XIX Prize. The almost € 10,000 that remain until they reach the € 80,000 initially scheduled will be added to the award next year.
XIX winners Prize Natura
