Once again this year, and with the same enthusiasm as always, we can announce the winners of the 28th edition of the Natura Award.
The Natura Prize has been awarded since 1994 to social and environmental projects that aim to change the world. Since then, we have supported more than 70 projects that work every day to generate a positive impact somewhere in the world.
In this edition, more than 80 NGOs and foundations have presented their projects that seek to contribute something essential to society and the environment. Projects that work very hard to continue with their desire to improve the world. And we are super happy to announce the two winners of the Award. A total of €60,533 distributed between social and environmental projects.
We are also particularly excited to announce that, for the first time, the Award has recognised the work of a project from Portugal, a country where Natura has a strong presence.
These are the winning projects of the 28th edition of the Natura Award.
The aim of the organisation is to empower local farmers, mainly women, by promoting organic and sustainable agricultural practices to improve access to food and meet basic needs. And the project has women as the active subject of transformation.
To this end, its main activities will focus on training farmers from a gender perspective, delivering starter kits, developing an incentive plan for farms to add chickens and rabbits, and creating a community greenhouse for fruit trees.
With a financial endowment of €24,533 to develop the project, 1,440 establishments will benefit directly and indirectly.
With this project, the foundation aims to revive Haitian forests, directly impacting not only the environment, but also the quality of life of the people in the area. Its activity aims to regenerate the ecosystem of the forests in the Cazale area by replanting 6,000 trees of native species.
The project is therefore focused on training to raise awareness about the importance of protecting the environment, creating environmental patrols made up of children and forest rangers from the area, to involve them in a practical way in the reforestation of their territory. In addition, material will also be provided so that they can work in the best way.
The project, with a budget of €24,000, has the direct involvement of its community.
Its objective is to promote, educate and train, in a specialized manner, on Mental Health and to help in the prevention and rehabilitation of diagnosed people and their environment.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the NGOs that have submitted a project, our consultant Victor and all the people who work at Natura. Thanks to everyone's work, we keep the Natura Award alive. And, of course, congratulations to the winners!
The Natura Prize has been awarded since 1994 to social and environmental projects that aim to change the world. Since then, we have supported more than 70 projects that work every day to generate a positive impact somewhere in the world.
In this edition, more than 80 NGOs and foundations have presented their projects that seek to contribute something essential to society and the environment. Projects that work very hard to continue with their desire to improve the world. And we are super happy to announce the two winners of the Award. A total of €60,533 distributed between social and environmental projects.
We are also particularly excited to announce that, for the first time, the Award has recognised the work of a project from Portugal, a country where Natura has a strong presence.
These are the winning projects of the 28th edition of the Natura Award.
Winning project - Social category
Active Africa Association
'Food security with a gender perspective' is a project developed by the Active Africa Association , which aims to strengthen the resilience to food crises in the community of Chezi (Malawi). A project that is characterized by its gender and environmental approach.To this end, its main activities will focus on training farmers from a gender perspective, delivering starter kits, developing an incentive plan for farms to add chickens and rabbits, and creating a community greenhouse for fruit trees.
Winning project - Environmental category
Proclade Foundation
The production and sale of charcoal has led to many forests in the Cazale area (Haiti) being massively deforested. The Proclade Foundation project aims to reforest native forests to improve the quality of life of the local population, as well as to promote environmental awareness among younger generations.The project is therefore focused on training to raise awareness about the importance of protecting the environment, creating environmental patrols made up of children and forest rangers from the area, to involve them in a practical way in the reforestation of their territory. In addition, material will also be provided so that they can work in the best way.
Winning project- Portugal
Association of Support for Depressive and Bipolar Patients (ADEB)
ADEB is the only association in Portugal that works to support people diagnosed with Depression and Bipolar Disorder, as well as their families.Its objective is to promote, educate and train, in a specialized manner, on Mental Health and to help in the prevention and rehabilitation of diagnosed people and their environment.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the NGOs that have submitted a project, our consultant Victor and all the people who work at Natura. Thanks to everyone's work, we keep the Natura Award alive. And, of course, congratulations to the winners!
