# Global Citizen Award opens for entries

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/04/25/global-citizen-award-opens-entries/
- Published: 2016-04-25T09:25:41+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Nominations have opened for the annual Henley & Partners Global Citizen Award,
which rewards individuals who have contributed towards improving the global community.**

This year’s winner will be honoured at a gala fundraising dinner for the [United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees](http://www.unhcr.org/)(
UNHCR) in London on 11th November.

The annual laureate is chosen by an independent Award Committee, which this year
includes: Her Royal Highness Princess Firyal of Jordan, Her Excellency Marie Louise
Coleiro Preca, President of the Republic of Malta, Senator Joelle Garriaud-Maylam,
Secretary of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces,
Senate of France, Paris, Professor Dr. Khalid Koser OBE, Executive Director of GCERF
and Vice-Chairman of the Advisory Council on Migration, World Economic Forum, Geneva,
Leigh Foster, Chief of Events, Campaigns and Goodwill Ambassadors, UNHCR, Geneva,
Dr. Marek Urban CSsR, Councillor of the Henley & Partners Foundation, Krakow, and
Namira Salim, Global Explorer and Artist, Monaco.

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The award consists of a commemorative medal, an award certificate signed by the 
President of the Award Committee and a USD 50,000 monetary prize, of which USD 25,000
is donated to UNHCR.

Leigh Foster of the UNHCR said:

> “Ideally we want to honour those whose work is innovative and visionary.  A candidate’s
> work should also have a positive impact on the lives of the most vulnerable in
> society.”

Last year, the Global Citizen Award was presented to German entrepreneur Harald 
Höppner who founded the refugee aid project [Sea Watch](http://sea-watch.org/en/).
The non-profit organisation has rescued thousands of refugees from capsized boats
during its patrols of the Mediterranean Sea.

Nominations can be submitted at [https://www.henleyglobal.com/the-global-citizen-award](https://www.henleyglobal.com/the-global-citizen-award)
until 1st July.

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