Nominations for $1.5m 2014 Hilton Humanitarian Prize close soon
Howard Lake | 8 September 2013 | News
Nominations for the world's largest humanitarian award close on 9 September 2013. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is seeking nominations for its annual Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
It is presented annually to an organisation anywhere in the world that is carrying out "extraordinary work to alleviate human suffering".
Nominations for the Hilton Humanitarian Prize are accepted online only. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominees must be "established, non-governmental, publicly supported charitable organisations". They must also have been legally established for at least five years, so before January 2008 for the 2014 Prize.
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Last year's winner was ECPAT International, the global network of organisations dedicated to stopping the commercial sexual exploitation of children.
Other winners include HelpAge International, Handicap International, SOS Children's Villages, and St Christopher's Hospice (in the UK).
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