Fwd: Ashoka's Changemakers announce semifinalists for its competition “Property Rights: Identity, Dignity & Opportunity for All”

Simon Fairlie chapter7 at tlio.org.uk
Fri Jan 7 13:26:44 GMT 2011



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> From: changemakers competitions  
> <changemakers.onlinecompetitions at gmail.com>
> Date: 6 January 2011 08:08:00 GMT
> To: chapter7 at tlio.org.uk, web at tlio.org.uk
> Subject: Ashoka's Changemakers announce semifinalists for its  
> competition “Property Rights: Identity, Dignity & Opportunity for All”
>
> Greetings from Ashoka’s Changemakers!
>
> Omidyar Network and Ashoka’s Changemakers recently hosted an online  
> competition, Property Rights: Identity, Dignity & Opportunity for  
> All to unleash opportunities for individuals and communities  
> worldwide working on this issue, and to bring together stakeholders  
> and solutions for millions. 19 semi-finalists from 9 countries have  
> been selected for their efforts to improve the lives of the poor  
> and transform communities through secure rights to land.
>
> Securing rights to land provides people with life-altering benefits— 
> economic opportunity, enhanced identity, and personal dignity. Yet  
> more than a billion people around the world live without these  
> rights, unable to prove who they are and what they own. These semi- 
> finalists have shown immense fortitude in helping communities gain  
> their rights to land.
>
> Until January 12, 2011, the Changemakers online community will Vote  
> for their preferred semi-finalists to help them emerge as  
> finalists. The finalists will then be evaluated by a distinguished  
> panel of judges to arrive at the three winning solutions.
>
> Please support these ardent social innovations from around the  
> world to win cash prize of USD$50,000 by helping them to emerge as  
> finalist through your Vote. Also encourage your network to do the  
> same. Your simple gesture will mean a lot to the hard work of these  
> semi-finalist organizations, who thrive to make our society a  
> better place to live for everyone!
>
> To vote:
> Please sign in or register: go to www.changemakers.com or create a  
> profile and complete the registration form.
> Go to your email and make sure to verify your email address. This  
> will helps you prevent voter fraud;
> Follow the link; http://www.changemakers.com/en-us/node/88051/ 
> semifinalists to the competitions semi-finalists page.
> You can read short descriptions about the projects by clicking  
> “Preview” next to the titles;
> Choose your up to 3 favorite entries and vote (if haven’t signed  
> in, clicking on Vote will prompt you to create a new profile or  
> sign in).
> Let’s all congratulate these organizations for their exemplary work  
> and support them through our VOTE!
>
> Best regards,
> The Changemakers Team
>
>

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