35 innovative, mission-driven organizations
and changemakers selected from over 1,700 applicants from more than
87 countries
RESTON, Va., Aug. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Public
Interest Registry (PIR), the people behind the .ORG domain, named
the finalists for the 6th annual .ORG Impact Awards Tuesday and
announced that philanthropist and activist Alan Cumming – Emmy and Tony-award winning actor
and star and producer of the TV show The Traitors – will
host the Washington, D.C. awards
ceremony. The initiative recognizes outstanding mission-driven
individuals and organizations from around the world for their
positive contributions to society.
All finalists, which range from nonprofits expanding access to
clean water in Nigeria to those
supporting the healthy development of children in Chicago, USA,
will receive donations of $2,500 USD.
All 35 finalists will also be invited to Washington, D.C. for a celebration that
includes opportunities to meet with Washington, D.C policy experts and nonprofit
leaders and culminates with the final award ceremony on
October 8.
"The .ORG Impact Awards are my favorite time of year, and I
am honored to welcome the inspiring 2024 finalists into our
community of changemakers. We started the .ORG Impact Awards to
honor the organizations and people across the world who work
tirelessly for their communities. This year's group of finalists
represent the very best of our community," said Jon Nevett, President and CEO of Public Interest
Registry. "We are thrilled to have Alan Cumming join us in uplifting the impressive
work of these OIA finalists, winners, and the .ORG Community at our
awards ceremony. A committed advocate for human rights and social
change, Alan is a changemaker himself, and we cannot wait to
celebrate alongside him."
Alan Cumming is a highly-regarded
actor and host of the Emmy nominated reality competition series,
The Traitors. Beyond his acting prowess, Alan is a diligent
philanthropist, supporting organizations like the UN refugee
agency, Planned Parenthood and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids.
Alan is a passionate activist for civil rights, LGBTQ+ rights, sex
education and social justice – philanthropic efforts which have
earned him over 40 humanitarian awards.
"I am honored to be included in this year's .ORG Impact
Awards, and cannot emphasize enough how deserving and inspiring
each of these finalists are," said Alan Cumming. "Social impact is hard
work, and I look forward to October, when I get to be a small part
of celebrating the incredible efforts of organizations and
individuals uplifting communities across the globe."
This year's finalists represent the top five entries across
seven award categories:
- Community Building
- Quality Education for All
- Environmental Stewardship
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Health and Healing
- Hunger and Poverty
- Rising Stars (leaders, under 25, making a difference in their
communities)
Winners in these award categories, including the prestigious
.ORG of the Year, will be announced as part of the in-person .ORG
Impact Awards celebration on October
8. The winner of the .ORG of the Year award will receive a
donation of $50,000 USD while the
other category winners will each receive $10,000 USD. Beyond the donation, receiving a
prestigious .ORG Impact Award will help raise the profile of
winning organizations, ultimately driving donations, funding,
talent acquisition, partnership development, and increasing
audience reach.
Please visit www.orgimpactawards.org for more information.
2024 .ORG Impact Award Finalists
Community Building
Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation
Incorporated (AIDFI)
www.aidfi.org
AIDFI empowers rural communities with technological innovation,
social enterprise, and community development, fostering sustainable
growth and equity.
Build Change
www.buildchange.org
Build Change envisions a world where every home is disaster
resilient. With partners, they protect people and livelihoods by
preventing housing loss caused by disasters and climate-induced
events.
Centre for Renewable Energy and Action on
Climate Change
www.creaccng.org
The Centre for Renewable Energy and Action on Climate Change
provides clean energy and water to underserved communities in
Nigeria, educating on climate
change and renewable resources.
Green
Empowerment
www.greenempowerment.org
Green Empowerment strengthens communities by providing clean water,
renewable energy, and sustainable solutions, improving living
standards and promoting social progress.
Kiva
www.kiva.org
Kiva expands financial access to underserved communities through
crowdfunded loans, supporting business owners, farmers, students,
and social enterprises with the funding they need to thrive.
Quality Education for All
Long Way
Home
www.lwhome.org
Long Way Home engages people in
democracy and creates economic and environmental justice through
green building, employment, and education.
Réfugio
343
www.refugio343.org
Through Escola Refúgio, Refugio 343 offers access to one of the
most important human rights: education. The organization provides a
common curriculum that includes Portuguese classes and
intercultural education, as well as vocational training
courses.
Sahar
Education
www.sahareducation.org
Sahar creates educational opportunities for girls and women in
Afghanistan, empowering them to
build peaceful, thriving communities.
School the
World
www.schooltheworld.org
School the World works to alleviate extreme poverty by providing
quality education, transforming school systems, and inspiring local
pride and ownership in rural communities.
Yellow Boat of Hope
Foundation
www.yellowboat.org
The Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation aids Filipino children in
remote areas by providing boats, classrooms, dormitories, and other
initiatives to improve their access to education and enhance their
learning journey.
Environmental Stewardship
Green Generation
Initiative
www.greengenerationinitiative.org
The Green Generation Initiative empowers children, youth, and local
communities to drive local climate action and adopt regenerative
solutions, fostering an environmentally conscious generation.
Share Our
Spare
www.shareourspare.org
Share Our Spare supports Chicago-area children by providing essential
items, empowering families, and fostering community resilience.
SOS Orinoco
www.sosorinoco.org
SOS Orinoco illuminates the crisis in Venezuela's Amazonia and Orinoquia regions,
advocating for urgent measures to halt the unfolding human and
environmental disaster.
Subak
Australia
www.subakaustralia.org
Subak Australia helps build and strengthen climate and nature
focused organizations looking to influence policy and shape
narratives. They provide an experienced network, supporting
nonprofits to use data to catalyze systemic change.
TerraCycle Global
Foundation
www.terracyclefoundation.org
TerraCycle Global Foundation prevents and recycles plastic waste in
rivers and canals, educating local communities on sustainable
practices to stop pollution at the source before it reaches the
oceans.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Anchal Charitable
Trust
www.anchalindia.org
Anchal Charitable Trust makes a difference by supporting at-risk
children in Delhi NCR, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttaranchal, addressing
disability, HIV/AIDS, and child labor through holistic care.
Be THE Voice
www.be-the-voice.org
Be THE Voice fosters positive change by teaching students
communication skills that promote empathy and respect, fostering
connections and countering prejudice.
Empowerment
Collective
www.empowermentcollective.org
Empowerment Collective is driving change towards a world free from
modern slavery, promoting dignity, opportunity, and survivor-led
leadership to uphold human rights and economic growth.
For the People
www.fortheppl.org
For The People reshapes the justice system by empowering
prosecutors to safely release people from prison, reunite families,
and ensure true justice.
The Center for Courageous Kids
www.courageouskids.org
The Center for Courageous Kids transforms lives by empowering
children with serious illnesses through camp experiences, fostering
courage, joy, and lifelong friendships.
Health and Healing
Fistula
Foundation
www.fistulafoundation.org
Fistula Foundation restores health and hope to women with
childbirth injuries by providing life-transforming surgeries and
support.
Global Response
Medicine
www.global-response.org
Through their work, Global Response Medicine and help.me.live are
dedicated to preserving life and health for children growing up in
the shadow of war.
Kids Operating Room
www.kidsor.org
Kids Operating Room strives for a world where every child has
access to safe surgery. They build pediatric operating rooms, train
local doctors, and improve access to essential medical care.
ONG Zoé
www.ongzoe.org
ONG Zoé provides life-changing healthcare to the Amazon
Rainforest's guardians, caring for those who care for the
forest.
Penta Medical
Recycling
www.pentaprosthetics.org
Penta Medical Recycling collects used and excess prostheses and
delivers this high-quality, low-cost prosthetic equipment to
amputees around the world.
Hunger and Poverty
FarmSahel
www.farmsahel.org
FarmSahel empowers Sahel communities by teaching regenerative
agriculture to women farmers, enhancing food security and soil
fertility.
MicroLoan Foundation USA
www.microloanfoundationusa.org
MicroLoan Foundation USA
alleviates poverty and advances gender equality for women in
sub-Saharan Africa through microfinance and business training.
Solidarités
International
www.solidarites.org
Solidarités International provides emergency aid for food,
water, and shelter, helping disaster and conflict - affected
communities regain self-sufficiency and sustainable
livelihoods.
U-turn Homeless
Ministries
www.homeless.org.za
U-turn Homeless Ministries transforms lives in South Africa by providing holistic support
services, empowering people to overcome homelessness through
Mi-change vouchers, a therapeutic and responsible engagement
tool.
Villages in
Partnership
www.villagesinpartnership.org
Villages in Partnership seeks to eradicate extreme poverty in
Malawi by partnering with villages
to provide clean water, food security, healthcare, education,
infrastructure, and economic opportunity.
Rising Stars
Abdul Karim
Sesay, Altruistech Luminary
Center
www.altruistechluminarycenter.org
Altruistech Luminary Center transforms education in Sierra Leone through STEM and environmental
sustainability, empowering youth to create impactful change.
Foday David
Kamara, EcoVironment
www.ecovironment.org
EcoVironment empowers young people from underserved backgrounds to
promote environmental and climate sustainability through plastic
recycling.
Joy Oluwatoyin Adeboye, Resilient Girl
Initiative
www.resilientgirlinitiative.org
Resilient Girl Initiative is a feminist-led organization, working
to support survivors of sexual and gender-based violence and builds
leadership capacity among girls and women.
Ella Lambert,
The Pachamama Project
www.thepachamamaproject.org
The Pachamama Project is an organization growing a network of
volunteers around the world to make reusable sanitary pads for
refugees and vulnerable communities, in a bid to combat global
period poverty.
Clinton
Okechukwu, The R.E.T.I.N.A.
Project
www.theretinainitiative.org
The R.E.T.I.N.A Initiative promotes primary eye care and combats
preventable blindness in underserved African communities through
innovative solutions.
.ORG of The Year
The 2024 .ORG Impact Award, .ORG of the Year, recognizes an
outstanding nonprofit or nongovernmental organization nominated in
one of the other seven categories for their incredible achievement
in the past year as evidenced by results and contributions to their
sector, constituents, community or society at large. The winner
will be announced on October 8.
About Public Interest Registry
Public Interest
Registry (PIR) is a nonprofit that operates the .ORG top-level
domain—one of the world's largest generic top-level domains with
more than 11 million domain names registered worldwide. .ORG is
open to everyone, providing a global platform for organizations,
associations, clubs, businesses and individuals to bring their
ideas to life. PIR has been a champion for a free and open Internet
for two decades with a clear mission to be an exemplary domain name
registry, provide a trusted digital identity and help educate those
who dedicate themselves to improving our world. PIR was founded by
the Internet Society (internetsociety.org) in 2002 and is based in
Reston, Virginia, USA. Visit
www.pir.org for more information.
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