2007 LEGATUM Pioneers of Prosperity
Africa Awards Statistics: Submissions: over 1400—10 Finalists Judges: 4 (Africa, Business, and Development Experts) Winners: $100,000 Grand Prize: Superflux International Five other winners were awarded a total of USD 250,000:
Statistics: Submissions: 35 Finalists: 10 Judges: 7 (Development Experts) 4 awards for $100,000.00 over 12 months Michael Kremer, Harvard University/Innovations for Poverty Action - Entrepreneurs in India and Kenya Mark Milstein, Cornell University - Private Enterprise Based Solutions to Poverty Alleviation: Approaches of the US Military Jay Richards, The Acton Institute - The Moral Imperative of Free Enterprise: The Only Known Solution to Poverty Tanguy Bernard, International Food Policy Research Institute - Aspirations and Well-Being Outcomes in Ethiopia Request for Proposals (RFP) - Improving Flows of Foreign Capital to the Microfinance Industry Request for Proposals Statistics: Submissions: 11 Judges: 5 (Development Experts) 1 award for $150,000.00 over 12 months Microrate, Inc. - Microfinance Investor Information Service – Pilot Project SEVEN Fund Student Essay Competition Statistics: Submissions: 350 Judges: 21 (Business Professionals & Academics) 3 undergraduate prizes of $10,000 and 1 graduate student prize of $20,000 Clare Halpine, Mount Allison University, Canada (undergraduate) Luke Bueche, Thomas Aquinas College, CA, USA (undergraduate) Pin-Quan Ng , Columbia University, NY, USA (undergraduate) Karina & Gregory Robson, Harvard University, USA (graduate) |
SEVEN Student Research Fund in Enterprise Solutions to Poverty, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School Support for Development of a Trade Book on the Impact on the Private Sector on Coffee Growing Regions in Africa , Steve Hamm, New York Establishing Kenya’s First Entrepreneurship Newspaper, Target Media, Kenya Reconciling Enterprise Solutions to Poverty and Conservation in Indonesia, Zarah Rahman, United States Past and Future of Enterprise Solutions in Jamaica: Manuscript Development, Dr. Damien King, Jamaica Promoting Pro-Innovation Values in Arab Societies, Nisreen Haj Ahmad, Palestine The Eight Domains in African Development, Rich Swanson, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy A Sustainable Enterprise Systems Approach, Dr. Cynthia Cann and Dr. Michael Cann, University of Scranton Role Modeling and Public Health: Lessons for Enterprise Solutions to Poverty, Joanna Watkins, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Maternova: A Knowledge Portal for Maternal & Neonatal Health, Meg Wirth, Rhode Island Empowerment of Students Through the Entrepreneurial Approach, Manuel Garcia, New Mexico Top30Under30, Ayodeji Adewunmi, Nigeria The Role of Universities in Building A Culture of Civic Responsibility, Interdependence, and Prosperity, Sondra Myers, University of Scranton Documentary, Sarah George, Worthy Entertainment Giving without Aiding, Javier Arguello, Massachusetts
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