The
objective of BPW Power to Make a
Difference Competition is to document
and give recognition to the value of leadership,
influence and work of BPW Affiliates worldwide.
This competition expands the scope of BPW
work eligible for the competition from the
original “Beyond 2000: Helping Women
Help Themselves” competitions, which
were held every triennium since 1999, and
successfully recognized the BPW work to
help over 45,000 women to sustain themselves
economically.
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- Excellent Business Leader
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- A trophy will be given to the
best business woman candidate.
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- Excellent Professional Leader
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- A trophy will be given to the
best professional woman candidate.
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- A trophy will be given to the
best leader who is aged 40 years
or younger.
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These
trophies will be given to the top
3 BPW members who are leaders in business
and professions whose work has made
a significantly positive impact on
the world, her country, her society
and/or a corporation. Examples of
positive impacts include dramatically
improved business performance, major
recovery from crisis, restoration
of peace, scientific discovery that
benefits a lot of people, outstanding
professional contribution to a country,
etc. Political leaders would be in
the professional leader category.
The impact and contribution of the
candidates’ leadership are the
crucial factors in deciding the winners.
All winners will
be invited to be speakers at the XXVI
BPW International Congress, Mexico
City, Mexico. |
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- Excellent Advocacy for Women:
1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place
trophies
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These
trophies will be given to BPW Affiliates
that successfully lobby for legislation,
national policy or promote endeavours
that improve the status of women,
eliminate discrimination against women
(especially working women) and/or
lobby to improve conditions to enable
women to achieve their full potential
(such as in women’s health,
women’s employment opportunities
or combating violence against women).
Advocacy for special groups of women
such as indigenous women or migrant
women would also count. All advocacy
work must have been done in the name
of BPW during 1997-2007.
The Presidents
of winning BPW Affiliates will be
invited to be speakers at XXVI BPW
International Congress, Mexico City,
Mexico. |
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- Excellent Projects: 1st
Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place trophies
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These
trophies will be given to top 3 outstanding
BPW projects conducted by BPW Club
and/or BPW Federation to help women
to help themselves by developing their
professional and leadership potential,
by providing opportunities within
BPW to help them achieve their full
potential. Examples include skill
training, mentoring, micro-credit,
career guidance, scholarships, etc.
An international project, involving
several BPW Affiliates (such as twinning
projects) can also compete.
The top 10 projects
will be recognized as “BPW International
Listed Projects”, which BPW
International will help publicise
through various media and give special
recognition to on the web site in
order to help fundraise to support
the projects. Project leaders / representatives
from the teams of the top 10 projects
will be invited to be speakers at
XXVI BPW International Congress, Mexico
City, Mexico. |
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- Deadline
for nomination is 31 January 2008.
- Nominations
can be made by Presidents of BPW
Affiliates that have paid their
International dues for the year
2007, members of BPW International
Board or Past International Presidents.
- Nomination
forms are available for download
from BPW International Web site
at www.bpw-international.org/awards/BPW-power-to-make-a-difference.htm
- Nomination
forms, profile of nominee or project
reports should be submitted via
e-mail to presidents.office@bpw-international.org.
- Supporting
evidence (e.g. photographs, video,
news clipping) can be submitted
by sending via e-mail to presidents.office@bpw-international.org
OR submit as URL of a web site that
display the evidences OR mail to
46 Soi Sukumvit 61, Wattana, Bangkok
10110, THAILAND.
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- For the
Leadership category, members
of the BPW International Executive
Board, the Members of Adjudicators
or Sub-committees evaluating the
nominations of this competition
cannot be nominated. Each nominee
must be a BPW member who is up-to-date
with both local and international
dues.
- For the
Advocacy category, Advocacy
work must done in the name of BPW
during 1997-2007 and be relevant
to issues that are in accord with
the BPW mandate and be supported
by external evidence.
- For the
Action category, project activities
must be conducted as a BPW Project
during 2005-2007, though it may
begin years earlier. The impact
of the work in earlier years can
also be included but the adjudication
will be determined on the 2005 –
2007 period. Charity work that provides
temporary relief does not qualify.
Projects involving Young BPW as
team members may receive extra credit.
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- Quality
of the work, duration of the work
and impact on people's life (if
possible, quantify the number of
women receiving help) are key factors
that will be evaluated.
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- The winners will be informed at
least 10 weeks prior to the XXVI
BPW International Congress, Mexico
City in October 2008 so they can
prepare to attend the Awards ceremony
in person and speak at the Congress.
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- The winners
must come to receive the award at
XXVI BPW International Congress
in Mexico City. If the winner declines
to come accept the award in person,
the award will go to the next runner
up.
- All submitted
projects and activities that have
qualified will be posted on BPW
International’s web site www.bpw-international.org.
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Chonchanok
Viravan,
Chair of Adjudicators for "BPW Power
to Make a Difference" competition
Tel: +66-2-3917843; Fax: +66-2-3912120
E-mail: chonchanok.viravan@bpw-international.org
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