BPW International

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BPW Power to Make a Difference through Leadership Awards

• Excellent Professional Leader: Annette Hsiu-Lien Lu, BPW Taiwan
• Excellent Business Leader: Abeer Qumsieh Jouaneh, BPW Jordan
• Excellent Young Leader: Alicia Curtis, Young BPW Australia

BPW Power to Make a Difference through Advocacy Awards

• Excellent Advocacy for Women:
• 1st Place: BPW Germany, “Equal Pay Day Campaign”
• 2nd Place: BPW Australia, “Equal Pay Alliance”
• 3rd Place: BPW New Zealand,“Pay and Employment Equity, Domestic Violence, Gender Equity”

BPW Power to Make a Difference through Action Awards

• Excellent Projects:
• 1st Place: BPW Nepal, “Micro-credit, Poverty Reduction and Empowerment for Women”
• 2nd Place: BPW Villa la Angostura, Argentina, “Women’s Center for Training”
• BPW St. Andrew, Jamaica, “Elsie Bemand Home for Girls”
• 3rd Place: BPW Belmont, Australia, “Ormoc Sewing Project”
• 4th Place: BPW Switzerland, “Personal empowerment program (PEP) Project”

Special Recognition: BPW Make a Difference to the Environment

In response to the requests from several adjudicators, Special Certificates of Appreciation will be issued to two BPW affiliates which conduct projects to improve the environment:

• 1) BPW Porto Alegre, Brazil, “Tree is Life”
• 2) BPW Thailand, “Waste of Electronic and Electrical Equipments” (WEEE)

The awards will be given at the Gala dinner XXVII BPW International Congress in Helsinki, Finland.
Winners will also have opportunities to present the poster of their activities / projects at Congress.

Dr. Chonchanok Viravan
Chair of Adjudicators
BPW Power to Make a Difference 2008-2011

BPW Power to Make a Difference Award - 2011

Dear BPW members,

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Attached are the announcement of the Second BPW Power to Make a Difference Awards, which will be given at the Gala dinner of XXVII BPW International Congress in Helsinki, Finland in June 2011.

The aim of this award is to give honor and recognition to BPW work that make a difference through leadership, action and advocacy. BPW affiliates can nominate individual BPW members for Excellent Business leaders, Excellent Professional Leaders or Excellent Young leaders Awards.  BPW affiliates can also nominate their projects which help women to help themselves to be considered for Excellent Projects Awards.  They can nominate projects that advocate at local, national or international level to improve status of women for Excellent Advocacy for Women Awards.  These projects must be active during 2008-2010.

Details about the awards and the nomination requirements as well as the nomination form appeared in the attached files.   Please submitted your nominations to both President's office at presidents.office@bpw-international.org and Chair of Adjudicators Chonchanok Viravan at chonchanok.viravan@gmail.com.  The deadline for nomination is 15 January 2011.

BPW affiliates which conduct the winning projects as well as runner up projects would also have opportunities to present their project posters at Helsinki Congress.

Best regards,

Dr. Chonchanok Viravan

Chair of Adjudicators & Initiator of BPW Power to Make a Difference Awards

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BPW Power to make a Difference Award 2011
Power To Make A Difference Nomination Forms