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Luis Aguilar (Guatemala)
Connecting emigrants and their communities online
Som Nath Aryal (Nepal)
Radio as an engine for social engagement
Celso Athayde (Brazil)
Movies and music that document life in the favelas
Beatriz (Bia) Barbosa (Brazil
Cultivating media access, savvy, and engagement
Dale Bell and Harry Wiland (U.S.A.)
Documentary films that connect communities with solutions
Nestor Busso (Argentina)
Building a foundation for community radio
Suchada Chakpisute (Thailand)
New platforms for investigative reporting and critical analysis
Marc Cheb Sun (France)
Bringing diversity into the French mainstream
Steven Clift (U.S.A.)
Restoring civic engagement through online platforms
Sandy Close (U.S.A.)
A national network that gives leverage to ethnic media outlets
Carlos Correa (Venezuela)
Establishing freedom of expression as an undeniable right
Alicia Cytrynblum (Argentina)
A network of newspapers for coordinated coverage of social issues
DEF
Rajendra Dahal (Nepal)
Media for school teachers
Reza Deghati (Afghanistan/France)
Rebuilding democratic society through independent media
Ambar de Barros (Brazil)
Expanding and improving coverage of children's issues
Guacira de Oliveira (Brazil)
Communications and advocacy strategies for women's rights
Jailson de Souza e Silva (Brazil)
New information bridges to the favelas
Gilberto Dimenstein (Brazil)
A news agency focused on children's rights
Rosina Duarte de Duarte (Brazil)
Refashioning the links between media and social change
Gabriela Ender (Germany)
Online collaboration technology for social change organizations
Fabrice Florin (U.S.A.)
An online community-rating system for journalistic quality
GHI
Gustavo Gindre (Brazil)
Building awareness for pressing community needs
Michael Gleich (German)
Solutions-oriented journalism for areas of conflict
Halime Guner (Turkey)
A grassroots movement to give women a voice
Gregor Hackmack (Germany)
Connecting everyday citizens online with elected officials and media
Sanjana Hattotuwa (Sri Lanka)
Creating a safe space to document war and peace
Simon Houriez (France)
Online media to connect the hearing-impaired
Štefan Hríb (Slovakia)
Media that's independent, ethical — and commercially sustainable
Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu (Nigeria)
Radio listeners clubs connect farmers to crucial market information
JKL
Princess Olufemi Kayode (Nigeria)
Healing sexual abuse victims through public dialogue
Vinaya Kasajoo (Nepal)
Radio that connects rural communities
Stefan Kaspar (Peru)
Instilling identities through independent cinema
Supinya Klangnarong (Thailand)
Research and advocacy for press freedom
Bharat Koirala (Nepal)
Training a new generation of journalists
Jocelyne Yennenga Kompaore (Burkina Faso)
An oral history project gives voice to rural villagers
Juanita Leon (Colombia)
Increasing transparency through independent media
Tamás Liling (Hungary)
Giving public voice to the citizen sector
Paulo Lima (Brazil)
Print media to engage youth in civic life
MNO
Omer Madra (Turkey)
Independent radio connects citizens with urgent social issues
Jacira Melo (Brazil)
Joining media and rights organizations to better empower women
Shafqat Munir Ahmad (Pakistan)
Training journalists to report on society's most pressing issues
Ricardo Neves (Brazil)
In search of breakthrough innovation
Paulo Rogerio Nunes (Brazil)
Bringing diversity to Brazil's media
PQR
Shree Padre (India)
Self-help journalism for farmers
Shivaram Pailoor (India)
Media strategies to empower agricultural workers
Reinaldo Pamponet Filho (Brazil)
Empowering young individuals through diverse education
Anna Penido (Brazil)
An online platform for young people's new media strategies
Victoria Quevedo Mendez (Chile)
Engaging the poorest communities via radio
Lexy Rambadetta (Indonesia)
Building a foundation for independent documentary filmmaking
Daniel Raviolo (Brazil)
A publishing cooperative for independent community newspapers
Nicholas Reville (USA)
An online platform for truly independent video
João Ripper (Brazil)
Photojournalism that documents the work and lives of laborers
João Romão (Brazil)
Radio dedicated to eliminating racism and violence
STU
Leonardo Sakamoto (Brazil)
Reframing the issue of modern slave labor
Saleem Samad (Bangladesh)
Connecting the South Asian diaspora
Joseph Sekiku (Tanzania)
Bringing radio news and radio to places no one else reaches
Sharad Sharma (India)
Using comics to connect India's poor to the world
Weera Suwannachote (Thailand)
Community television for and by youth
Hamadou Tidiane Sy (Senegal)
An independent online news network for West Africa
VWX
Ana Maria Conceição Veloso (Brazil)
Empowering minority women to defend basic rights
Ivan Veselý (Czech Republic)
Alternative media for and about the Romani people
Michel Venne (Canada)
Raising the bar for civic engagement and social activism
Sasa Vucinic (Singapore)
Financing a new class of media entrepreneurs
Jimmy Wales (U.S.A.)
A world of knowledge for and by anyone with an Internet connection
Catherine Watson (Uganda)
Newspapers and radio on HIV/AIDS, sexuality, and the environment
Karen Worcman (Brazil)
An oral history project that gives voice to all
