Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls

Everywhere from rural villages to burgeoning cities, women and girls face special challenges when it comes to poverty, violence, legal systems, education, employment, health and nutrition. The good news is that people across the globe are taking innovative steps to strengthen the ability of women and girls to overcome these difficulties.

To help identify and expand the reach and impact of these local measures, U.S. Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton has announced the Secretary’s Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls. This award, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, is intended to enable individuals and organizations to address female empowerment more effectively in new and sustainable ways and to encourage others to join them.

The two 2010 award winners will each receive a grant of up to $500,000 to advance their work.

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