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world. At SIGEF 2015, they had the opportunity to
interact, showcase their work, and build bridges of
future collaboration.
In
addition,
more than fifty
social
entre-
preneurs, ten
of whom came
from the UNES-
CO Youth Fo-
rum, attended
SIGEF 2015 and
shared their in-
novative proj-
ects with the
p a r t i c i p a n t s .
The
three
awards
that
were granted
are as follows:
• Winner: Hu-
mans
Relais
(France)
• Runner Up:
Lensational (United Kingdom)
• Second Runner Up: Kmerpad (Cameroon)
On Sunday, Oct. 25, the SIGEF 2015 Awards cer-
emony paid tribute to seven outstanding wom-
en and men for their exemplary work and con-
tribution to society in seven key areas:
• Humanitarian Award: Mr. Christian Michellod -
Fondation Moi pour Toit
• Arts and Culture Award: Mr. Lassaad Metoui - Art-
ist and Calligrapher
• Social Inclusion Award: Mr. Michel Baumann –
The Meal
• Empowerment Award: Mrs. Souad Dibi -
L’Association Féminine de Bienfaisance El Khir
(A.F.B.K)
• CSR Practices in Sports: Mr. Saud Subaie - Al–Hi-
lal Saudi Football Club
• Education Award: Mr. Stephen Ritz - Innovator,
Educator and Founder of Green Bronx Machine
• Philanthropy Promotion Award: Mrs. Peng Jian-
mei - Executive Secretary General, China Charity
Alliance.
A delegation of the China Charity Alliance, whose
aim is to promote public understanding of philan-
thropic culture in China and abroad, flew to Geneva
for the occasion and also to participate in the Euro-
pean philanthropic tour organized by Horyou. Also,
on hand was Dr. Georges Bwelle, founder of ASCO-
VIME and recipient in absentia of last year’s SIGEF
2014 Humanitarian Award.
In his remarks, Horyou founder and CEO, Yonathan
Parienti announced the launch of the #GreatDoing-
Good by Horyou campaign. “SIGEF 2015 marks
the starting a of global call for positive actions. Our
work continues as promoters of social good, so we
are happy to announce the launch of our #Great-
DoingGood campaign which encourages everyone
to adopt a connect-for-good attitude. You can follow
and support the campaign online via Horyou, Hory-
ou App and the GreatDoingGood.com website.
More information will be shared in the upcoming
weeks.”
Over 60 international media outlets and partners
brought global visibility to SIGEF 2015. The forum
was streamed live and covered by more than forty
international media partners worldwide. On a spe-
cial note, SIGEF 2015 media partner Pencilline, an
advertising media company in Riyadh, broadcasted
SIGEF 2015 live in 25,000 taxis’ mobile televisions
over the full three days.
