New organization set up by Melinda Gates - Twelve winners are awarded with a fortune of 20 million dollars each.
In the "New York Times," Melinda Gates expressed her plan to donate one billion dollars to boost women and family support. She emphasized that insufficient funding for such causes ultimately affects everyone. Surprisingly, Gates thought her granddaughter, presently a year old, may possess lesser rights than herself.
Twelve recipients, including these extraordinary individuals, will receive a contribution of $20 million ($18.5 million in Euros).
Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble
Psychologist and scientist, Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble established the AAKOMA Project, an institution focusing on mental health support for black adolescents, including LGBTQ+ individuals, and those with disabilities. Her podcast tackles similar topics.
Allyson Felix
The talented Allyson Felix (38) boasts seven Olympic gold medals for the US team. Following pregnancy, a sponsor proposed a 70% endorsement deal, inspiring Felix to champion the rights of black mothers and pregnant women. Through Saysh, her shoe company, Felix gifts all pregnant customers free shoe size exchanges.
Ava DuVernay
Renowned filmmaker, Ava DuVernay (51), has bagged multiple awards, including an Oscar nod. Her productions emphasize justice and social equity. She created the Array collective, which in 2019 opened the Amenda Cinema. This cinema displays films produced by blacks exclusively.
Crystal Echo Hawk
Crystal Echo Hawk (2018) established IllumiNative, an organization dedicated to ensuring rights for indigenous individuals and tackling racial biases, especially within law enforcement and institutions.
Gary Barker
To establish a world where gender inequalities end and equal opportunities for men and women prevail, Gary Barker invests in Equimundo - his organization. This project works towards breaking traditional gender conditions in men and boys.
Hauwa Ojeifo
Nigerian native Hauwa Ojeifo (34) is the founder of She Writes Woman, a society that links individuals struggling with mental health issues in Nigeria to peers.
Jacinda Ardern
Former New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern (43) is fiercely passionate about climate protection and championing women's rights.
Leymah Roberta Gbowee
Award-winning Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Roberta Gbowee (2011), a Liberian peace campaigner, is a trained social worker, and PCV (Peace Corps Volunteer) devoted to women's emancipation.
M. V. Lee Badgett
Economist M. V. Lee Badgett studies social and economic disparities among the LGBTI community and investigates potential global support for LGBTI economic strength.
Richard V. Reeves
Renowned sociologist Richard V. Reeves champions gender equality. He acts as the national president at the American Institute for Boys and Men.
Sabrina Habib
Sabrina Habib, a social entrepreneur, utilizes her company, Kidogo, to implement low-cost early childhood care in low-income communities in East Africa.
Shabana Basij-Rasikh
Afghan teacher Shabana Basij-Rasikh (34) created the School of Leadership to afford Afghan girls with access to education.
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