#TransformLives

TRANSFORMING
LIVES AWARDs

INSPIRED BY ALQUITY, CONVENED BY PHILANTHROPY UNIVERSITY

Identifying and supporting excellent social entrepreneurs and sustainable solutions focused charities to help unleash potential in communities across Asia, Africa and Latin America

OUR VISION

To become the leading awards programme for sustainable, scalable solutions particularly those supporting growth in sustainable livelihoods and the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goal 8; To promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

In doing so, creating an ecosystem of “shared values” businesses who channel their donations through the awards to maximise their impact.

 

THE AWARDS

Totalling $530,000 the Awards Recognised:

    • 1. Non-profit organisations that have a proven approach to delivering high impact sustainable solutions and require additional support.

     

    • 2. Non-profit organisations providing sustainable solutions that have a high potential and require additional support to build capacity and/or scale their operations.

     

    • 3. Social entrepreneurs and businesses supporting one of the UN SDGs and require start-up capital, loan, or second round equity funding to expand operations and accelerate growth.

     

2019 Award Winners

SPONSORS

Senior Judging Panel

Dr. Caroline Casey

Founder & Visionary, BINC

Steve Davis

CEO & President, PATH

Laura Giadorou Koch

Former Chair of Sustainable Engagement Network YPO

Ioannis Ioannou

Associate Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship, LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL

Mona Mourshed

Partner (Head of Social Responsibility) MCKINSEY & CO

Helen Pankhurst

Writer & Activist

Kate Robertson

Co-founder, ONE YOUNG WORLD

Hilde Schwab

Chairperson, SCHWAB FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL ENTREPENEURSHIP

If you are an organisation that is interested in supporting the awards or would like more information, please contact: