News Releases

2018

2016

Social Entrepreneur Sarah Lance Wins 2016 Opus Prize for Kolkata’s Sari Bari
Nov. 17, 2016
Three Global Change Makers Selected as 2016 Opus Prize Finalists
July 11, 2016

2014

New Yorker Sister Tesa Fitzgerald Wins 2014 Opus Prize that Includes $1 Million Award
Oct. 16, 2014
From New York Prisons to Slums of India and Thailand, Humanitarians Lauded for Opus Prize
July 23, 2014

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Media Coverage

2016

A Business Fighting Trafficking In India, And Its Connection To Creighton University. NET Nebraska, Nov. 23, 2016
"Freedom business" offers Indian sex workers alternative to red light district. News.trust.org, Nov. 22, 2016
'Freedom business' offers Indian sex workers alternative to red light district. Reuters, Nov. 22, 2016
Social entrepreneur wins Opus Prize for anti-trafficking initiative. Catholic Philly, Nov. 22, 2016.
$1 million prize for aiding sex workers. The Journal Gazette, Nov. 19, 2016
Sari Bari Wins $1 Million Opus Prize. America Magazine, Nov. 17, 2016
Grace: Traveling the globe to visit charities vying for $1M prize 'lit a flame' for Creighton students. Omaha World-Herald, Nov. 17, 2016
Sarah Lance, who helps free women from sex-trafficking in India, is named winner of Opus Prize. Omaha World-Herald, Nov. 17, 2016

2014

2013

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Background

The Opus Prize is given annually to recognize unsung heroes of any faith tradition, anywhere in the world, solving today’s most persistent social problems. This $1 million faith-based humanitarian award and two $100,000 awards are collectively one of the world’s largest faith-based, humanitarian awards for social innovation.