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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
Media Coverage
2014
- $1M Opus Prize awarded to nun. The Spokesman Review, Oct. 17, 2014
- Sr. Tesa Wins $1M For Hour Children Nonprofit. Queens Gazette, Oct. 22, 2014
2013
- Sakena Yacoobi Wins Opus Prize, $1,000,000, For Founding The Afghan Institute Of Learning. Huffington Post, Nov. 14, 2013
- Opus Prize humanitarians gather for Marquette University's Mission Week. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 5, 2013
- Afghan woman Dr. Sakina Yaqoobi wins $1 million Opus prize. Khaama Press, Nov. 17, 2013
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.
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