News Releases
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
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
- $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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