Launched in 2009, the WISE Awards recognized significant achievements that contributed to enhancing Pluralism, Sustainability and Innovation in Education.

Highlighting the importance of the inaugural year of the WISE Awards, Dr. Abdulla bin Ali Al-Thani, Chairman of WISE and Chairman of the WISE Awards Jury, stated: “For the first edition, the WISE Awards 2009 honor innovative, education-related projects and initiatives - tools, practices or processes - that have fostered distinctive cross-educational collaboration.” 

Find out more about the first six Winners to initiate the WISE Awards community of innovators:

Project: Nanhi Kali
Organisation: Mahindra Trust
Country: India
Project holder: Sheetal Mehta


Project: Escuela Nueva
Organisation: Fondation Escuela Nueva
Country: Colombia
Project holder: Vicky Colbert


Project: Curriki
Organisation: Curriki
Country: USA
Project holder: Kim Jones (Awards recipient in 2009: Peter Levy)

Project: Distance Learning in the Amazon Forest
Organisation: Hughes Brazil
Country: Brazil
Project holder: Jose Augusto (Awards recipient in 2009: Delio Morais)

Project: The Self-Sufficient School
Organisation: Fundación Paraguaya
Country: Paraguay
Project holder: Martin Burt

Project: Widows Alliance Network for Sustainable Economic Development in Ghana
Organisation: Mama Zimbi Foundation
Country: Ghana
Project holder: Joyce Dongotey-Padi
 

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> 2009 Jury Members