AJWS-funded project in Ethiopia wins prize

18.04.2012                      26.Nissan. 5772                     Tag 11 des Omer

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AJWS-funded project in Ethiopia wins prize

Greening project was one of the winners of this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize.

An American Jewish World Service-funded greening project in Ethiopia was one of the winners of this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize, announced on Monday evening.
Philanthropists Richard and Rhoda Goldman established the San Francisco-based prize in 1989 with a goal of recognizing grassroots environmental heroes who strive to protect the planet, according to the prize’s website. One winning candidate is selected every year from each of six world regions, and the winners all receive awards of $150,000, the largest prize that grassroots environmentalists receive anywhere, the project says….