{"id":36908,"date":"2023-08-25T19:09:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T19:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alicenterstg.wpengine.com\/?page_id=36908"},"modified":"2023-09-18T15:10:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T15:10:48","slug":"2015-maha-awardees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/our-work\/programs\/maha\/past-awardees\/2015-maha-awardees\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 MAHA Awardees"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Past Awardees - 2015<\/h1>

Awardees from the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards have been represented from five continents and diverse age ranges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/header>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n

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2015 Awardees<\/div><\/h3>

The third annual Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards took place on Sept. 19, 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\t \n

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Harry Belafonte<\/h3>

Belafonte earned the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Lifetime Achievement Award for his efforts in overturning racial barriers around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Geena Davis<\/h3>

Davis was named the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year for her advocacy of gender equality in the media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Dr. Andrew Moore<\/h3>

Moore received the Muhammad Ali Kentucky Humanitarian of the Year award for efforts in healthcare for individuals who wouldn't have it otherwise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Rose Mapendo<\/h3>

Mapendo\u2019s advocacy for worth and empowerment for women and girls earned her the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for Gender Equality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Kyla Lapointe - Confidence<\/h3>

LaPointe was honored as a leading advocate for promoting support that will benefit youth who are part of the child welfare system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Hadiqa Bashir - Conviction<\/h3>

Bashir\u2019s mission is to empower disenfranchised girls in rural regions of Pakistan and to eliminate socioeconomic inequality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Christopher Ategeka - Dedication<\/h3>

Ategeka's organization manufactures locally sourced ambulances to improve medical access and economic opportunities to those most vulnerable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Veronika Scott - Giving<\/h3>

Scott created a system to empower homeless women who are paid to produce coats for people living on the streets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Sasha Fisher - Respect<\/h3>

Fisher, the co-founder of Spark MicroGrants, enables remote villages in east Africa to design and launch their own social impact projects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Tanyella Evans - Spirituality<\/h3>

Evans co-founded Library For All, an organization that offers a digital library platform making quality educational resources available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n

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2016 Awardees<\/a><\/h3>

The fourth annual Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards took place on Sept. 17, 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n

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2014 Awardees<\/a><\/h3>

The second annual Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards took place on Sept. 29, 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n

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