{"id":40807,"date":"2025-09-23T20:06:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/?page_id=40807"},"modified":"2025-09-23T20:18:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:18:05","slug":"2024-maha-awardees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/our-work\/programs\/maha\/past-awardees\/2024-maha-awardees\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 MAHA Awardees"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Past Awardees - 2024<\/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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2024 Awardees<\/div><\/h3>

Shaquille O'Neal, Nile Rodgers, and eight other respected humanitarians were honored on November 9, 2024
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Shaquille O'Neal<\/h3>

O'Neal received the Humanitarian of the Year Award, raising millions for charity and launching the Shaquille O'Neal Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Bryan Stevenson<\/h3>

Stevenson received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his work with the Equal Justice Initiative in eliminating unjust sentencing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Nile Rodgers<\/h3>

Rodgers received the Global Citizenship Award for his efforts making the world more inclusive and fighting systemic racism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Dawne Gee<\/h3>

Gee received the Kentucky Humanitarian Award for her generous support of the Louisville community and her nonprofit \"A Recipe to End Hunger.\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Deja Foxx - Confidence<\/h3>

Foxx founded GenZ Girl Gang, whose mission is to redefine sisterhood for a new generation through bridging generational gaps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Charlot Magayi - Conviction<\/h3>

Magayi founded Mukuru Clean Stoves, a product to help mothers keep their children safe and reduce household air pollution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Shah Chowdhury and Mohammad Yasir - Dedication<\/h3>

The co-founders of Footsteps provide over 600,000 people across Bangladesh with safe water, sanitation access, and improved health services<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Sophia Kianni - Giving<\/h3>

Kianni, the founder and executive director of Climate Cardinals, an international youth-led making the climate movement more accessible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Lianna Genovese - Respect<\/h3>

Genovese founded ImaginAble Solutions, a social impact company creating technology to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Richa Gupta - Spirituality<\/h3>

Gupta co-founded the Labhya Foundation, a visionary nonprofit improving the quality of education and well-being for children.<\/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\r\n

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