These awards honour individuals and organisations in the United States and overseas who
have been key players in promoting education for children and adolescents displaced by armed
conflict. They will be bestowed at the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children
May 2006 luncheon which honours individual refugee women and young people who are working on behalf of other refugees.
The theme of the luncheon is "Promoting Education in Emergency
Situations." 


Some of the criteria are:

• Candidates should be refugee or internally displaced women or youth who work or
  have worked to provide education for refugee and internally displaced children and
  adolescents.
• Candidates should be passionate advocates for the right to education in emergency
  situations.
• Candidates should be able to travel to New York to accept their
  award on May 11.

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here to download a description of this award in PDF format.

To nominate a candidate for a Voices of Courage award, contact the organisers as soon as possible.
Send a letter of nomination and the CV, résumé or biography of the nominee, as well as
the names and email/phone/fax of at least three references, by November 1 2005 to the address listed under
Contact Information below.


Note that all applications must be in English.