January 15, 2019
The Vidanta Foundation announces the X call to its Award: "Contributions to the reduction of poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean", Special Edition 2019.
This year the Prize will celebrate its tenth uninterrupted anniversary and, for this reason, the Vidanta Foundation will award 5 prizes instead of 3. The Foundation invites to present nominations to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), private assistance institutions, foundations, Afro-descendant and indigenous groups, civil associations and non-profit organizations that carry out their work in Latin America and / or the Caribbean.
The prizes will be in American dollars and contributed entirely by the Vidanta Foundation.
| Premio | Monto | |
|---|---|---|
| First prize | USD 100.000 | one hundred thousand dollars |
| Second prize | USD 75.000 | seventy-five thousand dollars |
| Third prize | USD 50.000 | fifty thousand dollars |
| Fourth prize | USD 35.000 | thirty-five thousand dollars |
| Fifth prize | USD 25.000 | twenty-five thousand dollars |
Two of the five prizes will be destined, at least, to Mexican foundations.
The deadline for submitting nominations is July 31, 2019 and the Jury meeting will be in September 2019.