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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, a private charity based in Chicago, USA, has announced the winners of its 2009 Award for Creative and Effective Nonprofits. Access to Justice (AJ) is among the 8 globally selected recipients of the award. The award is intended to honour and strengthen organizations that have made significant impact in their respective fields of operation, using innovative and creative strategies. According to the Statement released by the MacArthur Foundation, all 8 nonprofits “… are highly creative and effective organizations that have made a remarkable impact in their fields, driving significant change on a modest budget”.
According to MacArthur Foundation President Jonathan Fanton, “these organizations may be small but their impact is tremendous”. He further explained that “. . . from protecting human rights to improving urban neighborhoods to conserving biodiversity, they are blazing new paths and finding fresh solutions to some of our most difficult challenges. The MacArthur Foundation has a long history of supporting organizations around the world like these that demonstrate the creativity, drive, and vision to make the world more just and peaceful.”
AJ is indeed very delighted to be honoured with this selection and award. The accompanying grant will help us establish a public interest law programme in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. It will also strengthen our efforts to drive public-benefit social change programmes using legal advocacy and the courts. More details of this program will be provided in the coming days.
This award presents a good opportunity to thank all those who have partnered with Access to Justice in many different ways, to help advance of our work. It also offers us the opportunity to expand our frontiers in very important directions we have always dreamed of, and to cover some more mileage in the furtherance of our stated objectives and mission.
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