Awards &
Prizes
Riwaq wins the Prince
Claus Award
Riwaq is proud to announce
that won the Prince Claus Award. The Prince Claus Fund
for Culture & Development announced its 2011 awards and
Riwaq was awarded one of them.
The
Prince Claus Awards are presented annually to
individuals, groups and organisations in Africa, Asia,
Latin America and the Caribbean for their outstanding
achievements in the field of culture and development and
the positive effect of their work on their direct
environment and on the wider cultural or social field.
Quality is a sine non qua for an Award. The Prince Claus
Fund presents one Principal Prince Claus Award of
€100.000,- and ten Awards of €25.000,-. The Principal
Award of € 100,000 is presented during a festive
ceremony in Amsterdam in December every year. The
additional awards of € 25,000 each are presented with
ceremonies at the Dutch embassies to the countries where
the recipients live.
“Riwaq is
awarded for its significant achievements in preserving
and reinvigorating sites of historical and architectural
significance, for linking cultural heritage with
community development and economic opportunities, for
nourishing collective memory and strengthening
Palestinian identity, and for its daring and pioneering
work in a context marked by conflict and military
occupation.”
http://www.princeclausfund.org/en/network/user/id/419
Riwaq wins the second place in The Palestine
International Award for Excellence and Creativity (2009)
On December 9, 2010 Riwaq was awarded the second-place
in the Palestine International Excellence and Innovation
Award for the category of enterprise excellence. This
winning is the culmination of hard work and perseverance
in maintaining the Palestinian cultural heritage and the
adoption of creative methods at work which contributes
in the change for the better.
See
http://www.pal-awards.ps
The Good
Governance Certificate (2007)
In 2007 Transparency
Palestine - The AMAN Coalition conducted a review of non
governmental organizations and their administrative and
financial procedures to evaluate their adherence to good
governance practices. After undergoing this extensive
evaluation process, Riwaq was awarded the Good
Governance Certificate.
http://www.aman-palestine.org/arabic/Activities/NAZAHAweb/html/CertificateNGOs.htm
(arabic)
The 2007 Qattan Distinction
Award (2007)
The Qattan Foundation’s Culture & Arts Programme
presented Riwaq with the Qattan Distinction Award for a
notable cultural achievement. Riwaq was awarded this
honor for our publication Riwaq's Registry of Historical
Buildings in Palestine.
http://www.qattanfoundation.org/eBulletin/1-2008/1_2008_en.html
Dubai International Award For the Best Practices to
Improve the Living Environment (2006)
The International Jury of Experts of the
Euro-Mediterranean Partnership of Local and Regional
Authority announced 12 winners of the “Dubai
International Award-for best practices to improve the
living environment”—a UN-Habitat (United Nations Human
Settlements Program) activity. Chosen from among 700
organizations from all over the world and recognized for
its successful “Job Creation Through Conservation”
project, Riwaq was the only Arab organization to win in
2007
http://www.dubaiaward.ae/Web/WinnersDetails.aspx?s=34&c=167
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