{"id":44577,"date":"2022-09-21T04:15:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T04:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.asianetpakistan.com\/?p=98516"},"modified":"2022-09-21T04:15:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T04:15:09","slug":"gates-foundation-honors-four-leaders-with-2022-goalkeepers-global-goals-awards-for-their-inspiring-efforts-to-drive-progress-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/gates-foundation-honors-four-leaders-with-2022-goalkeepers-global-goals-awards-for-their-inspiring-efforts-to-drive-progress-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Gates Foundation Honors Four Leaders With 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards for Their Inspiring Efforts to Drive Progress for All\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"m_divBody\">\n<div id=\"m_divWide\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Radhika Batra of India, Zahra Joya of Afghanistan, Vanessa Nakate of Uganda, and Ursula von der Leyen of Germany are recognized for their extraordinary work towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<\/em><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2022 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0As part of its annual Goalkeepers campaign, the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the winners of its Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards. The foundation recognized the work of four remarkable changemakers to advance progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their communities and around the world:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Radhika Batra<\/b>, co-founder of the nonprofit organization Every Infant Matters, which provides last-mile health solutions to disadvantaged children in India<\/li>\n<li><b>Zahra Joya<\/b>, a journalist from Afghanistan who founded and self-funded Rukhshana Media, an online news agency focused exclusively on covering issues that affect the women of Afghanistan.<\/li>\n<li><b>Vanessa Nakate<\/b>, a climate justice activist from Uganda and founder of the Africa-based Rise Up Movement and the Green Schools Project<\/li>\n<li><b>Ursula von der Leyen,<\/b>\u00a0president of the European Commission<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The winners were announced at the Goalkeepers Awards Ceremony, which was attended by global leaders, influencers, and changemakers, and hosted by\u00a0Tumelo Mothotoane, senior anchor at South African news broadcaster eNCA. Award presenters included Malala Fund co-founder and Nobel Peace Prize laureate,\u00a0Malala Yousafzai; and\u00a0entertainer and founder of Unicorn Island,\u00a0Lilly Singh. The ceremony featured special performances by George the Poet and Grammy-nominated singer and performer, Somi.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While the world is far from being on track to reach the Global Goals by 2030, there is still cause for optimism. We&#8217;ve seen how human ingenuity and innovation can lead to game-changing breakthroughs and progress toward our shared goals, and that&#8217;s exactly what we see in this year&#8217;s Goalkeepers Global Goals Award winners,&#8221; said Blessing Omakwu, head of Goalkeepers. &#8220;Each show us how women are leading the way in coming up with the innovative solutions to move the numbers in the right direction, so that more people can lead healthy and productive lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>The 2022 Global Goalkeeper Award<\/b>, which was presented by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, recognizes a leader who has driven progress on a global scale toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. This year&#8217;s award was presented to\u00a0<b>Ursula von der Leyen<\/b>, president of the European Commission, who has shown determination in leading both the EU and global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, from crisis management to long-term recovery efforts. A champion of global health and equitable access, von der Leyen was instrumental in the creation of ACT-A, a global collaboration to accelerate development, production, and equitable access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines. She led the efforts of the European Union to support lower-income countries in responding to and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, including a commitment of \u20ac1 billion from the EU to boost manufacturing capacity in Africa in order to increase access to vaccines, medicines, and health technologies. In June 2020, at the Global Vaccine Summit, von der Leyen also announced a new European Commission&#8217;s contribution of \u20ac300 million to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. This is more than the sum of all previous EU contributions to Gavi.<\/p>\n<p><b>The 2022 Campaign Award<\/b>, which was presented by Malala Yousafzai, celebrates a campaign that has raised awareness or built a community by inspiring action and creating change. This year&#8217;s award was presented to\u00a0<b>Vanessa Nakate of Uganda<\/b>\u00a0for her work to highlight the disproportionate impacts of climate change, bringing much-needed attention to the inequalities that it exacerbates, especially for women and girls in Africa. Nakate is the founder of the Rise Up Climate Movement, which amplifies the voices of activists from Africa and across the world. She is also the founder of the Green Schools Project, which addresses energy poverty in rural schools in Uganda using economical and sustainable solutions to equip 24,000 schools with solar panels and eco stoves. Nakate is progressing SDG 4: Education,\u00a0SDG 5: Gender Equality, SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities, and SDG 13: Climate Action.<\/p>\n<p><b>The 2022 Changemaker Award<\/b>, which was presented by Angelina Jolie, celebrates an individual who has inspired change using personal experience or from a position of leadership. This year&#8217;s award was presented to\u00a0<b>Zahra Joya of Afghanistan<\/b>\u00a0for her work to ensure women&#8217;s stories in her home country are reported on and reach the attention of the wider public.\u00a0Joya is the founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3651457-1%26h%3D59710333%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fc212.net%252Fc%252Flink%252F%253Ft%253D0%2526l%253Den%2526o%253D3651457-1%2526h%253D1988332970%2526u%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Frukhshana.com%25252Fen%25252F%2526a%253DRukhshana%252BMedia%26a%3DRukhshana%2BMedia&amp;source=gmail-html&amp;ust=1663825045263000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3_fGbPaq1cQjqm99Nq3lBQ\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rukhshana Media<\/a>, an online news agency\u00a0focused exclusively on covering issues that affect the women of Afghanistan\u2014the first national news organization of its kind. Joya is progressing SDG 5: Gender Equality and SDG 16: Peace Justice and Strong Institutions.<\/p>\n<p><b>The 2022 Progress Award<\/b>, which was presented by Lilly Singh, celebrates an individual who supports progress via a science, technology, digital, or business initiative. This year&#8217;s award was presented to\u00a0<b>Dr. Radhika Batra of India<\/b>\u00a0for her work to tackle health inequalities by providing last-mile health solutions to disadvantaged children. Batra founded Every Infant Matters when she was working as a resident doctor in a hospital in the slums of New Delhi. Since launching in 2017, the organization has saved 74,173 children from blindness; given prenatal vitamins to more than 40,000 disadvantaged women; and provided education to prevent gender inequality and the stigma of TB, HIV\/AIDS, and blindness to more than 65,000 families. Batra is progressing SDG 3: Good Health &amp; Well-Being and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of the Goalkeepers Global Goals Award winners follows last week&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3651457-1%26h%3D2443234538%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fc212.net%252Fc%252Flink%252F%253Ft%253D0%2526l%253Den%2526o%253D3651457-1%2526h%253D4290208321%2526u%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.gatesfoundation.org%25252Fideas%25252Fmedia-center%25252Fpress-releases%25252F2022%25252F09%25252Fgates-foundation-goalkeepers-report-progress-sustainable-development-goals%2526a%253Drelease%26a%3Drelease&amp;source=gmail-html&amp;ust=1663825045263000&amp;usg=AOvVaw22wkH-TPGtHSyhcPV_38CG\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">release<\/a>\u00a0of the Gates Foundation&#8217;s sixth annual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3651457-1%26h%3D1807470058%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fc212.net%252Fc%252Flink%252F%253Ft%253D0%2526l%253Den%2526o%253D3651457-1%2526h%253D1585997126%2526u%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.gatesfoundation.org%25252Fgoalkeepers%25252Freport%25252F2022-report%2526a%253DGoalkeepers%252BReport%26a%3DGoalkeepers%2BReport&amp;source=gmail-html&amp;ust=1663825045263000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Mux6wbxqJdFNc4jW3Ql1J\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goalkeepers Report<\/a>, &#8220;The Future of Progress,&#8221; co-authored by foundation co-chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. Despite significant setbacks caused by overlapping global crises, the report underscores opportunities to accelerate progress toward ending poverty, fighting inequality, and reducing the impacts of climate change. In their respective essays, French Gates and Gates call for new approaches to achieving gender equality and food security. They also cite dramatic progress in dealing with the HIV\/AIDS epidemic\u2014a nearly 60% decline in annual deaths between 2000 and 2020\u2014as an example of what can happen when the world invests in long-term solutions and innovative approaches to entrenched issues.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards by visiting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3651457-1%26h%3D1234898305%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fc212.net%252Fc%252Flink%252F%253Ft%253D0%2526l%253Den%2526o%253D3651457-1%2526h%253D1293956144%2526u%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.gatesfoundation.org%25252Fgoalkeepers%25252Fthe-goalkeepers%25252Fawards%25252F%2526a%253Dwww.gatesfoundation.org%25252Fgoalkeepers%25252Fthe-goalkeepers%25252Fawards%25252F%26a%3Dwww.gatesfoundation.org%252Fgoalkeepers%252Fthe-goalkeepers%252Fawards%252F&amp;source=gmail-html&amp;ust=1663825045263000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3OViwZhJMHwh4ArJrHZLkW\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.gatesfoundation.<wbr \/>org\/goalkeepers\/the-<wbr \/>goalkeepers\/awards\/<\/a>. Biographies, headshots, and film of this year&#8217;s Goalkeepers Global Goals Award winners can be viewed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3651457-1%26h%3D2527306518%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fc212.net%252Fc%252Flink%252F%253Ft%253D0%2526l%253Den%2526o%253D3651457-1%2526h%253D3292919999%2526u%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fgatesfoundation.isebox.net%25252Fgoalkeepers%25252Fglobal-goals-awards-2022%2526a%253Dhere%26a%3Dhere&amp;source=gmail-html&amp;ust=1663825045263000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2zs5PmWK665DUfUI7Qi-ZU\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 Photos from the event can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3651457-1%26h%3D3245981091%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fc212.net%252Fc%252Flink%252F%253Ft%253D0%2526l%253Den%2526o%253D3651457-1%2526h%253D1598204588%2526u%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fdam.gettyimages.com%25252Fassignments%25252Fgoalkeepers-2022-the-global-goals-awards%2526a%253Dhere%26a%3Dhere&amp;source=gmail-html&amp;ust=1663825045263000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Lx0UEj2xGIpqxRnPICkEE\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation<br \/>\n<\/b>Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people&#8217;s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people\u2014especially those with the fewest resources\u2014have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Mark Suzman, under the direction of Co-chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates and the board of trustees.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Goalkeepers<br \/>\n<\/b>Goalkeepers is the foundation&#8217;s campaign to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals). By sharing stories and data behind the Global Goals through an annual report, we hope to inspire a new generation of leaders\u2014Goalkeepers who raise awareness of progress, hold their leaders accountable, and drive action to achieve the Global Goals.<\/p>\n<p><b>About the Global Goals<br \/>\n<\/b>On September 25, 2015, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, 193 world leaders committed to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals). These are a series of ambitious objectives and targets to achieve three extraordinary things by 2030: end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and fix climate change.<\/p>\n<p><b>Project Everyone<\/b>, co-creators of Goalkeepers, was founded by writer, director, and SDG Advocate Richard Curtis with the ambition to help achieve the Global Goals through raising awareness, holding leaders accountable, and driving action. Find out more at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3651457-1%26h%3D1276472140%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fc212.net%252Fc%252Flink%252F%253Ft%253D0%2526l%253Den%2526o%253D3651457-1%2526h%253D217772801%2526u%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.project-everyone.org%25252F%2526a%253Dproject-everyone.org%26a%3Dproject-everyone.org&amp;source=gmail-html&amp;ust=1663825045263000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2pzCTATQLMyEkxXlHbtkpW\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">project-everyone.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Media Contact<\/b>:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:media@gatesfoundation.org\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media@<wbr \/>gatesfoundation.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radhika Batra of India, Zahra Joya of Afghanistan, Vanessa Nakate of Uganda, and Ursula von der Leyen of Germany are recognized for their extraordinary work towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2022 \/PRNewswire\/ \u2014\u00a0As part of its annual Goalkeepers campaign, the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[10,19,12],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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