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Nominations Open For .ORG Awards
May 25, 2021
Submissions are open through July for the third annual .ORG Impact Awards by the Public Interest Registry (PIR). Nominations will be reviewed by judges who are leaders in the internet, nonprofit and marketing sectors. All nominations must be tied to an active website with a .org domain name.
Winners will be announced during a virtual celebration on Nov. 9. Category winners will receive $10,000 each. The winner of the .ORG of the Year award will receive a donation of $35,000.
“Every day, the global .ORG community devotes itself to meeting society’s most pressing needs,” said Jon Nevett, president of Reston, Va.-based PIR. “These mission-driven and community-based organizations are tackling everything from promoting health and healing during the pandemic to addressing global climate change and fighting hunger and poverty. It’s our honor to recognize them.”
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RESTON, Va., May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Public Interest Registry (PIR), the People behind .ORG, today launched its 3rd annual .ORG Impact Awards with a Call for Nominations to honor innovative and inspiring organizations and individuals making the world a better place.
Through these awards, PIR is celebrating the global .ORG Community for its work to heal, inspire, transform and connect communities over the past year. Those interested in submitting entries should go to .orgimpactawards.org for complete information and deadlines. Award winners will be announced as part of a virtual celebration on November 9, 2021. Every day, the global .ORG Community devotes itself to meeting society s most pressing needs, said Jon Nevett, CEO of Public Interest Registry.
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Delivering sustainable menstrual hygiene solutions for women and girls in fragile contexts
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In 2019, World Vision and Days for Girls International established a pilot partnership to deliver sustainable menstrual hygiene solutions to women and girls in fragile contexts. Over 40,000 Days for Girls Menstrual Health Kits (DfG Kits) were sewn by volunteer chapters and teams across USA, Australia, and Canada. The kits were delivered to World Vision offices in four countries; Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and South Sudan.
As of December 2020, the following kits have been successfully implemented by World Vision field teams:
1,019 DfG Kits in Afghanistan
4, 082 DfG Kits in Somalia
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