The CAHR Awards, which honours individuals and organisations
contributing selflessly to community development and inclusion in Africa, is an
initiative of CSR-in-Action Advocacy, the development-focused arm of the
CSR-in-Action Group, renowned sustainability consulting, training and advocacy
outfit in Africa.
According to Bekeme Masade-Olowola, CSR-in-Action’s Chief
Executive, CAHR Awards represent the organisation’s commitment to social
justice in Africa.
“CAHR is the result of our quest to recognise those quietly
pursuing the development of the society through their immense contributions
towards peace, justice and human rights,” said Olowola.
“We want to use CAHR Awards to show that people in Africa
and of African descent care about the continent and are doing great things,”
she added.
At the end of a night of glitz and glamour, Professor
Patricia O. Donli won the Mallam Aminu Kano Award for Leadership, for her role
in leading her team to support over 5,000 female IDPs amongst others, whilst
Nkatha Mugao from Kenya was awarded the Apostle Hayford Alile Humanitarian
Award for her work in reaching out to more than 300 families affected by
clashes, violence, and poverty in Kenya, and supporting more than 1,200
women-led families.
Uche Kenneth Udekwe, the founder of Natal Cares, a social
enterprise that leverages the power of technology and innovation to combat
maternal and infant mortality in Nigeria, won the Hajiya Gambo Sawaba Community
Impact Award (Individual Category) while the Corporate Category went to IHS
Nigeria Limited, a leading tower company in Nigeria for its sustainable
innovations.
TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc, which has reduced its
emissions by 1,989 tonnes (the equivalent of planting 88,009 trees) through its
solar service stations, won the Ken Saro-Wiwa Environmental Management Award
whilst Mauritian-based Djemillah Mourade-Peerbux won the Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Human Rights Award (Individual) for her work in supporting sexual violence and
assault victims.
PIND Foundation won the MKO Abiola Community Engagement
Award for promoting peace and equitable economic growth in Nigeria’s Niger
Delta region while the Josephine Nkedilim Equal Rights Awardwas given to
Amnesty International for campaigning for a world where human rights are
enjoyed by all.
“CAHR Awards provides the platform to outstanding and
deserving organisations and individuals who have contributed to the rights of
communities across Africa” said Tokunbo George Taylor, Managing Director,
Hill+Knowlton Strategies Nigeria and a CAHR Awards juror for three years.
Taylor noted that the CAHR Awards has grown, from seven
award categories in its first year to nine in the third.
“In addition, entries have continued to grow; with 300 per
cent increment in nominations and 1,000 per cent increment in votes by its
third year of existence. We had over 100 nominations and 28,000 votes were
received for this year. Also, instead of keeping it within Nigeria, we decided
to open it up to Africa,” Taylor added.
According to Kenyan-based Nkatha Mugao, who won the Apostle
Hayford Alile Humanitarian Award, her recognition by CAHR Awards means that her
work is not just limited to Kenya but has been noticed internationally.
“Being here shows that the world feels the impact of the
work that we do,” said Mugao, whose work has helped children who have been
through kidnappings and trophy kids who have been abused and neglected.
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