| Year of Award,Full Name,Gender,Date of Birth,Country of Birth,University,Devoted Country,Background / Occupation,Major Contributions
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| 2008,Liz McCartney,Female,NA,United States,George Washington University,United States,"Co-founder, St. Bernard Project(Disaster-recovery nonprofit project)",Post-Katrina home rebuilding for low-income residents
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| 2009,Efren Geronimo Peñaflorida Jr.,Male,"Mar 05, 1981",Philippines, Cavite State University,Philippines,Filipino teacher and Social development worker,“Pushcart Classroom” mobile schooling for street children
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| 2010,Anuradha Koirala,Female,"Apr 14, 1949"," India or |
| Nepal",St Joseph’s Convent School,Nepal,"Anti-trafficking |
| social activist; founder Maiti Nepal, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of sex trafficking.","Rescued + rehabilitated thousands(50,000+ ) of trafficking survivors |
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| 2011,Robin Lim (“Ibu Robin”),Female,"Nov 24, 1956",United States,Santa Barbara City College,Indonesia,Midwife; founder Bumi Sehat clinics,Free maternal & infant care in disaster- and poverty-stricken areas
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| 2012,Pushpa Basnet,Female,"-, 1984",Nepal,St. Xavier’s College (Social Work),Nepal,Social worker; founder ECDC / Butterfly Home,Supports children living with incarcerated parents
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| 2013,Chad Pregracke,Male,"Dec 04, 1974",United States,Black Hawk College (att.),United States,Environmental activist; founder Living Lands & Waters,Large-scale cleanup of U.S. rivers
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| 2014,Pen (“Paul”) Farthing,Male,"-, 1969",England ,NA,"Tiverton, England/afghanistan",Former Royal Marine; founder Nowzad Dogs,Rescues animals from conflict zones & reunites with troops
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| 2015,Maggie Doyne,Female,"Nov 07, 1986",United States,NA,Nepal,Philanthropist; co-founder BlinkNow,"Kopila Valley children’s home, school & women’s center"
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| 2016,Jeison Aristizábal,Male,NA,Colombia,Universidad Santiago de Cali (Law),Colombia,Disability-rights advocate; founder ASODISVALLE,"Free therapy, education & mobility aids for disabled children"
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| 2017,Amy Wright,Female,"Sep 21, 1975",United States,University of Cincinnati (Music),United States,Social entrepreneur; founder Bitty & Beau’s Coffee,Jobs & inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities
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| 2018,Dr. Ricardo Enrique Pun-Chong,Male,"Aug 03, 1971",Peru,Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (MD),Peru,Physician; founder Albergue Inspira,"Free housing, food & care for sick children & families"
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| 2019,Freweini Mebrahtu,Female,"-, 1965",Ethiopia," Prairie View A&M University |
| (Chemical Engineering)",Ethiopia,Chemical engineer & inventor,Reusable menstrual pads & menstrual-health education (Dignity Period)
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| 2021,Shirley Raines,Female,"Dec 29, 1967",United States,NA,United States,The founder of the non-profit Beauty 2 the Streetz,"Beauty, hygiene, food & advocacy for unhoused people"
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| 2022,Nelly Cheboi,Female,"Nov 26, 1992",Kenya,Augustana College (CS & Applied Math),Kenya,Tech entrepreneur; founder TechLit Africa,Builds computer labs & teaches digital skills in rural schools
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| 2023,Dr. Kwane Stewart,Male,"Oct 4, 1974",United States,Colorado State University (DVM),United States,Veterinarian; founder Project Street Vet,Free veterinary care for pets of people experiencing homelessness
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| 2024,Stephen Knight,Male,NA,United States,NA,United States,Non-profit exec; founder Dogs Matter,Temporary foster care for pets while owners enter addiction treatment |
