Pioneers in SDGs Award 2022

The 4th Annual Pioneers in SDGs Awards Ceremony 2022 was held virtually on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. The Journalists and Writers Foundation and its 36 Global Partners celebrated the contributions of civil society organizations to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals during the 4th Annual Pioneers in SDGs Awards Ceremony. In 2022, we received 34 outstanding projects from 24 different countries. The international jury members evaluated these projects and their outcomes based on four criteria: innovation, stakeholders, scope, and impact. The winners were announced during the virtual Pioneers in SDGs Awards Ceremony on September 28, 2022. 

The host of the Pioneers in SDGs Awards Ceremony 2022 was Dr. Rajendran Govender, a renowned social cohesion advocate, newspaper columnist, and Advisory Board Member to the JWF from South Africa. Dr. Govender underlined the role of civil society organizations in building sustainable peace and development. Nancy Falcon, an expert in interfaith and intercultural dialogue from Argentina, congratulated the project participants and award recipients for building peaceful and inclusive societies. Thomas Sideris, an investigative journalist and award-winning documentary director from Greece, sent his special thanks to all project representatives and their organizations for their contributions to making this world a better place for all.