2021 Right Livelihood Award Presentation

An evening celebrating people who are paving the way to a better future for all!

On December 1, we honoured some of the world’s foremost change-makers at Cirkus in Stockholm.

Programme

Performance by
Loreen – We got the power

Welcome by
Gina Dirawi

Presentation of the Right Livelihood Award to Marthe Wandou (Cameroon)
Presenter: Lamiya Haji Bashar

Performance by
Maxida Märak – Now the trees are burning

Interview with
Executive Director Ole von Uexkull

Presentation of the Right Livelihood Award to Vladimir Slivyak (Russia)
Presenter: Luisa Neubauer

Performance by
Loreen – I’m in it with you

Presentation of the Right Livelihood Award to Freda Huson (Canada)
Presenter: Maxida Märak

In memoriam by
Maxida Märak – NikeSunnas jojk

Presentation of the Right Livelihood Award to LIFE (Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment) (India) Representatives Ritwick Dutta and Rahul Choudhary
Presenter: Johanna Sandahl

Performance by
Caspar Camitz – If you

2021 Laureate

Marthe Wandou, Cameroon

“For building a model of community-based child protection in the face of terrorist insurgency and gender-based violence in the Lake Chad region of Cameroon.”

Read her story

2021 Laureate

Vladimir Slivyak, Russia

“For his defence of the environment and for helping to ignite grassroots opposition to the coal and nuclear industries in Russia.”

Read his story

2021 Laureate

Freda Huson of the Wet’suwet’en People in Canada

“For her fearless dedication to reclaiming her people’s culture and defending their land against disastrous pipeline projects.”

Read her story

2021 Laureate

Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE)

“For their innovative legal work empowering communities to protect their resources in the pursuit of environmental democracy in India.”

Read their story

Host

Gina Dirawi

Gina Dirawi is an award-winning Swedish television and radio host, singer-songwriter, comedian and actress. She has been the host for Sweden’s famous national song contest, Melodifestivalen, three times. Dirawi has also released two singles, and she made her debut as a writer with the book “Paradiset ligger under mammas fötter” in April 2020.

Artists

Loreen

Loreen is a Swedish singer, music producer and human rights activist. In 2012, Loreen represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaijan with a masterful performance of her song “Euphoria” that went on to win and become the second-highest voted song in Eurovision history.
Maxida Märak

Maxida Märak was born and raised in Jokkmokk in the north of Sweden and is a Swedish-Sámi joik singer, hip-hop musician, actress and human rights activist with a special interest in the rights of the Sámi people. Her songs portray her personal story by which she hopes to bring light to both her own experiences and that of her people.
Caspar Camitz

Caspar Camitz is a Swedish singer-songwriter who has played and sung in his own band, Katmanlo, for the past eight years. It was as a contestant in last year's Swedish Idol that he became a rising star due to his unique and profound artistry, resulting in over 3 million views on YouTube. He has released three singles already with more to come.