STOCKHOLM – Recipients of the 2022 Right Livelihood Award hailing from Somalia, Ukraine, Venezuela and Uganda are being honoured on Wednesday, November 30, in a televised live Award Presentation in Stockholm. All four Laureates will be attending the celebration in person.
Time: 19:30 CET on Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Place: Cirkus, Djurgårdsslätten 43-45, Stockholm, Sweden
Livestream (YouTube): 2022.rightlivelihood.org
The 2022 Laureates are:
Fartuun Adan and Ilwad Elman “for promoting peace, demilitarisation and human rights in Somalia in the face of terrorism and gender-based violence.”
Oleksandra Matviichuk and the Center for Civil Liberties (CCL) “for building sustainable democratic institutions in Ukraine and modelling a path to international accountability for war crimes.” Also recipients of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
Cecosesola of Venezuela “for establishing an equitable and cooperative economic model as a robust alternative to profit-driven economies.”
Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) “for their courageous work for climate justice and community rights violated by extractivist energy projects in Uganda.”
The Laureates are all available for interviews in Stockholm or online. Please contact us (information below) for interview requests.
Matviichuk is also holding an online press conference to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
Time: 11:00 CET on Wednesday, November 30
More about the Award Presentation:
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Media contacts
International media: Emoke Bebiak, emoke.bebiak@rightlivelihood.org, +41 78 333 84 84
German media: Julia Naumann and Nina Tesenfitz, presse@rightlivelihood.org,
+49 170 5763 663
Spanish media: Nayla Azzinnari, nayla@rightlivelihood.org, +54 9 11 5460 9860
Swedish media: Sydney Nelson, sydney.nelson@rightlivelihood.org, +46 73 043 13 01
Eastern European media: Marina Shupac, marina.shupac@rightlivelihood.org,
+41 76 746 13 59
Photos, videos: Mikaela Fredrikson, mikaela.fredrikson@rightlivelihood.org
About Right Livelihood
Established in 1980, Right Livelihood honours and supports courageous people solving global problems. Housed under the umbrella of a foundation, Right Livelihood is a courage-powered community for social change committed to peace, justice and sustainability for all.
Each year, Right Livelihood highlights change-makers through an Award. To date, 190 Laureates from 74 countries have received the distinction. By recognising the actions of brave visionaries and building impactful connections around the world, Right Livelihood boosts urgent and long-term social change.
However, the work of Right Livelihood goes beyond only presenting the Award: they provide these change-makers with life-long support. Right Livelihood is a megaphone and a shield for the Laureates: raising their profile, providing them protection when their lives and liberty are in danger, and educating people on their innovative solutions.
Right Livelihood is headquartered in Stockholm, with an office in Geneva. The Foundation has Consultative Status with the UN.
