The 2016 WISE Awards Winners Announced

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DOHA, Qatar, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

     - WISE Awards recognize six innovative initiatives addressing key education

challenges

    The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), a leading international

initiative driving innovation and collaboration in education, has announced the

six 2016 WISE Awards winning projects. Since 2009 the WISE Awards have

identified and promoted some of the most innovative and effective practices in

tackling urgent global education challenges.

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    Every year, recipients of the WISE Awards join a network of other

successful and pioneering projects through which they gain global visibility

and are given an opportunity to collaborate through various platforms, such as

WISE Communications, WISE Publications and the WISE Summit. Projects also

receive $20,000 (US) and are celebrated at the WISE Summit and other WISE

events.

    Independent education consultants from Parthenon-EY assess the applicants

and a jury comprised of international education experts then evaluates the 15

shortlisted finalist projects that aim to build a network of change-makers to

inspire others around the world.

    Dr Abdulaziz Al-Horr, CEO of Qatar Finance and Business Academy, is one of

the ten education authorities who form the WISE Awards Jury. He remarked: "The

2016 WISE Awards embody the notion of 'education as empowerment'. Each of the

winning projects can be seen as a tool to overcome some of the world's biggest

education challenges. They are reaching out to refugees, they are supporting

struggling students, and they are changing lives through vocational training...

We are confident that this recognition will support these projects in promoting

new ideas and practices, and in building a better future for all."

    Parthenon-EY Managing Director Ashwin Assomull also commented, "This is the

fourth year that Parthenon-EY has worked with WISE and it is always a

fascinating project. Our team conducts the on-the-ground due diligence

assessment of finalists based on WISE's metrics of impact, innovation, and

capacity for growth. We develop detailed reports for the WISE jury, who make

the decision."

    The six 2014 WISE Awards winning projects address an array of education

challenges including literacy, access to quality and relevant education,

entrepreneurship:

    1) Tara Akshar Literacy Program (India)

      http://www.wise-qatar.org/tara-akshar-literacy-program-india

    2) Education for Growth and Value Creation (Lebanon)

       http://www.wise-qatar.org/education-growth-and-value-creation-lebanon

    3) JUMP Math (Canada) http://www.wise-qatar.org/jump-math-canada

    4) Geekie - Personalized Learning for All (Brazil)

       http://www.wise-qatar.org/geekie-personalized-learning-all-brazil

    5) Ideas Box (France) http://www.wise-qatar.org/ideas-box-france

    6) Little Ripples  (United States of America)

http://www.wise-qatar.org/little-ripples-culturally-inspired-pre-school-united-states-of-america

    For further information about WISE and the WISE Awards, please go to

http://www.wise-qatar.org or http://www.wise-qatar.org/wise-awards-2016

SOURCE: WISE - World Innovation Summit for Education