The 2014 WISE Awards Winners Announced

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DOHA, Qatar, Sep.17, 2014 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

    WISE Awards recognize six innovative initiatives in education

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

initiative driving innovation and collaboration in education, has announced the

six 2014 WISE Awards winning projects. Since 2009 the WISE Awards have

identified and promoted some of the most effective practices in tackling urgent

global education challenges.

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

challenges linked to employment, creativity, access and literacy:

    ・　The Song Room - Australia - Providing arts-based programs enhancing the

education, personal development and community involvement of the country's

disadvantaged children.

http://www.wise-qatar.org/song-room-australia

    ・　Street Children: Reintegration through Education - Egypt - Reducing the

number of children living and working on the streets of Cairo by providing

child-friendly education and life skills.

http://www.wise-qatar.org/street-children-reintegration-through-education-belgium

    ・　Me & MyCity - Finland - A hands-on learning environment offering pupils

positive experiences of entrepreneurship, the economy and society.

http://www.wise-qatar.org/me-and-mycity-finland

    ・　Educate Girls - India - Improving girls' enrolment, retention and

academic performance in government schools through community empowerment.

http://www.wise-qatar.org/educate-girls-india

    ・　We Love Reading - Jordan - Encouraging children to read for pleasure

through a cost-efficient, grassroots approach.

http://www.wise-qatar.org/we-love-reading-jordan

    ・　Alternate Education for Rural Development in Peru - Peru/Spain -

Promoting integration of rural work and school life to improve students'

employment prospects.

http://www.wise-qatar.org/alternate-education-rural-development-peru-spain

    A Jury comprised of education leaders, chaired by H.E. Sheikh Abdulla bin

Ali Al-Thani, Chairman of WISE, selected the winning projects from a shortlist

of 15 finalists, chosen from hundreds of applications.

H.E. Sheikh Abdulla bin Ali Al-Thani remarked: "These initiatives demonstrate

how transformative educational programs not only bring real change to the

classroom, but can also have a wider influence in communities and society."

The six 2014 WISE Awards winning projects will be celebrated at a Gala Dinner

during the sixth World Innovation Summit for Education, November 4-6, 2014, in

Doha, Qatar.

    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

NOTES TO EDITORS

    About the WISE Awards:

Each year, the WISE Awards recognize and promote six successful innovative

projects that are addressing global education challenges. Since 2009, WISE has

received more than 2,000 applications from over 140 countries. With the

announcement of the 2014 WISE Awards, 36 projects have now been recognized

around the world from a variety of sectors for their innovative character,

their positive contribution and for scalability and adaptability.

    About the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE):

The World Innovation Summit for Education was established by Qatar Foundation

in 2009 under the patronage of its Chairperson, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint

Nasser. WISE is an international, multi-sectoral platform for creative

thinking, debate and purposeful action toward building the future of education

through innovation and partnership. Through the annual Summit and a range of

ongoing initiatives, WISE is a global reference in new approaches to education.

WISE 2014 will take place November 4-6 in Doha.

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    SOURCE: The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE)