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EUforIA WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD
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EUforIA to win the international Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition!

AMAZING NEWS & A GREAT HONOUR - Excerpt from a press release:

“Paris, France — November 12, 2008 — Ashoka, the world’s community of leading social entrepreneurs, and Staples, today announced that EUforIA (www.euforiaction.org) is one of five finalist teams in the Staples “Youth Social Entrepreneur” Competition.



The Staples “Youth Social Entrepreneur” Competition was an online competition, created on Ashoka’s Changemakers’ platform that asked young people around the world to showcase how their projects are leading positive change and making an impact within their communities.



EUforIA’s project aimed at raising global awareness and encouraging local activism among youth was chosen out of 521 entries received from 61 countries for their outstanding impact, innovation and commitment to serving their community.



Finalists were selected by an elite panel of judges, including Franck Riboud, chairman and chief executive officer of Groupe Danone; Gilles Daniel, vice president of MTV France; Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist; Hannah Teeter, U.S. Olympic gold-medal winning snowboarder; and Kyle Freas, grand prize winner of the 2007 “Youth Social Entrepreneur” Competition.



All five finalists will be flown to Boston, MA, to be recognized during a special ceremony in their honor on November 20, 2008 at Staples’ headquarters in Framingham, MA. Staples will award the grand prize winner with €3.355 worth of Staples products to help run their entrepreneurial Venture, including a laptop, digital camera, printer and essential office supplies. The second place finalist will receive €776 worth of Staples products.“



The competition website is

http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/node/14035



EUforIA's Co-President Yoko & President Jeronimo were flown to Boston this week where they were loged in a 5-star hotel and officially received the award. We feel very honoured to have been awarded such an outstanding recognition of our work and are very happy that the potential of our initiative has been recognized by some of the leading international experts in the field of global change. As a new Ashoka youth venture we are looking forward to taking full advantage of the multiple opportunities ranging from networking to professional consulting and funding now offered to us. We are confident that this will considerably contribute to the successful realization of our ambitious goals and our intention to scale up and professionalize our young organization.

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