Ginetta Sagan Award Nomination Form

“Ginetta Sagan’s name is synonymous with the fight for human rights around the world. She represents to all the triumph of the human spirit over tyranny.” –President Bill Clinton
Purpose

The purpose of the Ginetta Sagan Fund of Amnesty International USA is to support courageous women human rights defenders who are working in dangerous contexts to further the rights of women and children. The creation of the Ginetta Sagan Fund emphasizes that more human rights work must be done by and for women. The $20,000 award recognizes individual accomplishment, but also serves as a beacon of hope to women everywhere who are fighting for human rights.

The Award
- Recognizes outstanding achievement, often at great personal risk.
- Enhances the recipient's ability to live and work freely, and protects the recipient's capacity to continue her work, by bringing a new level of international attention to her accomplishments and the obstacles she faces.
- Brings increased international scrutiny to the crisis, region, or issue for which the recipient works.
Awardee Qualities
- Founder and/or Executive Director of an organization.
- Under threat for her activism.
- Proven effective at addressing human rights issues.
- Has brought about significant change in her country, region, or issue through her work.
For information about previous awardees, please visit www.amnestyusa.org/about-us/grants-and-awards/ginetta-sagan-award/ and click on read about “past recipients.”

HISTORY OF THE GINETTA SAGAN FUND

For more than three decades, the late Ginetta Sagan, (1925-2000), recipient of the 1996 Presidential Medal of Freedom, fought for the lives and rights of prisoners of conscience throughout the world. A tireless crusader and eternal optimist, Ginetta and her passionate dedication inspired generations of human rights advocates. In honor of her humanitarian achievements, Amnesty International USA created the Ginetta Sagan Fund in 1994, one of AIUSA's first permanently endowed funds and the only fund that specifically addresses the needs of women and children. The Ginetta Sagan Fund ensures the continuation in perpetuity of Ginetta's human rights legacy and brings worldwide attention to the abuses perpetrated on women and children. For further information please visit: www.amnestyusa.org/about-us/grants-and-awards/ginetta-sagan-award/

AWARD INFORMATION

The $20,000 award can be used by the awardee at her complete discretion. The money is awarded to the individual, not the organization. With the $20,000 award to be used at the awardee's discretion, the Ginetta Sagan Award also seeks to support the awardee to receive training to assist in her ongoing work. To this end, in addition to the $20,000 award, the awardee can receive up to $5,000 to further their professional development. This can include covering her expenses to participate in, and/or attend trainings throughout 2022.

NOMINATION GUIDELINES

A political party leader or government official / employee is not eligible for the Ginetta Sagan Fund award. Amnesty International is a strictly non-partisan organization. Nomination form and letters of recommendation must be received by September 2, 2022.

NOMINATION FORM

We ask that the nomination form be completed as thoroughly and with as much detail as possible. The nomination form can be completed by anyone who knows about the nominee and her work.

TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

Each letter of recommendation should inform the Selection Committee about why the candidate is deserving of the Ginetta Sagan Award for Women's and Children's Rights. To the extent that it is relevant, please include any personal background related to human rights. Please include answers to the following questions:
- What kinds of personal interactions have you had with the candidate? How would you characterize those interactions?
- What compels you to nominate this candidate?
- How has the candidate impacted and/or transformed her community through her work? Examples from past nominees include changes to legislation, raising the profile of the issue in her country and internationally, providing life-saving services, etc. Please be as inclusive as possible.
- A story or history about how or why the candidate became involved in human rights issues.
- Any other relevant information you would like to include.
These two letters can be from anyone familiar with the nominee’s human rights work. If possible, please have these two letters sent along with the nomination package. Please be sure to attach the letter of recommendation from each recommender to your submission through this online form.

PHOTOGRAPH

Please be sure to attach a photograph of the nominee to be used for press materials through this online form. Please be sure that the GSF has legal permission to use the photograph in all media.

SUPPORTING MATERIALS

Any additional material that can help the Selection Committee gain insight into the candidate would be very helpful. This can include website links to press, interviews, and any other relevant information. Please submit those materials as document attachments.

DEADLINE

Nomination form and letters of recommendation must be received by September 2, 2021. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR COMPLETED NOMINATION FORM AND ALL SUPPORTING MATERIALS VIA THIS ONLINE FORM. If you have any questions or problems with this form, please email [email protected].

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NOMINEE INFORMATION
Please fill out the below with information about the nominee:
Email*
Name of Nominee*
(Please capitalize family name)
First Last
Title/Position*
(If nominee is a part of an organization, we ask that the founder or executive director be nominated. Please ensure that the appropriate person within the organization is being nominated.)
Organization*
Country*
Mailing Address*
Phone (Primary)*
Website
Language(s) she is comfortable speaking publicly*
Please rate her English fluency*
(Please note that this rating does not affect the selection process. It is only used to plan for appropriate interpretation services if the candidate is selected.)
- Excellent
- Fair
- Poor
Please answer the following questions with as much detail as possible:
How long have you known the person you are nominating for this award?
In what capacity do you know the nominee? (i.e. through collaboration and joint activities, etc.)
Please describe the nominee’s background and personal history to the best of your ability (i.e. short biography, place of birth, life prior to being involved in human rights etc.).
What is the nature, length, and motivation of the nominee’s women’s and/or children’s rights work?
What is the political and social context within which the nominee is doing her work? (Why is the work important?)
To the best of your ability, please describe results of the nominee’s work. (e.g. Effectiveness, reception by local community, local/regional government, international responses to her work)
Has the nominee faced threats or intimidation for her human rights work? If yes, please describe.
In what way does the nominee’s work fit into the larger human rights movement in the nominee’s country and internationally?
What awards (if any) has the nominee previously been awarded?
Any additional information you would like us to know about your nominee and/or her work.

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Nominator Information
Name of Nominator*
First Last
Title/Position*
Human Rights Organization*
Address*
Email*
Website
Phone (Primary)*
Do you have a recommender for the nominee?*
- Yes
- No

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Recommender #1 Information
** Please be sure to attach a letter of recommendation from each recommender on the upload page **
Name of Recommender #1
First Last
Title/Position
Human Rights Organization
Address
Email
Website
Phone (Primary)
Do you have another recommender for the nominee?*
- Yes
- No

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Recommender #2 Information
** Please be sure to attach a letter of recommendation from each recommender **
Name of Recommender #2
First Last
Title/Position
Human Rights Organization
Address
Email
Website
Phone (Primary)

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CHECKLIST - Make sure your nomination is complete before submission!*
- Nomination Form (this online form)
- Up to two letters of recommendation (from your “recommenders” listed on previous pages in this form)
- Photograph (that may be used for publicity purposes)
- Supporting Materials (optional) as attachments or links
Upload Photograph and/or Support Materials here*
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Ginetta Sagan Award Nomination Form

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Purpose

The Award

Awardee Qualities

HISTORY OF THE GINETTA SAGAN FUND

AWARD INFORMATION

NOMINATION GUIDELINES

NOMINATION FORM

TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

PHOTOGRAPH

SUPPORTING MATERIALS

DEADLINE

NOMINEE INFORMATION

Nominator Information

Recommender #1 Information

Recommender #2 Information

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