Short listed organisations

Organisation Primary objective/mission Location
Aga Khan Planning and Building Services (AKPBS)
PRIZE WINNER
AKPBS works to improve the built environment, particularly housing design and construction, village planning, natural hazard mitigation, environmental sanitation, water supplies, and other living conditions. Pakistan
Bioplaneta
GRANT RECIPIENT
Bioplaneta is founded on the principle that people from different cultures, towns and beliefs should work and live together in harmony. Mexico
Ecotrust Ecotrust is a group of non-profit organisations whose aim is to build a Conservation Economy in coastal regions on the North American west coast from San Francisco to the Aleutian Islands. Canada
Global Nature Fund (GNF) GNF has the objective of protecting nature and the environment as well as the wildlife and people who live on or near them. Germany
Magic Bus
GRANT RECIPIENT
Magic Bus aims to deliver personal and social development to the most marginalised children in India so they can access their rights and build sustainable communities. India
Oasis Association The Oasis Association aims to enable people with intellectual disability to realise their fullest potential and become as independent and productive as possible within the community. South Africa
Practical Action Practical Action combines participatory approaches with an underlying concern for sustainability - or, how to fight poverty without it costing the earth. United Kingdom
Rainforest Alliance
GRANT RECIPIENT
The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behaviour. USA
PlayPumps International
GRANT RECIPIENT
PlayPumps International is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to provide rural communities throughout sub-Saharan Africa with a uniquely sustainable, free supply of clean drinking water. South Africa
Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) VSO has the vision of a world without poverty in which people work together to fulfil their potential. United Kingdom