Engro Foundation Applauds Change Agents – 2017 “I Am The Change” Award Winners Announced
Engro Foundation announced the recipients of the I Am The Change (IATC) awards for 2017 in a ceremony held today amid the presence of various development specialists, multilateral organizations, corporate executives and the senior management of the Engro group.
IATC looks to empower organizations to make a large and sustainable impact in the social sector of Pakistan by aiding institutions that have joined forces in a relentless pursuit of shaping a better tomorrow, as they strive for change through long-term investments in the two areas of Social Development (in the case of Not-for-profit Organizations) and Social Enterprise. The recipients in each category will be awarded PKR 2 million after jurors’ decision.
In the category of Social Development, the award was given to Digital Rights Foundation. The winner in the category of Social Enterprise was Daachi Foundation. The runners up of IATC 2017 were Poverty Eradication Initiative and Health and Rural Development Balochistan for Social Development and Rizq and Tech Valley Abbotabad for Social Enterprise. The organizations were selected by a respected independent jury of social development and business leaders.
The recipients of the competition were selected based on the scope of their social work; level of impact, number of beneficiaries and the ability to replicate the program amongst other key considerations. There was an independent jury of five people from the development sector. The IATC award entails a financial grant along with aiding the NGO in terms of its capacity & organizational development whilst also ensuring employee volunteerism activities.
