Finalists and Winners

2012

The Winners are . . .

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A GREETING FROM THE IFOAM PRESIDENT

Andre Leu

The One World Award celebrates inspirational achievements of individuals and their communities showing how powerful personal initiatives based on our values and principles of sustainable and organic agriculture can be. The impressive stories of the finalists and the winners equally encourage men and women in those communities and people in the rest of the world.

IFOAM is proud to be partner and patron of the One World Award and to be among the jury members who selected the 2012 award recipients. It is also our great honor to have once again selected the winner of the One World Lifetime Achievement Award which goes to the Brazilian organic pioneer and soil scientist Ms. Ana Maria Primavesi.

Our planet has around one billion undernourished people, all of them are too poor to either produce sufficient amounts of food or to buy enough food for their families. 80% of the hungry are farmers or landless rural laborers and the majority of these people produce organic by default. In this situation, efforts are imperative to support the transition to organic by design. UN studies have confirmed the effectiveness of ecological and so-cial intensification of traditional farming methods.

At a time when troubling news from around the world promote anxiety, uncertainty, and pessimism, the applicants of the One World Award 2012 show us how happiness and wellbeing can be created in real life even un-der the most difficult circumstances. All applicants deserve our attention, our respect and our admiration. It was not an easy task to limit the choice to the finalists from Turkey, Nicaragua, India an Cuba.

IFOAM especially applauds the winner, Major Jun from the Philippines who proves that it does not always take non-governmental organizations to respond to people’s needs and make a huge difference in their lives. Thank you and congratulations!

Andre LeuIFOAM President

this year’s OWA (One World Award) award ceremony marks the end of the third OWA application process.Once created to reward individuals and institutions for their

commitment for a more human and sustainable globalization and to encourage people around the world to double their efforts for a more just development, the purpose and the contents of the OWA are even more important today than before.

It seems as if the world is staggering from one crisis into the next. Financial problems, environmental catastrophes and regional (civil) wars in various places dominate the incessant daily news input. The global population increases a bil-lion at a time and the struggle for survival of the very poor on the one hand and the increasing egotism of the rich countries on the other side accelerate the destructive exploitation of the Earth’s resources. Scarcity of drinking water and the staggering losses of fertile soils due to erosion and building developments as well as industrialization will make a suffi cient food supply increasingly diffi cult in the future.

These menaces scare people and foster discouragement. This effect is compre-hensible and understandable but it also aggravates negative developments. The short-sightedness of political decision makers further compounds the situation. The turn-around of this apparently unstoppable demise requires the courage and activity of as many people as possible. With the OWA we want to make our humble contribution for a better world. Find inspiration in the OWA for a more conscious behavior and take on responsibility within the complex context of a globalized world. Globalization is not all negative as it provides a growing number of people with a suffi cient and sustainable subsistence.

I would like to extend my gratefulness to our friends from our OWA partner IFOAM and to the members of the jury who make this award possible with their voluntary effort.And I would like to thank all those who applied to the OWA by submitting their projects but who could not be considered for the award this time. My heartfelt congratulations go to all fi nalists and the laureate of the OWA 2012!

For more information about the OWA: www.one-world-award.eu

Joseph WilhelmInitiator of the One World Award,Founder and Managing Director of RAPUNZEL Naturkost

Dear friends of the One World Award,

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Globalization seems to have made the world a smaller place; at the same time there is a growing demand for space and the fear of losing vital resources is in-creasing. Many people perceive globalization as a global, more or less openly conducted competition at all levels of society. There is, however, also a different way. Globalization can also have positive effects. Global communication net-works, worldwide trade and transport routes offer the possibility for more and more people to participate in global knowledge and prosperity. The way HOW this is achieved is the central question ...

Objectives of the One World Award ...

• To promote globalization in a way that is not only oriented on profi t maximization, but on the three pillars of sustainability: ecology, social aspects, economic welfare.

• To recognize outstanding engagement and creative projects that promote environment protection and fair living conditions.

• To encourage more involvement for a happy, liveable future and a peaceful society.

Who is behind it all? The fact that we all live in one world inspired Joseph Wilhelm, German organic pioneer and Managing Director of Rapunzel, to establish this international award.Rapunzel (“Organics with Love”) was founded almost 40 years ago and sources its organic and fair trade raw materials worldwide. Inspired by the experience and success of its pioneering Hand in Hand fair trade program, Joseph Wilhelm and Rapunzel established the OWA initiative.

With the “International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements“ (IFOAM), the global umbrella organization of organic agriculture, the OWA has found an ideal partner and patron. IFOAM represents more than 830 membership organizations and institutions in more than 110 countries around the world (for more information: www.ifoam.org).The coordinator and chair of the jury of the OWA initiative is Bernward Geier (COLABORA – lets work together) who served as IFOAM Director for 18 years.

The winners are...?

The One World Award (OWA) honors people and their projects that make the world a better place; OWA laureates are dedicated people who give positive and innovative examples of globalization - people who make the future worth living.

Nominations for the international ONE WORLD AWARD can be submit-ted worldwide. The nomination documents must fulfill certain criteria. Five finalist candidates are preselected and visited by the OWA jury chair. Based on the submitted nomination documents, the on-site visit report and a video film with the nominees, the international OWA jury selects the OWA laureate from the finalists.

Each finalist receives a certificate and a 2,000 Euro cash price. The OWA laureate receives the beautiful and unique OWA statue and a 25,000 Euro cash prize.

A second OWA, the “Lifetime Achievement Award” is presented to a person who pioneered and actively worked on the im-plementation of the OWA goals.

The OWA laureate 2012 was selected in a jury meeting on June 6th. At this mee-ting, the jury also confirmed the decision of IFOAM who selected the winner of the “Lifetime Achievement Award”.

The four finalists and the two OWA laure-ates were honored on September 14, 2012 at a gala event in Legau/Allgäu.

Besides the finalists, the laureates, Vandana Shiva from the OWA jury, the OWA initiator Joseph Wilhelm and IFOAM Director Markus Arbenz, approximately 700 guests came to the festive event and celebrated the four finalists and the OWA laureates.

The fact that we all live in one world inspired Joseph Wilhelm, German organic The fact that we all live in one world inspired Joseph Wilhelm, German organic

ONE WORLD AWARD

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... was born on October 3, 1920 in Styria in Austria. She attended the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna where she met and fell in love with the Sudeten German Dr. Artur von Primavesi. The two married in 1946 and in 1949 they emigrated to Brazil after Dr. Primavesi was dispossessed by the Russians.

In Brazil, the Primavesi family (three children) earned their living in agricul-ture. Very soon Ana started writing practical guide books on topics such as soil erosion control. Her books became very popular. In 1955 they took on the see-mingly impossible task of growing the fi rst Brazilian quality wheat on very acid, depleted soil. Thanks to hard work and a consequent application of innovative, biological soil improvement methods, they managed to harvest the fi rst wheat after three years. The major success factors were the build-up of the soil’s humus content and the cultivation of various, soil-nourishing intermediate crops. This way, they increased the biological activity of the soil and re-established the soil’s water, nutrient and temperature balance. In 1960 the University of Santa Maria, in the state Rio Grande do Sul, invited Ana and Artur to set up and operate the soon world-renowned Soil Institute. In 1968, Ana and Artur organized the 2nd Latin American Biological Soil Congress and established the fi rst graduate course for biodynamic-ecological soil management in Brazil. Ana Primavesi has published and authored 94 scientifi c articles in Brazilian and international journals. In addition she has written 11 textbooks and contri-buted to numerous other publications. Her most infl uential work is her book „Ecological Soil Management“ (Manejo ecológico do solo) that revolutionized the tropical ecological agriculture in Latin America. The book postulates that a

healthy soil is the prerequisite for healthy plants that will in turn contribute to men’s health. In this book, Ana Primavesi makes a case for soil management that is based on rich organic matter covering the soil with a multitude of plants and plant residues, offering good wind protection and supporting plant rootage. She underlines the impor-

tance of re-establishing the balance between soil, soil organisms, plants, ani-mals and humans. Moreover, the protection of small family farming structures as well as the fate of the farming people and their culture have always been major concerns of Ana Primavesi.

Ana Primavesi has given more than 500 lectures and courses at universities, institutes or congresses and has inspired her audiences around the world. Throughout the years, she remained true to her teaching and working princip-les; she regenerated land for the production of food and also looked critically into the practice of organic agriculture. She always campaigned consequently and uncompromisingly for ecological farming methods and showed through her work how these methods could be implemented.

Ana Primavesi co-founded several farming organizations such as „Agricultura Orgânica do Brasil“ (AAO) or „Movimento Agro-Ecológico da América Latina“ (MAELA). She played a key role in building up the IFOAM-movement in Latin America. Until today at the age of 92 Ana has stayed very active and is still sharing her broad knowledge and her commitment with others - also in the new media for example in internet blogs, on the Youtube platform or in the documentary fi lm “Good Food – Bad Food” that was released in 2012.

Ana is an honorary member of numerous ecological movements and has recei ved many awards, among others the Award of the Brazilian Agricultural Ministry. The Maela award that is issued every two years is named after her - „Ana Primavesi Award“.

Ana Maria Primavesi is highly regarded not only because of her extensive know-ledge and the clever advice that she gives other people. Moreover, she also has the talent to inspire people in a kind and loveable way. With her innovative ideas, her decisive actions and her witty explanations she has had a strong infl u-ence on the organic movement throughout Latin America and therefore belongs to the global pioneers of organic agriculture.

in 1949 they emigrated to Brazil after Dr. Primavesi was dispossessed by the

Prof. Dr. Ana Maria Primavesi from Brazil

THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

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healthy soil is the prerequisite for healthy plants healthy soil is the prerequisite for healthy plants healthy soil is the prerequisite for healthy plants

plant residues, offering good wind protection and supporting plant rootage. She underlines the impor-

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Contact: carin.bp@gmail.com

America. Until today at the age of 92 Ana has stayed very active and is still sharing her broad knowledge and her commitment with others -

Ana is an honorary member of numerous ecological

Quotes from Ana Maria Primavesi„The fi ght against poverty is indispensable and is directly linked to the improvement of the soil and the use of ecological agricultural methods“

„People cannot be healthy without healthy soils and well-nourished plants“

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Practical workshops on organic agriculture are organized in all the villages. Once the farmers’ interest for this farming method has been stirred they are offered intensive training courses at the Center for Organic Agriculture.The enthusiasm for organic cultivation has even spilled over to the local military sta-tion. The garrison gives the impression of being an organic farm rather than a military outpost. Organic agriculture literally enlivens the otherwise rather dull, daily routine of the soldiers. The implementation of the GPA in the villages is coordinated by village development workers. The organic farmers have formed their own organi-zation as well as their own mar-keting cooperative.

All these activities have led to an impressive track record. Today, the food sup-ply has been secured among other things through the cul-tivation of 98 different, local rice varieties that no longer need to be purchased from multi-national seed corpora-tions. An interesting indicator for the degree to which the program has been implemented so far is the fact that only 2 of formerly 10 local pesticide traders are still in business. During the fi rst developmental phase, the number of organic farmers increased from only 20 to 500.

... is known in his hometown as Mayor Jun. He must have spent a happy childhood on his family’s farm because the passion for agriculture has accompanied Mayor Jun ever since. After his studies he started his professional career as a community orga-nizer, but he always envisioned that he could best help society as a politician. His fi rst political engagement was the town council of Dumingag. After 9 years as deputy mayor, he was elected mayor in 2007 in a very tight election race. In the center of his political campaign stood the development of organic agriculture as one pillar of an integrated concept for a sustainable rural development. His opponent running for mayor was a businessman working in the agrochemical industry! Despite mani-pulations by his opponent Mayor Jun won the election by a narrow margin of a few hundred votes. After successfully implementing his program he was reelected mayor in a landslide victory in 2010. The energy for his extraordinary commitment and his unfailing efforts he draws from the work on his own, 3 hectare big farm.

Mayor Jun is responsible for about 50,000 people living in 44 villages. In many of the villages, some of which are very diffi cult to reach, the inhabitants belong to the indi-genous Subanan tribe. The economic situation in Dumingag, however, is his greatest challenge as 90% of the people there live below the Philippine poverty level.Together with the municipal employees and the people of Dumingag, the “Genuine People’s Agenda” (GPA) was developed as the basis for the sustainable development program. The program encompasses 15 strategic items such as the development of organic agriculture or the improvement of health services, environmental protection, security, peace and tourism.

The implementation of the develop-ment agenda already begins in nur-series and in schools. All teachers are trained in the basic principles of or-ganic cultivation and organic agricul-ture was incorporated in the curricula as a mandatory subject. Biological cultivation not only expanded into the teaching schedule of the agricul-tural technical college but the entire college was converted to “organic”.

THE WINNER IS …

NACIANCENO MEJOS PACALIOGA

ment agenda already begins in nur-series and in schools. All teachers are trained in the basic principles of or-ganic cultivation and organic agricul-ture was incorporated in the curricula ture was incorporated in the curricula as a mandatory subject. Biological

The implementation of the GPA in the villages is coordinated by village development The implementation of the GPA in the villages is coordinated by village development The implementation of the GPA in the villages is coordinated by village development workers. The organic farmers have formed their own organi-workers. The organic farmers have formed their own organi-workers. The organic farmers have formed their own organi-zation as well as their own mar-zation as well as their own mar-

tivation of 98 different, local tivation of 98 different, local rice varieties that no longer need to be purchased from multi-national seed corpora-tions. An interesting indicator for the degree to which the program has been implemented so far is the fact that only 2 of

MAYOR JUN, VISIONARY MAJOR IN THE REGION DUMINGAG/PHILIPPINES

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is placed on maintaining the town and the village surroundings orderly and clean. In Dumingag one also encounters hardly any car speeding and traffi c chaos that is otherwise ubiquitous in the Philippines. 30 km speed limit zones have been set up all over town.

Without question, Mayor Jun is a very unusual mayor also because he has the cou-rage to confront the risks of his policy. In one situation, he was subjected to extreme political pressure when he refused to implement a heavily-subsidized government program that was part of a so-called aid program where farmers were to receive chemical-synthetical fertilizers and hybrid seeds. The rapid decline of the market for agrochemicals in the wake of the conversion to biological agriculture also meant trouble for Mayor Jun. Rather dangerous is his consequent fi ght against corruption. When he refused to grant a license to a gold mining company for the extraction of gold he was offered several million Pesos bribe money. After declining the bribe, the municipality is infi ltrated by armed gold miners who are apparently supported by the gold mining company. Success and courage of the charismatic mayor have also brought him approval. Two years ago, he received the national award for the best implementation of a rural de-velopment concept. Dumingag is the national model town for poverty alleviation and du-

The goal of the current project phase is to convert all remaining conventional farms in Dumingag to organic. This also includes a marketing campaign boosting natural products in the local market. The center of town features an “organic village” with a farmers’ market, an organic restaurant, a health center and a store for local artisan products. The GPA includes numerous projects with the focus on poverty alleviation such as the installation of vermiculture compost units, tree nurseries, fi sh ponds, mills, solar drying plants, the cultivation of commercially used forests and the planting of rubber trees. Particularly successful are integrated systems that include the cultivation of rice and duck breeding and/or fi sh breeding. For local women many small busines-ses were set up such as handicraft shops or production shops for herbal medicines and cosmetic products. The new perspectives motivated many people who had left Dumingag to fi nd work in the big cities but ended up in the slums instead to return

to their villages.

A great emphasis is put on the conservation of the cultural heritage. The traditional lifestyle of the Subanan tribe is protected and supported. When one watches the kids in the village nurseries who learn how to express in their dances the beauty of nature and agriculture and the necessity to pro-tect these values, one gets a glimpse of a beauti-ful synthesis between “agro” and “culture”.

There are still other areas in which Dumingag is successfully “different” thanks to the GPA. Especially worth mentio-

ning is the success of the non-smoking campaign and the program for crime preven-tion. Despite the extreme poverty situation the crime rate is nearly zero. A big effort

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municipality is infi ltrated by armed gold miners who are apparently supported by the municipality is infi ltrated by armed gold miners who are apparently supported by the

is the national model town for poverty alleviation and du-

to their villages.to their villages.

A great emphasis is put on the conservation of the cultural heritage. The traditional lifestyle of the Subanan tribe is protected and supported. When one watches the kids in the village nurseries who learn how to express in their dances the beauty of

successfully “different” thanks to the GPA. Especially worth mentio-successfully “different” thanks to the GPA. Especially worth mentio-

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THE OWA JURY‘S RATIONALE Mayor Jun’s projects and impressive achievements are an extra-

ordinary and highly inspiring example of sustainability “in the

fi eld”. The synergies created by combining the three pillars of

sustainability are “best practice” at its best. Remarkable is also

that the missing fourth pillar in the defi nition of sustainability -the

cultural dimension- is cultivated and nurtured in the community

of Dumingag.

The jury is impressed how Mayor Jun’s dedication and charisma

encourages the people to take up their fate and develop together

their community. The Jury recognizes with admiration the com-

mitment of the people who meet the objectives and realize the

ambitious goals of their “Genuine People’s Agenda”.

Mayor Jun shows in a unique way what good government means

in practice which deserves not only worldwide attention, but

should also inspire politicians and local/regional governments to

follow his example in their own ways .

Awarding Mayor Jun and the citizens of

Dumingag with the OWA 2012 refl ects

the goal of the OWA objective to encou-

rage people to (more) involvement for

a happy liveable future and a peaceful

society.

Mayor Jun, the institutions and the

people of Dumingag proove that orga-

nic agri culture is a perfect fundation for

a holi stic sustainable regional develop-

ment which not only leads to ecological

harmony and economic prosperity, but

to “all inclusive” welfare and well being.For more information: http://dumingaggpa.wordpress.comContact: lgu_dumingag@yahoo.com

ring the last two years, the community was awarded the price of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the most successful non-smoking campaign.

Dumingag is an extraordinary town that became a beacon for sustainable, rural development within 5 years only. If mayors and politicians in regions around the world would follow the example of Mayor Jun and the people of the municipality a breakthrough for the desperately needed, socially and ecologically sustainable deve-lopment could be reached.

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In the year 2005, Nazmi Ilicali initiated his most successful project as of yet. In cooperation with a large city-owned bakery in Istanbul, he managed to close a fi ve-year contract for the supply with organic grain. With this contract he was able to almost double the farmers’ income and provide them a long-term per-spective. This motivated several hundred farming families to return to their na-tive villages from the cities and to take up farming once again.

With his most current project he provides a new perspective for 400 dairy far-mers in 42 villages. When the organic dairy plant starts in fall 2012, mostly women will fi nd new jobs there. With his great experience, Nazmi Ilicali was predestined to coordinate the development of the Anatolian standard for organic cultivation which also serves as standard for all of Turkey.

With his next project, he is planning to build up an organic seed bank with a focus on traditional varieties. The seed bank will be named after Victor Ananias, the deceased OWA fi nalist from 2008.

“Organic Nazmi” as he is called in Turkey is a pioneer of organic agriculture. With his medial presence and his lobbying efforts for the organic idea he has become an important cornerstone in the dynamic development of the organic agriculture in Turkey.

For more information: www.dogtarbesbis.org.tr, www.ortub.org, www.oguf.orgContact: nazmiilicali@gmail.com

… spent his childhood on a farm in Eastern Anatolia. He started his profes-sional career as teacher for literature and later became a school headmaster. But he always maintained a close and practicing connection to farming. In the alpine region of Eastern Anatolia where winters may last up to 9 months, farming is a constant struggle. In order to stop the massive rural exodus in the region,

Nazmi Ilicali started to organize farmers about 12 years ago. Out of this developed DATÜB, an organization representing the interests of farmers making their living with livestock husbandry. Today, DATÜB has more than 5,500 members. The next step was the foundation of the Organic Grain Growers Association ORTUB and the national Organic Farmers Organization OGUF with over 10,000 farmers.

The co-operation between the different farmers associations is very successful and follows the slogan “Conserving diversity, healing Mother Earth and forming sustainable, healthy communities”.

Nazmi Ilicali started to organize farmers about 12 years Nazmi Ilicali started to organize farmers about 12 years Nazmi Ilicali started to organize farmers about 12 years

cultivation which also serves as standard for all of Turkey.cultivation which also serves as standard for all of Turkey.

cornerstone in the dynamic development of

NAZMI ILICALI

THE ONE WORLD AWARD FINALISTS

NAZMI ILICALI ORGANIC PIONEER FROM ANATOLIA/TURKEY

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cultural enterprises. The income helps the women to escape the poverty trap.

Women in 58 villages have for-med almost 350 self-support groups which have improved their family livelihood. So far 4,000 children have attended the Pulicat School that is also known as a pioneer in environmental education and 700 boys and girls have received a professional education. More than 200 organic house gardens help to supply food to a lot of people. A forest protection and tree-planting program in 30 villages made an important contribution to re-establishing the ecological balance in the region. The various projects reach more than 10,000 people.

The work of Premanjali Rao and CRENIEO is very diverse. With its focus on the alleviation of poverty and the protection of the environment, the projects set a successful and powerful example for sustainable develop-ment.

For more information: www.crenieo.org Contact: crenieo@gmail.com

… worked as a teacher on a Caribbean island after completing her studies in literature and educational science. Upon returning to her native land, she became involved in the Centre for Research on New Economic Order (CRENIEO) where she founded a school for impoverished fi shermen fami-lies and members from underprivileged castes in 1987. Ever since, Mrs. Rao has been committed to the challenge of improving the living conditi-ons of coastal people in the Pulicat Lake region. The work of CRENIEO is based on the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and a scientifi c analysis of the situation of the poor, resulting in the participatory development of joint projects that are tailored to the needs of the marginalized population.

The projects cover many areas of a sustainable rural development strategy. One major ecological focus is the restoration of the biodiversity and man-grove forests. In the 2004 tsunami, the lack of mangroves had devastating consequences, especially for the fi shermen.

Another focus of the project is on environmental education for school children and adults as well on the promotion of organic agriculture. For food and income security women self-support groups have been empo-wered to generate their own income by running small businesses or agri-

PREMANJALI RAO AND THE ORGANIZATION CRENIEO FROM INDIA

PREMANJALI RAO

their family livelihood. So far 4,000 children have attended the Pulicat their family livelihood. So far 4,000 children have attended the Pulicat their family livelihood. So far 4,000 children have attended the Pulicat wered to generate their own income by running small businesses or agri-wered to generate their own income by running small businesses or agri-wered to generate their own income by running small businesses or agri-

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bean varieties can now be found in the 120 seed banks that Humberto founded. Today, 70 rice varieties are once again available in Cuba and while the corn varieties in Cuba had dwindled to one variety only, farmers now have access to 40 different corn varieties.

The success of PIAL, the organizati-on that Humberto founded has stir-red worldwide interest. After being successfully implemented in Chiapas/Mexico, the expansion of the activities to other countries is currently under-way. In Mexico individuals and people linked to the conventional seed indus-try attempted to impede by force his initiative that helps farmers become independent seed breeders and savers. This however did not stop Humberto Rios. The next project is already plan-ned for Bolivia. Humberto Rios and the seed-network are an inspiration not only to the campesinos in Latin America but to all farmers around the world who can participate in the experience and traditional farming know-how.

For more information: http://www.goldmanprize.org/2010/islands Contact: burumbun@yahoo.com

… has many talents and facets. In his role as a scientist he excelled as a suc-cessful plant breeder and pioneer of organic agriculture. However, his scientifi c life is also closely related to his talents for the arts. He has published poems and songs about biodiversity and the traditional knowledge of the farmers; currently he is writing a novel about the risks of genetic manipulation.

Humberto discovered that the “industrial” plant breeding model rapidly de-stroyed the biodiversity and the environment in Cuba and thus he developed a completely different strategy. Already in his pilot projects he not only involved the farmers in the research but also enabled them to become plant breeders. With his work he impressively managed to bridge the gap between traditional and scientifi c knowledge, an approach that challenged conventional science. As a consequence, Humberto Rios could continue his work only under the most diffi cult circumstances. The economic crisis in the wake of the collapse of the Socialist Countries forced him to raise needed funds by giving concerts. His strategy of grassroots activities also became an important element for the rural democracy movement. Today, his network includes more than 50,000 farming campesinos of which 2,000 are actively seed breeding and/or propagating. While industrial agricul-ture had reduced the available bean varieties to only 5 varieties, about 200

HUMBERTO RIOS LABRADA

varieties in Cuba had dwindled to one variety only, farmers now have access to varieties in Cuba had dwindled to one variety only, farmers now have access to

HUMBERTO RIOS, SCIENTISTAND ARTIST FROM CUBA

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Forum of Education and Human Development. She is the only Latin American in OXFAM International‘s “Women‘s 8 (W8)” group that was formed as a counterpart to the G8 Summit of the most powerful coun-tries. She traveled around the world to campaign for the right for good education. She met and talked to high-ranking politicians, princesses and queens, media, Northern NGOs etc. and spoke at a number of international conferences. At home she continues her grassroots work.

Committed to the international organic movement she was involved in the IFOAM Latin America - Caribbean Group and the IFOAM Farmers Group (INOFO). She also has been co-founder and Vice-President of the national organic umbrella organization MAONIC.

She considers it important and fi nds it most satisfying to educate tomorrow‘s lea-ders, to create and re-enforce environmental awareness among the campesino and indigenous families in the remote countryside. She is dedicated and highly successful in making things work – a fact that is especially diffi cult under today‘s global conditions and the political situation in Nicaragua, a country that faces tremendous problems such as foreign dependency, corruption and lack of law enforcement. Elba Rivera is an inspiring example for a person who combines two great personal passions for the benefi t of people and nature.

... grew up on a typical smallholder‘s farm in Nicaragua. As fi rst born of 8 she had to take care of her siblings and help with the farm work while dreaming to become a secretary. Only at the age of 18 she learned how to read and write and just 5 years later, she graduated with a high-school diploma as the school‘s best student.

She and her German husband founded Finca La Esperanzita, the fi rst Nicaraguan organic farm. Until today, she is teaching various courses at the farm. Elba is the educator of “Sano Y Salvo” (Healthy and Safe Eco-Farmers‘ Association), an organi zation that she co-founded.

Her farmer capacity building strategy is a healthy balance of „learning by doing“ inspired by Paolo Freire and Montessori. The training is based on ecological agro-forestry bringing together soil, water, climate, poverty eradication and the whole family‘s role in agriculture and respect for life and diversity.

At the age of 28 she came to Germany and got MA degrees in educational and in political science at Tübingen University. Returning to Nicaragua she founded the school „Jan Amos Comenius“ that became a pioneer school especial-ly due to its extensive environmental education curriculum and child focused Montessori approach.Elba Rivera fi ghts for „education with quality“ confronting one of Latin America‘s worst school systems. She is Vice-President of Nicaragua‘s

ELBA RIVERA URBINA

For more information: www.youtube.com/watch?v=weguT3wim9s Contact: elbarivera40@yahoo.com

ELBA RIVERA URBINA, TEACHER AND ORGANIC ACTIVIST FROM NICARAGUA

She and her German husband founded Finca La Esperanzita, the fi rst Nicaraguan She and her German husband founded Finca La Esperanzita, the fi rst Nicaraguan organic farm. Until today, she is teaching various courses at the farm. Elba is organic farm. Until today, she is teaching various courses at the farm. Elba is

ORGANIC ACTIVIST FROM NICARAGUA

Forum of Education and Human Development. She is the only Latin American in OXFAM International‘s “Women‘s 8 (W8)” group that was formed as a counterpart to the G8 formed as a counterpart to the G8 Summit of the most powerful coun-Summit of the most powerful coun-

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When Joseph Wilhelm and his former wife Jennifer Vermeulen started to mix muesli in a bathtub 40 years ago, they would have

never thought that Rapunzel would develop into an international organic food manu-facturer. Like all big stories, the Rapunzel story also started out small. The focus of Joseph Wilhelm back then was the production of muesli and nutspreads and the procure-ment and distribution of healthy food products such as bread, fruit and vegetable from

organic cultivation. Today, Rapunzel markets every year about 28,000 tons of organic food around the world and produces more than 450 products, half of which

are processed or manufactured in Legau/Allgäu.The biggest challenge of such a development is the challenge of remaining true to one’s principles. Joseph Wilhelm managed to do just that! All his actions are still in-spired by the basic idea of promoting and supporting organic agriculture – beyond Germany and Europe.

Especially important was the procurement of raw materials in suffi ciently high organic quality. To this end, Joseph Wilhelm founded the so-called Rapunzel projects. In 1976, the fi rst Rapunzel project started in Turkey with organic dried fruit and nuts; a few years later, organic coconuts started to be grown in Sri Lanka. Along the entire value chain, from the fi eld to the fi nished product, Rapunzel advises farmers and producers – until a joint venture can

be formed. But also social and political aspects are taken into consideration. Today, Rapunzel procures organic raw materials from nearly 40 countries worldwide and the organic Rapunzel products can be bought in almost as many countries.Since its foundation, Rapunzel has been combining economic success and social responsibility for customers, employees and suppliers. Particular attention is paid to the relations with producers from the so-called “developing countries”. This was the motivation for the fi rst HAND IN HAND-projects that connect organic agriculture and fair trade. Since the 1990s, the range of products that is marketed under the HAND IN HAND-label has increased to 90 products.

RAPUNZEL NATURKOST - Organics with love

are processed or manufactured in Legau/Allgäu.are processed or manufactured in Legau/Allgäu.

Especially important was the procurement of raw materials in suffi ciently high organic of raw materials in suffi ciently high organic quality. To this end, Joseph Wilhelm founded the so-called Rapunzel projects. In 1976, the fi rst Rapunzel project started in Turkey with organic dried fruit and nuts; a few years later,

Along the entire value chain, from the fi eld to the fi nished product, Rapunzel advises farmers

Part of the purchase price of HAND IN HAND-products is donated to a fund that is administered by the German Environmental Aid (DUH). Since 1998, 154 projects around the world were supported with a total sum of almost 655,000 Euro. In Tanzania, for example, a classroom was built for the children of coffee growers and in Bolivia the fund money was used to equip houses with water tanks and solar panels.

With this commitment, Rapunzel improves the living conditions in developing countries and demonstrates that consumers can choose to take responsibility for the producers’ situation through their food purchases.

During the many years of cooperation with the HAND IN HAND-partners and through the many projects that were funded by Rapunzel, a new idea began to grow. Joseph Wilhelm initiated the ONE WORLD AWARD.

This award honors people and initiatives who are committed to make globalization a positive experience and who help to make the world a little bit better day after day.

The award should also be encouragement that everyone can contribute his or her part to this great goal.

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HAND IN HAND PRODUCTS

Presentation of the 2nd. One World Award 2010 in Legau

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Founded in 1972, IFOAM is the (only) worldwide umbrella organization of the organic agricul ture move ment, uniting 830 member organizations in 110 countries. Among IFOAM’s affi liates are, for

example, organic farmers’ associations, organizations from the organic food industry, NGOs, government institutions, organic networks, research institu-tions, as well as certifi ers.

IFOAM‘s mission is leading, uniting and assisting the organic movement in its full diversity. The organization’s goal is the worldwide adoption of ecolo-gically, socially and economically sound systems. Democratically organized, it represents the common interest of the organic movement based on the four principles of organic agriculture: health, ecology, fairness and care.

With its dual identity of umbrella organization and global action network, IFOAM unites positions, implements projects and offers services to its clients that are relevant to the organic movement and for the achievement of its goals. It has identifi ed fi ve pillars of actions on which it rests its long term strategy:

• Organic Umbrella – Uniting the Organic Movement

• Organic Advocacy – Promoting Sustainability in Agriculture

• Organic Value Chain – Facilitating Production and Trade

• Organic Programs – Assisting Organic Development

• IFOAM Academy – Building Organic Leaders’ Capacity

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE MOVEMENTS

DAO DROSTE

THE CREATOR OF THE ONE WORLD AWARD STATUE

Cosmopolitan, Taoist, free-lance artist (paintings, sculptures, installations and video art), former chemist with a doctor’s degree ...As a matter of fact, Dao Droste always wanted to be an artist. But when she graduated from high school there was war in her native country Vietnam and nobody there needed any artists. So young Dao went to Germany and studied chemistry in Stuttgart and Heidelberg. After passing all exams she was „so unhappy about not being examined any longer“ that she went on to earn a doctor’s degree – with distinction. Not until 15 years after her arrival in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, she started to dedicate herself to her original passion: installations, sculptures, paintings. In Eppelheim near Heidelberg she opened her own studio where she celebrates this year her 25th anniversary as an artist.

„The Way“ is the translation of her fi rst name. And it perfectly fi ts this tender woman. She is a Taoist being convinced „that you have to accept what is and that you have to always be fully present in the moment without thinking of what might come next“. And you have to always be open for balance, reconciliation and your own intuition.

Her Far Eastern roots can not only be felt in her personality, but also in her artwork which has become part of renowned public and private collections. While her family lives scattered across four continents, Vietnam has always remained the spiritual home of the artist. But what does home mean? She calls herself a cosmopolitan and knows: „I can only survive with this attitude“.

The OWA statue symbolizes the life-giving power of „Mother Nature“. The colorful areas representing the continents and the oceans and additional blue bands fl ow across Dao Droste’s typical female torso forming a unity of everything – a symbol for harmony between man and Earth and for a type of globalization that takes on responsibility. The new, larger than life One World “mother” statue sent out this message on the stage of the International UN Conference 2011 in Bonn and the Green Me Gala on the occasion of the Berlinale 2012. Now, the statue has fi nally come to Rapunzel in Legau for the celebration of the 3rd OWA Gala.

Source: Nicole Heß (Stadtmagazin MEIER)For more information: www.daodroste.de

For more information about IFOAM, see www.ifoam.org.

her own studio where she celebrates this year her 25th anniversary as an artist.

„The Way“ is the translation of her fi rst name. And it perfectly fi ts this tender

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Roberto Ugas | Peru

The Peruvian agronomist studied in Peru, The Netherlands and Japan. He is a lecturer and researcher for horticulture at the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (National University for Agricultural Science in La Molina) and works as a consultant in rural development, agroecology, agrobiodiversity and orga-nic agriculture. Roberto Ugas is main advisor to Peru‘s National Association of Ecological Farmers (ANPE) and is a member of the National Commission for Organic Products (CONAPO), the

advisory board that drafted the fi rst organic regulation in the country. Ugas is a mem-ber of GALCI, IFOAM‘s regional Latin American group and for 15 years was involved with IFOAM‘s Accreditation Program that he presided together with IOAS for several years.

Joseph Wilhelm | Deutschland

The organic pioneer and activist is founder and Managing Director of RAPUNZEL Naturkost. Joseph Wilhelm started his agricultural career on his parents’ farm in the Swabian village of Großaitingen. Already as a teen he traveled extensively. In 1974, after completing a training in bio-dynamic agriculture, he and Jennifer Vermeulen opened one of Germany’s fi rst organic food stores with an organic market garden and a wood stove bakery. Soon after, he founded the food processing and wholesale company Rapunzel. With the

Rapunzel Turkey project, Joseph Wilhelm established one of the largest organic cultiva-tion and food processing projects in Turkey. The combination of fair trade and organic cultivation is another major concern of his activities. Joseph Wilhelm commits himself to the struggle against genetic engineering with his campaign “Genfrei Gehen” – the march for a GMO-free world. In 2008, he initiated the OWA.

Bernward Geier | Deutschland

Bernward Geier was born in 1953. After fi nishing his compulsory community service in a slum in Washington D.C., he studied cultural history in Mexico and agriculture at the University of Kassel. He worked fi ve years in Kassel as scientist and lecturer in the department of organic agriculture. From 1986 until 2005 he was the director of IFOAM, the global umbrella organizati-on of organic agriculture. Bernward Geier is journalist, political activist, member of the Future of Food Commission and active

Slow Food member. He lives on a small organic farm and runs the consulting fi rm COLABORA – let’s work together. He is OWA coordinator and chairman of the OWA jury.

THE JURY OF THE ONE WORLD AWARD

Vandana Shiva | Indien

Vandana Shiva was born in 1952. She studied in Canada and holds a doctorate in physics. After returning to India, she set up her own research lab in her mother’s cowshed. Since the 1970s Vandana Shiva has worked as an environmental activist and eco-feminist.She sees her work and struggle for the poor in the tradition of Mahatma Gandhi. In an interview on the consequences of glo-balization, the German news magazine “Stern” called her the

“Voice of the Poor”. She is a globally accepted authority on issues like biodiversity, seed saving, genetic engineering, globalization and climate change. Vandana Shiva has received numerous international awards and recognitions among others also the Right Livelihood Award.

Nnimmo Bassey | Nigeria

Nnimmo Bassey was born in 1958. In the 1980s he started to get involved in human rights issues and was elected to the Board of Directors of the Nigerian Civil Rights Organization. In 1993, he co-founded the organization Environmental Rights Action (ERA), a Nigerian non-governmental organization campaigning for envi-ronmental and civil rights issues in his homeland. Bassey is chair-man of the association Friends of the Earth International. The British Time magazine featured him 2009 as one of their „Heroes of the

Environment“. 2010 Nnimmo Bassey was honored with the Right Livelihood Award. In Africa, he is one of the most infl uential activists for environmental causes and human rights issues.

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IMPRESSUM

Publisher: RAPUNZEL NaturkostEditor: Gila KriegischTexts: Gila Kriegisch, Bernward Geier & Markus ArbenzLayout: Gila Kriegisch & vierpunkt Grafi k-DesignPhotographs: Bernward Geier und RAPUNZEL NaturkostPrinter: Uhl, Bad GrönenbachEdition: 2,000 StückCopyright: ©RAPUNZEL Naturkost, September 2012Complementary copies can be ordered from: RAPUNZEL Naturkost, Rapunzelstr.1, 87764 Legau, Germany. Phone: (+49) 8330 / 529 - 0 • Fax: (+49) 8330 / 529 - 1188E-Mail: info@rapunzel.dewww.rapunzel.de

www.one-world-award.de

Call for Nominations for the OWA 2014Information on how to submit a nomination can be found at: www.one-world-award.de

or can be requested from: owa@rapunzel.de Fax: +49-(0)8330-529-1501

Call for Nominations