Since six years the private foundation “Unruhe Privatstiftung” grants awards (total value 42,000 ) in ceremonies taking place always on May 1st at premises of the ORF (Austrian Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp.).
This year the price has been re-named “award for social innovation”, thus acknowledging and emphasising the overall acceptance of the concept of social innovation in the broad public.
The winners of the contest are:
http://sozialmarie.org/index.php?id=91#c106
This year’s project in first place actually is an excellent contribution to the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion – http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=637
Short description of the innovative method “Forum Theatre”:
http://www.club-austrialia.info/Methode-Forum-Theater-nach-B.264.0.html?&L=1
