Shirley Case Leadership Award for Global Citizenship

The ACIC is currently seeking nominations for the Shirley Case Leadership Award for Global Citizenship. This award was created in the spring of 2009 by the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Council for International Co-operation (ACIC) to honour the life of Shirley Case, who was killed in Afghanistan on August 13, 2008 while working with the International Rescue Committee. Shirley worked as an intern with ACIC in 2004/2005. She spent four months in Halifax, and five months working with our partner organization, the NGO Coalition for the Environment (NGOCE) in Calabar, Nigeria.

The Shirley Case Leadership Award for Global Citizenship has four objectives:

• To officially recognize leaders in Atlantic Canada that are actively involved as global citizens;
• To draw public attention to the full scope of global citizenship and engagement activities;
• To inspire individuals to continue their involvement in the international cooperation movement; and
• To honour the memory of Shirley Case

The Shirley Case Leadership Award for Global Citizenship is presented annually to an individual or group in Atlantic Canada that has demonstrated a spirit of global citizenship in a local, national or international capacity and who has helped create a more just and sustainable world.

ACIC will actively solicit nominations from the four Atlantic Canadian provinces and the award will be presented annually at the ACIC Annual General Meeting.

Selection:
The Selection Committee, comprised of ACIC staff, board members and representatives of ACIC member organizations/individual members, will receive nominations until 4pm AST on March 15th  2012. 

The Committee will recommend one or more of the nominees to the ACIC Board of Directors who will make the final decision.  The award will be presented annually at the ACIC Annual General Meeting. 

Prize:
The winner will receive a cash prize of $500 CAD as well as a plaque to commemorate the award.

For more information and to download the nomination form, please click HERE (Microsoft Word Doc, 128KB).