Essl Social Prize
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The Essl Social Prize was founded by Martin and Gerda Essl (owner of the Austrian DIY company bauMax
) in the year 2007. From the year 2008 onwards, a share of 1.000.000,-- Euros which is indexed yearly will be given away by the founders on projects by private social initiatives or social entrepreneurs.
An advisory board supports the selection of the social projects together with the founders respectively the spokesperson of the family advisory board. The provided funds shall be used only for the sponsored projects and shall be used efficiently.
The aims of the prize are: Support of established social projects and/or future-bound ideas of founding personalities in the social sector; The honoring of social entrepreneurs for their achievements and for their commitment; Education and support of social sntrepreneurs; Know-how transfer of commercial companies to social companies, with the aim of encouraging corporate thinking and raising efficiency.
BauMax
bauMax is an Austrian hypermarket chain offering home improvement and do-it-yourself goods. It is based in Kindberg, Austria, and opened its first store in 1976.-Baumax in Europe:...
) in the year 2007. From the year 2008 onwards, a share of 1.000.000,-- Euros which is indexed yearly will be given away by the founders on projects by private social initiatives or social entrepreneurs.
An advisory board supports the selection of the social projects together with the founders respectively the spokesperson of the family advisory board. The provided funds shall be used only for the sponsored projects and shall be used efficiently.
The aims of the prize are: Support of established social projects and/or future-bound ideas of founding personalities in the social sector; The honoring of social entrepreneurs for their achievements and for their commitment; Education and support of social sntrepreneurs; Know-how transfer of commercial companies to social companies, with the aim of encouraging corporate thinking and raising efficiency.
Prize winners
- 2008 – Padre Georg Sporschill, project "Casa Abraham" PloieștiPloiestiPloiești is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia in Romania. The city is located north of Bucharest....
, Romania - 2009 – Tiborné Szekeres for the residential project "Würdiges Altern für Menschen mit Behinderung", Hungary
- 2010 - Bill Drayton, founder of the Ashoka, for his life's work.
- 2011 - Almaz and Karlheinz BöhmKarlheinz BöhmKarlheinz Böhm is an Austrian actor. The son of conductor Karl Böhm, he is best known internationally for his role as Mark, the psychopathic protagonist of Peeping Tom, directed by Michael Powell...
for the project Menschen für Menschen