The Mercator Fund
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The Mercator Fund is a project within the framework of the Network of European Foundations (NEF). It is best known for its annual Raymond Georis Prize for Innovative Philanthropy
and for its The International Council on Security and Development project which focuses on security and development, public security and public health issues. Norine MacDonald
serves as Managing Director of the fund.
. In 2010 the Prize was awarded to Mo Ibrahim
, founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation
in recognition of the innovative initiative he has developed in his work at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, a project that aims to change the landscape of governance in Africa: The Ibrahim Index - which enables comparison, standard bearing and target-setting for improvements in governance and an annual prize for an African political leader who has made the largest contribution to good governance in his/her country that year. The Prize was presented at the 21st Annual General Assembly of the European Foundation Centre
that took place in Brussels during the first ever "Foundation Week".
(CEPS) is a think tank based in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil which studies aspects of public security, advocating multi-dimensional responses to Public Security issues. The CEPS works to bring together policy makers, operational law enforcement officers and independent experts, for dialogues towards generating innovative solutions to complex Public Security issues.
, Iraq
and Somalia
. Norine MacDonald
is the president and founder of The International Council on Security and Development.
is a project of The Mercator Fund. Emmanuel Reinert
serves as Executive Director and Jane Francis is the Director. It provides specialised advocacy and strategic media outreach support and guidance to the policy-making and philanthropic community.
Philanthropy
Philanthropy etymologically means "the love of humanity"—love in the sense of caring for, nourishing, developing, or enhancing; humanity in the sense of "what it is to be human," or "human potential." In modern practical terms, it is "private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of...
and for its The International Council on Security and Development project which focuses on security and development, public security and public health issues. Norine MacDonald
Norine MacDonald
Norine A. MacDonald QC is the President and Founder of The International Council on Security and Development , an international security and development think tank founded in 2002 with offices in Kabul, London, Rio de Janeiro, Brussels and Paris, and field offices in the Afghan cities of Lashkar...
serves as Managing Director of the fund.
The Raymond Georis Prize for Innovative Philanthropy
The Raymond Georis Prize for Innovative Philanthropy was established by The Mercator Fund to reward an individual, organisation, foundation or project which has conceived and implemented an outstanding and innovative philanthropic programme in EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. In 2010 the Prize was awarded to Mo Ibrahim
Mo Ibrahim
Dr. Mohamed "Mo" Ibrahim is a Sudanese mobile communications entrepreneur and billionaire. He worked for several other telecommunications companies before founding Celtel, which when sold had over 24 million mobile phone subscribers in 14 African countries...
, founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Mo Ibrahim Foundation
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation was launched in October 2006 to support good governance and great leadership in Africa.It was founded by Dr.Mo Ibrahim, a Sudanese philanthropist and businessman who founded telecommunications company Celtel International in 1998....
in recognition of the innovative initiative he has developed in his work at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, a project that aims to change the landscape of governance in Africa: The Ibrahim Index - which enables comparison, standard bearing and target-setting for improvements in governance and an annual prize for an African political leader who has made the largest contribution to good governance in his/her country that year. The Prize was presented at the 21st Annual General Assembly of the European Foundation Centre
European Foundation Centre
The European Foundation Centre is a Brussels-based non-profit membership association of foundations and corporate funders, which is dedicated to advancing the public good in Europe and beyond through cooperation with an array of partners...
that took place in Brussels during the first ever "Foundation Week".
Centre of Excellence on Public Security (CEPS)
The Centre of Excellence on Public SecurityCentre of Excellence on Public Security
The Centre of Excellence on Public Security is a think tank based in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil which studies aspects of public security, advocating multi-dimensional responses to Public Security issues...
(CEPS) is a think tank based in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil which studies aspects of public security, advocating multi-dimensional responses to Public Security issues. The CEPS works to bring together policy makers, operational law enforcement officers and independent experts, for dialogues towards generating innovative solutions to complex Public Security issues.
Rome Consensus for a Humanitarian Drug Policy
The Rome Consensus is a framework for dialogue and cooperation that commits 114 National Societies of Red Cross and Red Crescent from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe to promote and implement humanitarian approaches to drug policy. The Rome Consensus aims at raising the profile of drug policy to the forefront of social concerns, hinging formulation and implementation of drug control on public health concerns.The International Council on Security and Development (ICOS)
The International Council on Security and Development is a security and development think tank that is trying to promote innovative policies based on research in conflict zones such as AfghanistanAfghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
and Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
. Norine MacDonald
Norine MacDonald
Norine A. MacDonald QC is the President and Founder of The International Council on Security and Development , an international security and development think tank founded in 2002 with offices in Kabul, London, Rio de Janeiro, Brussels and Paris, and field offices in the Afghan cities of Lashkar...
is the president and founder of The International Council on Security and Development.
The Global Media Centre
The Global Media CentreThe Global Media Centre
The Global Media Centre is a media consulting firm providing strategic media support and guidance to the public policy and philanthropic communities.-Founding:The Global Media Centre was founded in late 2008...
is a project of The Mercator Fund. Emmanuel Reinert
Emmanuel Reinert
Emmanuel Reinert is the Executive Director of The International Council on Security and Development , an international security and development think tank founded in 2002 with offices in Kabul, London, Ottawa, Rio de Janeiro, Brussels and Paris, and field offices in the Afghan cities of Lashkar Gah...
serves as Executive Director and Jane Francis is the Director. It provides specialised advocacy and strategic media outreach support and guidance to the policy-making and philanthropic community.