Raising Communities Award

Award description

This award celebrates a project that proves wind energy also powers people and prosperity. Starting with ideas, resulting in impact through social upliftment, and meeting basic needs, these projects lift up communities, especially in rural areas, and turn local change into lasting empowerment.

Projects should meet the following criteria: 

Award criteria 

1. Social benefits : These can include the number of scholarships, schooling or education programs completed, with special consideration given for the number of women, young people or those with disabilities who have benefited from the project. 
2. Industry benefits: Taking a longer-term view of developing the wind industry, this can include upliftment programs that have contributed to skills development and supplier pipelines. Particular attention will be placed on training of low skill workers in the wind energy sector.
3. Inclusivity: Projects that can showcase a track record of community employment inclusivity, with a focus on elderly, youth, people with disabilities, women, and children.