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Meet the Women Who Persist. From Elevate Studios, Nevertheless tells the powerful, untold stories of women changing the world.
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Introducing Nevertheless: Elevate Studios’ Docuseries!
Nevertheless is more than just a docuseries; it’s a storytelling project shining a spotlight on extraordinary women who persistently drive profound impact across the globe. Episode one features Teresa Njoroge, a 2023 Elevate Prize winner who was convicted of a crime she didn’t commit. Transforming her pain into purpose, she launched Clean Start Africa and committed her life to working with women, girls, and children impacted by the criminal justice system in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Get to know our latest Elevate Prize Catalyst Award winner, Dwyane Wade, a passionate advocate for trans rights. With our award, his organization, the Wade Family Foundation, has launched a new digital platform called Translatable (announced live on stage at our Make Good Famous Summit!). Translatable will serve as a safe space where young members of the trans community can express themselves, and as an educational resource for their friends and family.
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Celebrating Peacebuilders
For the first time, the Elevate Prize Foundation has awarded $25,000 as part of our Elevate Prize GET LOUD initiative during the Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards led by Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace & Security. The funds recognize peacebuilders Angela Scharf, Foreign Relations Coordinator for Women Wage Peace, and Reem Hajajreh, founder and director of Women of the Sun, for their collaborative efforts toward a peaceful resolution.
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Celebrating three years of collaborating with CNN Heroes!
For the third year, CNN Heroes is collaborating with the Elevate Prize Foundation! The Elevate Prize Foundation will grant the CNN Hero of the Year an additional unrestricted grant of $100,000 and provide the remaining honorees with a generous grant of matching funds up to $50,000 each, organizational capacity-building, and resources to bring visibility to their work and maximize their impact.
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