The award is organized under the direction of Nhan Dan Newspaper, with the participation of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Science and Technology, along with the coordination of VCCorp Joint Stock Company.
Human Act Prize 2023: A Pioneer Mark
Speaking at the press conference announcing the award, Mr. Le Quoc Minh – Member of the Central Party Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association, and Head of the Organizing Committee of the Human Act Prize – stated that our Party and State always emphasize the importance of sustainable development in the process of national development, with a particular focus on putting people at the center of sustainable development. With a spirit of overcoming difficulties, proactivity, creativity, and the tradition of “mutual support and love”, in recent times, thousands of organizations, businesses, and individuals have invested in and built community projects in various fields across the country.
“The theme of the 2023 Human Act Prize is ‘Pioneer Mark’ with the mission to honor organizations, businesses, and individuals who are not hesitant to step forward to contribute to the community, taking the first steps on a challenging journey, despite all difficulties, remaining steadfast with humanitarian values and faith in sustainable development,” Mr. Le Quoc Minh shared.
The Human Act Prize builds an ecosystem of various creative activities, pioneering the first-ever initiatives in Vietnam such as: Community Initiative Library, Community Action Exhibition, the first comprehensive documentary about community activities in Vietnam, etc., aiming to provide organizations, businesses, and individuals with opportunities to connect, learn, and exchange about effective CSR implementation. Their contributions and efforts towards the community are also widely spread through a series of activities within the framework of the award.
Not only to honor and spread, the Human Act Prize is established to accompany, guide, and connect all individuals and collectives who have, are, and will bear the “responsibility for the community” in their journey. This way, all community activities in Vietnam can be created transparently, scientifically, effectively, and humanely.
Organizations, businesses, and individuals with outstanding community initiatives, please contact the Organizing Committee to submit applications for the award, together to promote sustainable development in Vietnam or through the website: https://humanactprize.org.
A Noble Mission Towards Ordinary People, the Vulnerable in Society
Speaking about the mission of the award, Mrs. Dang Thi Thuong – Project Director of the Human Act Prize, VCCorp stated that the primary beneficiaries of this award are ordinary people, the vulnerable in society.
“The Human Act Prize builds a comprehensive award system, reaching out to many subjects with the desire to find, support, and honor projects, ideas, products, and services that have positive and sustainable contributions to the community. This is the guiding principle for us to realize our mission and goals,” Mrs. Thuong shared.
Emphasizing the mission to accompany organizations and individuals in their journey for the community, Journalist Tran Mai Anh – a member of the award’s jury said: “This award is not only to honor and spread beautiful actions but also to accompany, guide, and connect individuals and collectives who have, are, and will bear the responsibility for the community. The purpose is for all community actions in Vietnam to be created transparently, scientifically, humanely, and effectively.”
Based on this spirit, the Human Act Prize brings many different categories, including:
Project category: This category honors community projects, CSR, or sustainable development that have breakthrough initiatives, creating widespread, sustainable impacts or addressing urgent social issues. Including: Inspirational Project, Resilient Project, Promising Project, Timely Project, and Sustainable Project.
Product/Service category: This category honors products/services developed to serve the community, effectively utilizing resources, solving a community issue, and having the potential for sustainable development. Including: Inspirational Product/Service, Sustainable Product/Service, Environmental Product/Service, and Humanitarian Product/Service.
Idea category: This category honors breakthrough initiatives that are highly applicable, creating positive impacts on society, aimed at a sustainably developed community. Including: Community Idea and Sustainable Development Idea.
Finally, the Annual Award category – Human Act Prize: A hallmark category that honors actions contributing positively and sustainably to the community, regardless of whether it is a project, a product, or a service.
Participating projects will be evaluated based on 5 criteria representing the values that the Human Act Prize is promoting, including: Commitment, Sustainability, Creativity, Impact, and Spread.
Participants in the Human Act Prize:
+ Organizations, agencies, and unions from central to local levels interested in community activities and having creative ideas for community-oriented activities.
+ Corporations, state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, partnerships.
+ Domestic and foreign organizations with representative offices operating in Vietnam interested in community activities and having creative ideas for community-oriented activities.
Project activities include: Inspirational Project, Resilient Project, Promising Project, Timely Project, Sustainable Project.
The product/service categories include: Inspirational, Sustainable, Environmental, Humanitarian.
Project ideas: Community Idea, Sustainable Development Idea.
Timeline for the Human Act Prize 2023:
From August 22, 2023, to October 15, 2023, the application round – Community Initiative Library: The organizing committee will receive preliminary evaluations of projects submitted by businesses, organizations, and individuals.
On November 15, 2023, the final round and community action exhibition: The shortlisted projects will be displayed in an exhibition space with the support of multimedia forms.
On November 24, 2023: The Gala award night.