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2020 .Org Impact Awards disclosed

2020 .Org Impact Awards disclosed

Public Interest Registry discloses winners of 2020 awards.

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Public Interest Registry has disclosed the winners of the 2020 .Org Impact Awards.

In previous years, the awards were presented at an awards ceremony. They were disclosed online over ten days this year due to the pandemic.

Days for Girls International was the big winner. It walked away with $45,000 following winning both the .Org of the Year award ($30,000) and the Combating Coronavirus Award ($15,000).

The other winners pocketed $5,000 each.

The full list of winners includes:

Combatting Coronavirus
Days for Girls International
Masks for Millions & Periods Don’t Pause for Pandemics

Fighting Hunger and Poverty
Food For Free 
Improving access to healthy food within the greater Boston area

Championing Equality, Equity, Inclusion
Change Labs 
Fostering Native American entrepreneurship for the Navajo and Hopi Nations

Promoting Education
SMASH
Building a strong, diverse and socially conscious tech workforce

Advancing Environmental Sustainability
Mangrove Action Project
Protecting the world’s mangrove forests

Promoting A Safer Internet
Child Rescue Coalition 
Protecting innocence through technology

Innovation Award
Crisis Tracker
Mapping violence in Central Africa

Outstanding Volunteer
Kayla Abramowitz, Chief Kid Officer of Kayla Cares 4 Kids
Collecting and donating items for kids in hospitals

.ORG Newcomer of The Year
Arwa Damon, President & Co-founder of INARA 
Life-altering medical care for children from conflict areas who have catastrophic injuries or illnesses

.ORG of The Year
Days for Girls International 
Masks4Millions & Periods Don’t Pause for Pandemics

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