Young Laureates Programme
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THE ROLEX AWARDS FOR ENTERPRISE
Moji Riba, a young Indian filmmaker, won a Rolex Award in 2008 for safeguarding the heritage of the people of Arunachal Pradesh. Cultural preservation is a category of the new Young Laureates Programme.
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THE ROLEX AWARDS FOR ENTERPRISE
Maria Eliza Manteca Oñate of Ecuador won a Rolex Award in 2000 to promote sustainable farming in the Andes. Like the original Rolex Awards, the environment is a category of the new Young Laureates Programme.
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THE ROLEX AWARDS FOR ENTERPRISE
Australian Brad Norman won a Rolex Award in 2006 to establish a photo-identification network to protect the whale shark. Applied technology is a category of the new Young Laureates Programme.
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THE ROLEX AWARDS FOR ENTERPRISE
Cristian Donoso, a young Chilean lawyer, won a Rolex Award for exploration of Western Patagonia via sea kayak. Like the original Rolex Awards, exploration is a category of the new Young Laureates Programme.
