The Ashden Awards

The Ashden Awards: Past Winners

2004 Winners
THE OVERSEAS AWARD FOR LIGHT
FIRST PRIZE - Aga Khan Rural Support Programme - Micro-hydro power for remote communities in the Hindu Kush, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan

THE OVERSEAS AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE
FIRST PRIZE - Aurore - Solar power for communities, farmers and market traders across India

SECOND PRIZE - IT Power India - Upgrading of traditional watermills in the Himalayas to enable the growth of local sustainable milling enterprises.

THE OVERSEAS AWARD FOR FOOD
FIRST PRIZE - Escorts Foundation - fuel-efficient stoves for rural women in Pakistan

THE CLIMATE CARE AWARD
FIRST PRIZE - Prakratik Society, Rajasthan, India - biogas cooking stoves for villages on the fringes of the tiger reserve in Ranthambhore Park.

THE UK AWARD

SECOND PRIZE - Miles and Gail Fursdon - micro-hydro power for a Dartmoor farm


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2003 Winners
THE OVERSEAS AWARD FOR FOOD SECURITY

THE OVERSEAS AWARD FOR COMMUNITY WELFARE
FIRST PRIZE - The Barefoot College, India. Solar energy to meet basic needs in the Himalayas.

THE OVERSEAS AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE
FIRST PRIZE - West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency, India. Solar mini-grids to supply power to Sagar Island.

SECOND PRIZE - Madhya Pradesh Gramin Vikas Mandal (MPGVM), India. Solar lamps for street hawkers in Bhopal.

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2002 Winners

FIRST PRIZE - Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI), India. Converting sugar cane waste into charcoal briquettes for cooking.