During the past twelve Years Glen Steyn and Conquest For Life received the following Awards:

Glen Steyn was elected as an Ashoka Fellow in 1999:

Ashoka has established and refined a rigorous selection process for identifying and electing the most innovative social entrepreneurs, with the greatest probability of achieving large-scale social impact. Ashoka's selection process carefully screens nominees for:

• New Ideas
• Creativity
• Entrepreneurial Quality
• Social Impact of Ideas
• Ethical Fiber

Ashoka receives nominations from local groups of Nominators, such as journalists, academics, social entrepreneurs (including Ashoka Fellows), and individuals well-placed in the non-profit and social innovation communities.

The Ashoka Country Director and selection team in that country conducts a first interview and site visit. Candidates who "pass" then undergo a second interview by an international senior staff member, who forwards the most promising candidates to the Ashoka Selection Panel. Based on extensive interviews and background checks the local panel selects Ashoka Fellows, who must then be approved by the organization's international board to become Ashoka Fellows.

For more information on Ashoka, kindly visit www.ashoka.org.za

Conquest For Life awarded 3rd place in Katlego Awards Empowerment category (2000) by South African NGO Coalition (SANGOCO):

Katlego is the Sotho word for success. The Katlego Awards were conceived to recognize excellence and good practice in the NGO sector. The awards give recognition to organizations and individuals who have been out-standing in the fight against poverty or contributing to development in South Africa.

The purpose should be primarily to encourage, recognize and reward excellence amongst organizations and individuals in the Development Sector.

• Other key objectives are to:
• To recruit new members to SANGOCO
• Build the profile and image of SANGOCO

Nomination process

• Nominations for all categories except, the Spirit of Hope Award, is to be coordinated at provincial level, through the SANGOCO regions in order to facilitate optimal participation. The Spirit of Hope Award nominations will be made by PECs.
• The nominations process must open at least six months prior to the National Awards Ceremony, and should run for at least ten weeks.
• The provinces will compile, screen, and shortlist all nominations for adjudication by the provincial panels.
• Nominations forms will be accompanied with information on the background to the Awards, criteria, selections process, etc.
• This information will be provided in writing in English, and accompanied by audio cassettes in local languages, to be used in the awareness raising workshops / Roadshows to be coordinated by the PECs.
• Local print and electronic media must be used to drive publicity and awareness at grassroots.
• Adverts calling for submissions must be placed in key provincial and national newspapers, as well as in internal publications of SANGOCO, its members, and its other partners, as well as in relevant websites.
• Mail shots must be done of all relevant databases.
• Nominations forms should be available in SANGOCO, Local Government and Provincial Government offices, and this must be monitored for wastage.
• A database of all nominations should be compiled for further reference.

Awards Categories
Two Tiered Awards

• There will be recognition and reward at provincial and national level for all categories, except the Spirit of Hope Award.
• Provincial adjudication panels will award 1st, 2nd and 3rd places for each category. These should all receive a certificate and a trophy. The 1st place winner should will R1 000 and would go forward as a semi-finalist in that category to the national level.
• The national adjudication panels will then select 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners for each category. The Spirit of Hope Award winners will be chosen by the NEC.

Adjudication

• The provincial and national adjudication panels will comprise relevant experts from Government, Donors, Business, and the Development Community.

For more information on Sangoco, please visit www.sangoco.org.za

Mail & Guardian – Investing in the future Runner up Conquest For Life and ABB – 2002:

For more information on the Mail & Gaurdian, please visit www.mg.co.za

Glen Steyn, Conquest For Life’s Director awarded as Social Entrepreneur on the Brink Award in 2006 by GIBS:

The colloquium builds a network of Social Entrepreneurs in the region, create a body of knowledge, and support the effectiveness of Social Entrepreneurs in the NGO sector. Social Entrepreneurs play the role of change agents in the social sector by:

• adopting a mission to create and sustain social value (not just private value)
• recognizing and relentlessly pursuing new opportunities to serve that mission
• engaging in a process of continuous innovation, adaptation, and learning
• acting boldly without being limited by resources currently in hand, and
• exhibiting a heightened sense of accountability to the constituencies served and for the outcomes created

Mission

The Colloquium for Social Entrepreneurs (CSE) has a threefold mission:To build capacity among social entrepreneurs and their stakeholders, enabling them to be more effective through practical skills development and networking opportunities

1. To increase awareness about social entrepreneurship among practitioners and in broader society, including the business school community and the business sector as a whole
2. To build a body of knowledge and a theory towards social change that communicates the relevance and application of social entrepreneurship.

Social Entrepreneurship Awards The Honourable Mrs Mbeki with "On the Brink" Award winner, Glen Steyn and Zohra Darwood from the Open Society Foundation Photographs courtesy of Darryl Egna	Social Entrepreneurship Awards Award Winners: Glen Steyn - On the Brink, Investec - Benefactor, Shereen Usdin - The Believer, Charles Maisel - Bequeathing Leader

Contact details

Bridgit Evans
Programme Manager
Colloquium for Social Entrepreneurs
Gordon Institute of Business Science

Tel:   (011) 771 4167
Fax:  (011) 771 4177
Web: www.gibs.co.za

Social Entrepreneur Award 2007 - Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 - Glen Steyn have been selected as one of ten semi-finalists for the Social Entrepreneur Award 2007 in South Africa. Congratulations! Through the award, The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and Ernst & Young seek to recognize and encourage the spirit of social entrepreneurship. We believe that your work, in positively impacting social change processes, transforming the lives of many people and creating substantial social value, is truly inspirational. This is also a good time to share with you our selection procedure: After reviewing the additional information form and the complementary documentation, we might request to visit you during the period 7-18 May. Please let us know as soon as possible if there are dates during this period that do not suit you. Based on the submitted information, background research and the potential site visits, around 5 finalists will be selected by 25 May. All five finalists are invited to attend the World Economic Forum on Africa meeting, which is held 13-15 June 2007 in Cape Town. We will facilitate opportunities for the finalists to highlight their work throughout the Summit and provide targeted support towards making key contacts with the more than 500 key African and international political, business and academic leaders attending the Summit. A jury, comprising eminent members from the corporate, media and the civil society sectors, will decide the winner of the South African Social Entrepreneur Award for 2007 in November. The winner will be announced at the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Awards on 15 November in Johannesburg. We are looking forward to learning more about you and your organization. We know that filling out forms is time consuming and have therefore kept the questions to a minimum. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or comments that you might have.