BBC World Challenge 08- won by Pakistanis

BBC world challenge is a global competition aimed at projects showing enterprise and innovation at grassroots level. The year 2008 competition has been won by Plan Bee by the Hashoo Foundation - Pakistan in Northern Areas. This Pakistani project helps female beekeepers boost their income by selling high quality honey. The northern areas of Pakistan are among the poorest and most isolated regions in the country. Effective development assistance has yet to reach these hilly, remote areas and it is the women and children who are most affected. The only workable and sustainable solution is to capitalise on local resources, building on what is achievable as well as culturally acceptable.
Nominations for World Challenge 09 have started,vt aims at finding projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at a grass roots level (the "Competition"). They want to hear from their viewers and readers about the social entrepreneurs who are making a difference without costing the earth. It could be you or someone you know.
Rules of nomination:
Projects/small business that show initiative, the innovative use of technology or an invention.
Projects/Small business that increase investment into the local community.
Projects/Small business that take a responsible approach to the environment in which they are operating.
Grant:
Each grant will be awarded to one person nominated by the relevant project/small business to represent the project/small business and accept the grant on its behalf (the 'Representatives'?), and BBC World News, Newsweek and the Jury accept no obligation to any other people linked to the project/small business. In the event of a tie for first place, the top two Finalists will receive a grant of $15,000 each and the third Finalist will receive a grant of $10,000.
The Representatives will be brought to The Hague, The Netherlands to receive the grants. The grants will be awarded by BBC World News in an awards ceremony which will be filmed and shown as the last programme in the World Challenge series on the BBC World channel (the "Ceremony").
Each Representative will receive one fully paid economy class return flight to The Hague, accommodation for the duration of the Ceremony, and transfers to and from the Ceremony. The Representatives will be responsible for ensuring that they fulfil Dutch entry requirements, including without limitation, being in possession of a valid passport and obtaining any visa that they may require. In addition the Representatives will bear all other expenses incurred on the trip, including without limitation: any necessary vaccinations, insurance and unlisted transfers, phone calls and other services within the accommodation and any shopping and meal expenses.
If you know some worthy projects then do not waste time it is great forum. Further details are available at: http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk
Good luck!!!!