The Vera Chirwa Award was instituted in 2006 on the occasion of the Centre being awarded the UNESCO Prize.
The Vera Chirwa Prize was instituted for the alumnus or alumna of the LLM/MPhil in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa who best embodied the principles of the programme in his or her subsequent career by โmaking a differenceโ to the protection of human rights or the strengthening of democratisation in Africa.
Vera Chirwa Award Winners
Musu Bakoto Sawo
The Gambia ๐ฌ๐ฒ | 2017
Dr Patrick Eba
Cameroon ๐จ๐ฒ | 2016
Prof Christopher Mbazira
Uganda ๐บ๐ฌ | 2015
Ms Leda Hasila Limann
Ghana ๐ฌ๐ญ | 2014
Professor Lilian Chenwi
Cameroon ๐จ๐ฒ | 2012
Ms Monica Mbaru
Kenya ๐ฐ๐ช | 2012
Thulani Maseko
Swaziland ๐ธ๐ฟ | 2011
Mr Yoseph Mulugeta
Ethiopia ๐ช๐น | 2010
Mr Gabriel Shumba
Zimbabwe ๐ฟ๐ผ | 2009
Mr Julius Osega
Uganda ๐บ๐ฌ | (Posthumously)
Ms Nana Oye Lithur
Ghana ๐ฌ๐ญ | 2007
Mr Melron Nicol-Wilson
Sierra Leone ๐ธ๐ฑ | 2006
2013: Mr Augustin Kounkinรฉ Somรฉ (Burkina Faso)
To be considered for this award, subsequent to obtaining the degree LLM/MPhil in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa, the candidate must have demonstrated:
- Dedicated human rights activism;
- Leadership in the field of human rights and democratisation affecting Africa and Africans;
- A contribution to a specific human rights cause or causes;
- Commitment to improving the lives of people everywhere in Africa.