OneWorld's People of 2008: VOTE TODAY!
December 03, 2008 02:25 PM EST
(Updated: December 03, 2008 03:54 PM EST)
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WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (OneWorld) - The finalists for OneWorld's prestigious People of the Year award have been announced, and readers worldwide are being invited to vote for this year's winner. DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!
(http://us.oneworld.net/perspectives/peopleof2008/)  Due to the overwhelming number of compelling nominations received, the finalist list has been expanded this year from 8 to 10. It includes:
In early November, OneWorld readers, partners, and editors submitted their nominations for the award. The only requirement was that nominees embody the values of OneWorld: human rights for all; a fair distribution of the world's natural and economic resources; simple and sustainable ways of life; the right of every individual to inform and be informed; participation and transparency in decision making; and social, cultural, and linguistic diversity. The 10 finalists were chosen by OneWorld editors to represent what is best in the fields of human rights and sustainable development. Another 10 semifinalists are noted on the People of 2008 Web site, with links to more information on their work. The voting period will be open for two weeks, with the winner announced in early December. Previous winners of the annual award have included Iraqi Dr. Rashad Zidan, whose organization helps women hold their families and communities together through the terrors of war, and Molly Melching, founder of the international development group Tostan that is leading the movement to end female genital cutting in West Africa. Both engaged in follow up discussions with OneWorld readers after receiving the award. Click here to Vote: http://us.oneworld.net/perspectives/peopleof2008/ | | MEET THE FINALISTS | |  © International Rescue Committee
Dozens of humanitarian aid workers were targeted and killed around the world this year. In some countries, particularly severe surges of violence have forced aid organizations to reconsider or suspend life-saving and community building operations.
 © Peace X Peace
Since the attacks of Sep. 11, 2001, Patricia Smith Melton has devoted her life to voicing the unheard stories of women living, coping, and taking action to build peace in all corners of the globe. Her latest endeavor focuses on Israeli and Palestinian women.
 © cyclopsr (Flickr)
Sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been called "the worst in the world," and it has only gotten worse in recent months. But amid the daily threats to their life and communities, women are organizing to support each other and demand justice and protection.
 © Sena Tsikata / Institute for Policy Studies
Francisco Soberón has worked to find justice for Peruvians for over 25 years, and the human rights group he founded has been instrumental in bringing former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori to trial for alleged crimes against humanity.
1 Million Signatures Campaign for Women's Rights in Iran
 © Change for Equality Campaign
An independent grassroots movement of Iranian women and men is educating women about their fundamental human rights and steadily becoming a powerful force for women's equality in the patriarchal country.
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Pamela Adoyo stands calmly and resolutely at the epicenter of Kenya's AIDS epidemic. Her women's group is helping care for the sick, impede the disease's spread, and stitch back together a community torn apart by the epidemic.
 © Camara Municipal de Moura
The mayor of one of Portugal's smallest and poorest municipalities has launched one of the largest green business initiatives in the world, and now he's spearheading an eight-country project to create communities run entirely on renewable energy.
 © KickStart
Martin Fisher is a businessman, an activist, and a mentor, among many other things. But first and foremost, he's an inventor and a humanitarian -- one whose inventions have helped hundreds of thousands of people move themselves and their families out of poverty.
Ashwin Naik
 © BiD Network Foundation
After studying and working in the United States, Ashwin Naik has returned to his native India to launch a set of rural health care facilities that he hopes will help bridge the massive gap between the rich and poor in the rapidly developing country.
 © Waseem Mahmood / Good Morning Afghanistan
With the signatures of over 62 million Pakistanis committed to the Yeh Hum Naheen Foundation's anti-terrorism campaign, founder Waseem Mahmood has become a leader in a movement promoting Islam as a peaceful, tolerant faith.
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