2013 HONOREES
GROUP OF 4, DESSALINES BRIGADE/VIA CAMPESINA
In 2007, Haiti’s largest peasant organizations—Heads Together Small Farmers of Haiti (Tet Kole), the Peasant Movement of Papaye, the National Congress of Papaye Peasant Movements, and the Regional Coordination of Organizations of the South East Region—joined forces as the Group of 4 (G4), a national alliance to promote good farming practices and advocate for peasant farmers.
TAMIL NADU WOMEN’S COLLECTIVE (TNWC)
In the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, as in much of India, women have little social, economic or political power, and often struggle to feed their families. Lowest-caste Dalit women, indigenous, and widowed women face even greater hardships.
PAST HONOREES
2012: KOREAN WOMEN’S PEASANT ASSOCIATION
2011: LANDLESS WORKERS MOVEMENT OF BRAZIL
2010: FAMILY FARM DEFENDERS
2009: LA VIA CAMPESINA
Honorable mentions:
- Unified Peasant Movement of the Aguan Region
- National Fisheries Solidarity Movement
- Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Honorable mentions:
- Movimiento Campesino a Campesino (Farmer to Farmer Movement)
- South Central Farmers
- The Grow Biointensive Agricultural Center of Kenya (G-BIACK)
Honorable mentions:
- The Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
- ROPPA (The Network of West African Peasant and Agricultural Producers’ Organizations)
- The Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Honorable mentions:
- Community Alliance for Global Justice
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
- Toronto Food Policy Council