The Right Livelihood Awards

Activists, journalist receive 'alternate Nobel' awards

Each year, only a few people win the prestigious Nobel Prize, and the prize is only awarded in the fields of physics, physiology/medicine, chemistry, literature, peace and economy.

But what about the people who work in other categories?

The Right Livelihood Award is the answer.

Amy Goodman is joining three remarkable women from around the world to receive the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize. The three women are Asha Hagi Elmi, co-founder of Save Somali Women and Children; Krishnammal Jagannathan, an 82-year-old activist from southern India; and Monika Hauser, a gynecologist and founder of “medica mondiale.”

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