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Humanitarian Award

Established in 2000, the Humanitarian Award honours individuals or groups whose non-scientific work has made a meaningful international impact on the lives of people affected by ALS/MND.

To be considered for the award, candidates must:

  • Have demonstrated a sustained commitment to the ALS/MND community
  • Have made a non-scientific contribution of international significance
  • Are not required to be affiliated with a scientific or medical institution
  • May work in areas such as advocacy, caregiving, community engagement, education, or public awareness

Please note that current Board of Directors are not eligible for nomination.

The 2025 nomination period is now closed. Thank you for your submissions. We will be announcing this year’s winner on November 30 at the Alliance Meeting.

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  • Guoqiang Xu, Diagnosed 2016 , Shaanxi ALS Association, China

    Guoqiang Xu, Diagnosed 2016 , Shaanxi ALS Association, China

  • Jon Newsome, USA

    Jon Newsome, USA

  • Claire Garry, USA

    Claire Garry, USA
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  • Timmy, ALS Liga

    Timmy, ALS Liga

  • Mauril Bélanger, Diagnosed 2015 , ALS Canada

    Mauril Bélanger, Diagnosed 2015 , ALS Canada

  • Wilfried Leusing, Diagnosed 2010 , DGM, Germany

    Wilfried Leusing, Diagnosed 2010 , DGM, Germany

  • Rolf Mauch, Association ALS Switzerland, Diagnosed 2015

    Rolf Mauch, Association ALS Switzerland, Diagnosed 2015

  • Wilfried Leusing

    Wilfried Leusing

  • Dawn Morton, Diagnosed 2014 , MND Scotland, UK

    Dawn Morton, Diagnosed 2014 , MND Scotland, UK

  • Malcolm Buck, Australia

    Malcolm Buck, Australia

  • Shay Rishoni, Diagnosed 2011 - Prize4Life, Israel

    Shay Rishoni, Diagnosed 2011 – Prize4Life, Israel

  • Josée Kolijn-de Man, Diagnosed 2015 , ALS Patients Connected, The Netherlands

    Josée Kolijn-de Man, Diagnosed 2015 , ALS Patients Connected, The Netherlands

  • Sam Hayden-Harler, Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association, UK

    Sam Hayden-Harler, Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association, UK

  • Shera Mukherjee, Diagnosed 2013,  Asha Ek Hope Foundation, India

    Shera Mukherjee, Diagnosed 2013, Asha Ek Hope Foundation, India

  • Natalya Rybakova, Russia

    Natalya Rybakova, Russia

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  • Valdomiro Xavier Honório, Brazil

    Valdomiro Xavier Honório, Brazil

  • Emilienne Verhaegen, ALS Liga Belgium, Diagnosed 2014

    Emilienne Verhaegen, ALS Liga Belgium, Diagnosed 2014

  • Alfredo Santos, Diagnosed 2013 , ACELA, Colombia

    Alfredo Santos, Diagnosed 2013 , ACELA, Colombia

  • Conny van der Meijden, Diagnosed 2001,  ALS Netherlands

    Conny van der Meijden, Diagnosed 2001, ALS Netherlands

  • Mauril Belanger

    Mauril Belanger

  • Charlie “Hark” Dourney, Diagnosed 2007 , Hark ALS, USA

    Charlie “Hark” Dourney, Diagnosed 2007 , Hark ALS, USA

  • Marcelo Farinelli, Diagnosed 2006, ABrELA, Brazil

    Marcelo Farinelli, Diagnosed 2006, ABrELA, Brazil

  • David Solomon, Diagnosed 2015, MND Association of England, Wales and N Ireland

    David Solomon, Diagnosed 2015, MND Association of England, Wales and N Ireland

  • Monica Soriano, Diagnosed 2011 ,  Asociación ELA , Argentina

    Monica Soriano, Diagnosed 2011 , Asociación ELA , Argentina

  • Hans Dieter Olszewski, Diagnosed 2010 , DGM, Germany

    Hans Dieter Olszewski, Diagnosed 2010 , DGM, Germany

  • Jette Odgaard Villemoes, Muskelsvindfonden, Denmark

    Jette Odgaard Villemoes, Muskelsvindfonden, Denmark

  • Angie Bordaen, Diagnosed 2014,  ALS Liga België, Belgium

    Angie Bordaen, Diagnosed 2014, ALS Liga België, Belgium

  • Tammy Moore and Eddy Lefrancois

    Tammy Moore and Eddy Lefrancois

  • Ana Lilia RodriguezApoyo Integral Gila A.C., Diagnosed 2018, Mexico

    Ana Lilia RodriguezApoyo Integral Gila A.C., Diagnosed 2018, Mexico

  • Ian Gale, MND Australia

    Ian Gale, MND Australia

  • Elisabeth Zahnd, Switzerland

    Elisabeth Zahnd, Switzerland

  • Phil Rossall, MND-Association, UK

    Phil Rossall, MND-Association, UK

  • Michael Lee, Australia

    Michael Lee, Australia

  • Horacio Fritzer, Argentina

    Horacio Fritzer, Argentina

  • Marco Antonio Alvarez Mercado, Mexico

    Marco Antonio Alvarez Mercado, Mexico

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  • Ali Var, Turkey

    Ali Var, Turkey

  • Bob Simonds and Drew O'Neil, USA

    Bob Simonds and Drew O’Neil, USA

  • Dr Shelly Hoover

    Dr Shelly Hoover

  • Lachlan Terry,  MND Australia,  Diagnosed 2015

    Lachlan Terry, MND Australia, Diagnosed 2015

  • Karl Hughes, Diagnosed 2010 , IMNDA,  Ireland

    Karl Hughes, Diagnosed 2010 , IMNDA, Ireland

  • Aida Trzmiel de Guterman, Asociacion ELA Argentina, Diagnosed 2007, Argentina

    Aida Trzmiel de Guterman, Asociacion ELA Argentina, Diagnosed 2007, Argentina

  • David Watson,  MND Scotland,  Diagnosed 2018

    David Watson, MND Scotland, Diagnosed 2018

  • Fabio Carvalho

    Fabio Carvalho

  • Christian Bär, Germany

    Christian Bär, Germany

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  • Susan Anderson, Diagnosed 2014 , Hope Loves Company,  USA

    Susan Anderson, Diagnosed 2014 , Hope Loves Company, USA

  • Teddy Hanono Annie, Apoyo Integral Gila A.C., Diagnosed 2018, Mexico

    Teddy Hanono Annie, Apoyo Integral Gila A.C., Diagnosed 2018, Mexico

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