United Nations, Sep 29 (UNI) UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay will award the 2018 edition of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-violence to filmmaker Manon Barbeau of Canada and 'The Coexist Initiative', an NGO from Kenya.
The award ceremony will take place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 16 November 201, an official statement said.
Manon Barbeau, an innovative social entrepreneur and filmmaker, is awarded for her defence of human rights and tolerance through the art of cinema and a wide range of activities that she develops through 'Wapikoni Mobile Studios', amplifying the voices of indigenous people. Wapikoni hosts educational workshops and film screenings to raise awareness and educate the wider public about indigenous cultures, languages and identities.