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Article

16 Jan 2008

Author:
Rio Tinto Alcan & IBLF

2007 Alcan Prize for Sustainability awarded to Utthan Centre

Rio Tinto Alcan [part of Rio Tinto] and IBLF are pleased to announce that the 2007 recipient of the US$1 million Alcan Prize for Sustainability is the Utthan Centre for Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation, based in northern India. Founded in 1996, the Utthan Centre's mission is to support the sustainable economic, social, and ecological development of disadvantaged communities in south Asia…The Utthan Centre for Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation…projects cover distressed migration areas, backward and inaccessible areas with disadvantaged communities and poor communication, and areas with deficits in food, nutrition, and health support.