Visionaris 2006 Finalists
Mexico
WINNER
Margarita Barney Almeida
Promoting models of sustainable development and ecological techniques
Carlos Alberto Cruz, Ashoka Fellow
Eradicating youth criminal violence
Flavia Ester Anau
Integrating and rehabilitating people with disability in native rural communities
Juan Carlos Hernandez Vazquez
Improving the behavior of at-risk youths through circus activities
Estela Villareal Junco, Ashoka Fellow
Training people with special disabilities through personal and professional development
Argentina
WINNER
Jorge Strada, Ashoka Fellow
Helping seniors live better by providing means in which they can give back to society
Jose Lumerman, Ashoka Fellow
Creating a community housing model to assist psychiatric patients and reintegrate them into society
Victoria Schocron, Ashoka Fellow
Integrating the mentally ill into society by giving them the tools to help themselves
Edith Grynszpancholc, Ashoka Fellow
Strengthening the public health care system to diagnose and treat pediatric cancer
Brazil
WINNER
Vera Cordeiro, Ashoka Fellow
Reducing chronic health problems that result from poverty through comprehensive care during and after hospital admittance
Rodrigo Baggio, Ashoka Fellow
Proving low-income communities access to new computer technologies to promote social inclusion
Daniel Becker, Ashoka Fellow
Creating a framework of citizen responsibility for community health
Teresa D’Amaral, Ashoka Fellow
Creating a legally-mandated demand for and a locally-supported supply of disabled workers
Rene Patriota
Promoting education campaigns and legislative actions that educate people about their legal rights