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2011 Opus Prize Finalist: Sister Rita Pessoa, R.S.H.M. OpusPrize 39 views Rita Rodrigues Pessoa, R.S.H.M. founded The Association of Small Rural Producers of Jacaré in Brazil in 1997 with the objective of promoting cultural, educational, and soci...
2011 Opus Prize Finalist: Father Gregory Boyle, S.J. OpusPrize 79 views Gregory Boyle, S.J. is founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries, a nonprofit that has helped at-risk and former gang-involved men and women in Los Angeles throu...
2011 Opus Prize Winner: Lyn Lusi OpusPrize 156 views Lyn Lusi is the co-founder and program director of HEAL Africa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, working to transform individuals and communities shattered by the a...
2010 Opus Prize Winner: Sr. Beatrice Chipeta OpusPrize 89 views Sr. Beatrice Chipeta, a Roman Catholic nun and retired school teacher, is the founder of Lusubilo Orphan Care Project, an NGO operating in the Karonga district of Malawi. I...
2010 Opus Prize Winner: Rev. John Halligan, S.J. OpusPrize 189 views In 1964, Fr. John Halligan, a Jesuit priest from the Bronx, New York, invited a group of shoeshine boys to join him for lunch in the attic of the Campania Church in Quito, ...
2009 Opus Prize OpusPrize 229 views The Opus Prize is a $1 million faith-based humanitarian award and two $100,000 awards given annually to recognize unsung heroes of any faith tradition, anywhere in the worl...
2009 Opus Prize Finalist: Father Hans Stapel OpusPrize 788 views Father Hans Stapel is co-founder and president of Fazenda da Esperança Farms of Hope. He has established more than 60 therapeutic communities in 10 countries to help peopl...
2009 Opus Prize Finalist: Sister Valeriana Garcia-Martin OpusPrize 1,156 views Sister Valeriana García-Martín is founder and director of the Asociación Hogares Luz y Vida, which cares for 145 physically and mentally handicapped children and educates o...
2009 Opus Prize Winner: Aïcha Ech Channa OpusPrize 4,730 views Aïcha Ech Channa is something of an icon in Morocco when it comes to human and civil rights for single mothers and their children. For more than 30 years, she has been thei...
2007 Opus Prize OpusPrize 53 views The Opus Prize is a $1 million faith-based humanitarian award and two $100,000 awards given annually to recognize unsung heroes of any faith tradition, anywhere in the worl...

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The Opus Prize is a $1 million faith-based humanitarian award and two $100,000 awards given annually to recognize unsung heroes who, guided by faith and an entrepreneurial spirit, are conquering the world's most persistent social problems. From establishing an innovative public health program for the poor in Brazil, to addressing the overwhelming poverty of farm workers in central Florida and tackling youth illiteracy in India, Opus Prize winners have dedicated themselves to help transform the lives of others.

The 2011 Opus Prize recipients have been announced. This year's $1 million winner is Lyn Lusi, who provides medical services and counseling in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The two $100,000 winners are Father Gregory Boyle, S.J., who helps at risk and former gang members become productive community members in Los Angeles, and Sister Rita Pessoa, R.S.H.M. of Filadelphia, Brazil, who formed a cooperative to help a rural community earn an income after being ravaged by drought.

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