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Greta Thunberg uses prize money to launch nonprofit in her name

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https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/climate-change/483919-greta-thunberg-uses-prize-money-to-launch-non

The award is often described as an alternative Nobel Prize.

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Joseph Guzman
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Story at a glance

  • The 17-year-old received the Right Livelihood Award in December.
  • The roughly $100,000 that came with the award will be used to create Thunberg’s foundation.
  • The award is often described as an alternative Nobel Prize.

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg is donating prize money she received from an award known as the alternative Nobel Prize to establish a nonprofit organization in her name.

The 17-year-old was the recipient of the Right Livelihood Award in December. She will now use the $100,000 prize to establish the Greta Thunberg Foundation in Sweden, which will “promote ecological and social sustainability, as well as mental health,” according to the Right Livelihood Foundation.

“We are convinced that Thunberg’s new foundation will have a great impact and empower much-needed change,” Ole Von Uexkuell, executive director of the Right…

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