NDI To Honor Archbishop Tutu, Women’s League of Burma

The struggle for democracy in Burma will be a focus of NDI’s 2008 Democracy Awards Luncheon as the Institute honors two champions of that cause – Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Women’s League of Burma.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa and the Women’s League of Burma will be honored at NDI’s Democracy Luncheon, an event held annually to celebrate champions of democracy from around the world.

The Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill (map)
400 New Jersey Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Metro: Union Station (Red Line)
December 15, 2008, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
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Honorees
Ferdos Majeed Mohammed Ameen
Ferdos Majeed Mohammed Ameen of Iraq will be the first recipient of the Andi Parhamovich Fellowship, named in honor of an NDI staff member.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his leadership in addressing apartheid in South Africa, Archbishop Tutu will receive the 2008 W. Averell Harriman Democracy Award for his global efforts on behalf of democracy since the 1992 democratic transition in South Africa.
The Women's League of Burma
The Women’s League of Burma, recipient of the 2008 Albright Grant, is an umbrella organization of 12 women’s organizations from different Burmese ethnic backgrounds.


