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  • Award ceremonies and events

    Lesley Ann van Selm, CEO and Founder of Khulisa, was a finalist in the Ernst & Young Global Entrepreneur Award in the Social Enterprise Category. A prestigious event was held at Monte Casino in November 2010 to celebrate the successes.

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    Lesley Ann van Selm, an Ashoka Fellow since 2001, was selected by Ashoka alongside 13 other global social entrepreneurs to participate in an Entrepreneur Summit which was held in Sweden at the end of March 2011. The purpose of this event was, through the assistance of experts from around the world in entrepreneurship development, to assist individual Ashoka Fellows in fleshing out their strategy for global expansion.

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  • Women of the Year Award

    Lesley Ann van Selm, Founder of the Khulisa Crime Prevention Initiative, was recently presented with the accolade of Woman of the Year for 2010. Since its inception in 1997, the Khulisa Crime Prevention Initiative has gone from strength to strength. Lindsey Kin, met with van Selm to find out more about her successful initiative; thoughts on her award; and plans for the future.

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