Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award

The Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award is given annually to honor individuals who have dedicated their lives to public service. It was established in 2000 by the Prague Society for International Cooperation and the Global Panel Foundation. It is named in honor of the Prague Society's President Marc S. Ellenbogen's mother. The award comes with a 150,000 crown cash prize, which the award recipient passes on to a young person who is embarking on his/her career who has already contributed to the development of international relations. For instance when the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra won the award in 2000 the cash prize was given to Lukas Vondracek, an aspiring musician at the time, who is now recognized world-wide.

The financial parts were divided as Souad Mekhennet nominated organizations Praunheimer Werkstätten (working with challenged people) and Die Weisser Ring (Helping the victims of crimes), Tony Fitzjohn nominated Arthur F. Sniegon which is an aspiring conservationist from Czech Republic.

The financial part was divided into 2 parts as Magda Vášáryova has chosen the oldest women organization in Europe - Živena and its activity towards females from the Roma community in Slovakia and Zdeněk Tuma has chosen Petr Koukal (badminton), Czech Olympic winner and his foundation which is helping men with testicle cancer.

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