"As long as violence against women, sexual or otherwise, remains strictly and exclusively a women’s issue, it will always be an issue. We men must own this and we must recognize it as vital to our own survival. And we must help our brothers see it as such."

- Ben Affleck, 2009 Presenter

"An event like this can really make a difference. I have seen it in the faces of those women who know that they're not laboring in vain. I've seen it in the networks that have been created to support them. And I've seen it in the changed attitudes of governments and leaders."

- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

"In honoring me, you are honoring the 700,000 women who are standing behind me. You may not see them, but they are here in spirit — their stories, their struggles and their triumphs echo throughout this hall."

- Jaya Arunachalam, 2005 Honoree

"It is an award to recognize the full human rights of our girls and of our women, but most of all, it is a reminder of the remaining task for equality, development and peace in our respective nations."

- Mu Sochua, 2005 Honoree

"This award, you must know, is going to protect my life...No one can silence me because I have new friends — you are my friends — and you are watching over me."

- Anabella de Leon, 2003 Honoree

Global Leadership Awards

The Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards honor and celebrate women leaders around the world who are the unsung heroines working to strengthen democracy, increase economic opportunity, and protect human rights. Every year since 2002, we have gathered at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to recognize women who are social entrepreneurs, political representatives, businesswomen, human rights defenders and civil society advocates. From remote villages and wired cities, they promote equality, peace and prosperity as innovators who transcend barriers to move whole communities forward.

They are the women we invest in; theirs is the leadership that improves our world.

This year on June 6, at the Opera House of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, we are celebrating the 15th anniversary of the very first Vital Voices conference held in Vienna, Austria. This conference spearheaded the Vital Voices Democracy Initiative and led to the inception of Vital Voices Global Partnership.

June 6, 2012

Opera House

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

6:30 pm VIP Reception  •  7:30 pm Awards Presentation  •  9:00 pm Buffet Supper

 

Sponsorship and Ticketing Information
(Please click on the sponsorship/ticketing level you are interested in purchasing.)

$25, 000 - Benefactor

- Priority Orchestra Seating for 8
- Buffet Supper for 8
- Recognition in the sponsor film shown during the awards ceremony
- Signage at the event and recognition in the program book
- Invitations to special events and programs throughout the year
- Acknowledgement in the Vital Voices Newsletter

$15,000 - Patron

- Priority Orchestra Seating for 6
- Buffet Supper for 6
- Recognition in the program book
- Invitations to special events and programs throughout the year
- Acknowledgement in the Vital Voices Newsletter

$10,000 - Sponsor

- Priority Orchestra Seating for 4
- Buffet Supper for 4
- Recognition in the program book
- Invitations to special events and programs throughout the year
- Acknowledgement in the Vital Voices Newsletter

$5,000 - Sustainer

- Orchestra Seating for 4
- Buffet Supper for 4
- Recognition in the program book
- Acknowledgement in the Vital Voices Newsletter

$2,500 - Supporter

- Orchestra Seating for 3
- Buffet Supper for 3
- Recognition in the program book

$1,200 - Benefit Committee

- Orchestra Seating for 2
- Buffet Supper for 2
- Recognition in the program book

$350.00 – Individual

- Reserved Seating for 1
- Buffet Supper for 1

$100 - Young Professional

- Reserved Seating for 1

Rising Voices

This year, Vital Voices is encouraging the next generation of young women leaders by providing 500 girls with the opportunity to attend and be inspired by the Global Leadership Awards. If you would like to help bring one of these future leaders to the Awards, you may purchase one (or more) Rising Voices ticket(s) in their honor. Please e-mail Yaba Haffar to purchase Rising Voices tickets.

Vital Voices Global Leadership Donor

- I am unable to attend, but would like to make a tax-deductible gift to support Vital Voices and the women that they are honoring.