Nine associations and institutions have been awarded the Saxon Inclusion Prize 2024. "The award applications show time and again what great projects people with and without disabilities are getting off the ground together," said Michael Welsch, Saxony's state representative for the inclusion of people with disabilities, according to a press release. "This encourages people to follow suit and gives them courage."
In the sports category, the award for clubs with up to 250 members went to the Leipzig table tennis club Leutzscher Füchse 1990, while the award for clubs with more than 250 members went to ATV Volkmarsdorf 90, also from Leipzig. In addition, SV "Einheit" Borna received the special prize.
Jury selected from 86 applications
The inclusion prize is said to recognize outstanding practical examples that actively and sustainably promote the idea of inclusion, convey the intentions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and make the successful inclusive coexistence of people with and without disabilities a tangible experience. 86 associations and institutions submitted application documents this year. The selection was made by an eleven-member jury.
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