It is the dedication of members of the haemophilia community that drives change. Throughout our work, we have witnessed the impact of such devotion worldwide and believe that it deserves special recognition. For this reason, in 2010 NNHF established two yearly awards for outstanding dedication – the NNHF Community Award and the Project of the Year Award.

The NNHF Community Award is granted to an individual or group of the haemophilia community who has been nominated by a third party. Its purpose is to reward outstanding personal engagement, which has made an impact in the development of better care or greater awareness for people living with haemophilia and allied bleeding disorders. True to the NNHF focus areas, the achievements should demonstrate improvements in capacity building, awareness creation or diagnosis and registries in the developing world.

The grant value of this award is 16,000 Swiss Francs (CHF). Its usage is to be designated to future activities, which are explained in the nomination form.

How to nominate?
The award candidate must be nominated by a third party and cannot apply him/herself. For your nomination to be considered for the award, please use the nomination form provided by NNHF. Additional supporting references and documents can be beneficial. 

Who decides?
The NNHF Council is the decision making body. The winner will be informed in writing by the NNHF Management team and announced on our website, in the NNHF Activity Report and a dedicated advertisement will be placed in the Haemophilia Journal. Furthermore, the NNHF will facilitate an award ceremony in the winner’s country to boost better practice sharing globally and locally.

When is the next submission deadline?
The next deadline for nominations is 20th January 2012.

NNHF recognises the many achievements made in each of the projects we support. However, some projects stand out as having made particularly great gains towards improved care which merits special attention. Noteworthy efforts and great ideas deserve not only public recognition, they should also be made available to a broader group of people. This is why NNHF grants the NNHF Project of the Year Award.

To win this award, a project must be a particularly successful NNHF project exhibiting outstanding dedication and sustainable impact, excellent project management and stakeholder involvement. The award recipients are chosen by the NNHF Management Team. 

Who can win?
NNHF Project Partners and their teams running a project in the last year will be automatically considered. The winning project will be announced together with the NNHF Community Award.