The ‘Benjamin’ Award

“In our interdependent world, cities have not only the obligation but the right to achieve solutions to global issues.”
Dr. Benjamin Barber

THE DR. BENJAMIN BARBER GLOBAL CITIES AWARD

In honor of the organization´s founder Dr. Benjamin Barber, the GPM has established the Dr. Benjamin Barber Global Cities Award to commemorate outstanding action and/or research in relation to strong city leadership and will be awarded on the basis of a candidate’s contribution to advancing the values and principles set out by the GPM.

WINNERS OF THE AWARD (2017 – 2022) 

2022: All Ukrainian Mayors

2021: Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr – Freetown- Sierra Leone & Mayor Muriel Bowser – Washington DC, USA

2019: Mayor Pawel Adamowicz – Gdansk, Poland (Awarded post-mortem)

2018: Mayor Zandile Gumede – eThekwini (Durban), South Africa & Mayor Daviz Simango – Beira, Mozambique

2017: Mayor Leoluca Orlando – Palermo, Italy

Dr. Benjamin Barber Award 2022 Certificate awarded to all Ukrainian Mayors 

Dr. Benjamin Barber Award 2022 awarded to all Ukrainian Mayors