What is Nordic Pioneers?

Nordic Pioneers is a youth initiative and changemaker network, celebrating and promoting the great role played by youth in generating safe, democratic local communities. The network gathers some of the Nordics most inspiring Pioneers, and each year DKK 60.000 is awarded to four courageous youths who have shown considerable devotion to improve their local community.

The top 10 candidates are given the opportunity to participate in a mentorship program, where they will take part in leadership workshops and one-on-one counselling with established social entrepreneurs, who can guide them in elevating their incredible concepts to the next level.

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Do you know a local Pioneer?

Youth play a great role in generating safe democratic local communities that are united and resilient against hate and polarisation. Each day, thousands of Nordic Youth – entrepreneurs, musicians, sport leaders, activists – engage in creating change at a local level to ensure more socially coherent communities, using different platforms and tools.

The Nordic Pioneer Prize celebrates noteworthy actions undertaken by courageous Nordic youth; actions that draw on Nordic values of democracy, equality, mutual respect and trust. The Nordic Pioneer Prize is awarded to 4 Nordic youth no older than the age of 25. Youth that have demonstrated considerable devotion to increase local safety and cohesion in their Nordic community, by tackling polarization, hate and social exclusion.

The award consists of a 15.000 DKK scholarship. It will be awarded at a ceremony on the 26th of September 2024.

Nominate a young pioneer right here

 

Nomination Period

March 1st – April 1st 2024

 

Shortlisting

April – August 2024

 

Prize Ceremony

26th of September, 2024

 

Our Jury – by Youth, for Youth

 

Jesper Theil Thomsen

CEO & Co-founder, SOUNDBOKS.

Denmark

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Zećira Mušović

Footballer of Chelsea FC and the Swedish National Team

Sweden

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Elísabet Herdísar
Brynjarsdóttir

Nurse and Human Rights Activist

Iceland

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Mollie Saltskog

Research Fellow, The Soufan Center

Sweden

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Logi Pedro

Musician and Designer

Iceland

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Ronja Salmi

Journalist, Author and Head of Program for Helsinki Book Fair

Finland

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Sumaya Jirde
Norwegian author, debater, poet and a play writer.

Norway

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Nima Tisdall

Founder of BlueLobster

Denmark

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Natalia Kallio

Human Rights Educator and LGBTQ+ advocate

Finland

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Lisa Esohel Knudsen

Deputy Head of Minotenk

Norway

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Questions?

 

Contact: Ella@nordicsafecities.org

Nordic Safe Cities

Embassy of Sweden, Copenhagen

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Supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers