The Council of Europe’s Democracy Innovation Award is given by the Secretary General each year to the World Forum for Democracy’s most popular initiative, which was presented in the labs, voted upon by the Forum participants.

The Award is an original work of the artist Ilana Isehayek.

Ilana Isehayek began her career as an artist in Canada before settling in France twenty years ago. Her origins and path appear in her work through the attention it pays to the matters of roots, travel, and cultures. One of her major concerns is to create links between past and present, history and experience, defining the role of the public in the work, the appearance or physical approach of the place. In paintings, sculptures or installations, she develops a very personal language.

winner 2023

Democracy Innovation Award 2023: and the winner is...

8 November 2023 Strasbourg, France

Today, at the closing session of the World Forum for Democracy, the Council of Europe announced that the winner of its Democracy Innovation Award is the DDLD Living Archive - Defensores de la Democracia (DDLD), Mexico (Lab 8) Three initiatives out of the 39 at the Forum were shortlisted for the...

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Democracy Innovation Award 2022: and the winner is...

9 November 2022 Strasbourg, France

Today, at the closing session of the World Forum for Democracy, the Council of Europe announced that the winner of its Democracy Innovation Award is Astrea Justice – Justice Code Foundation Trust, Zimbabwe. Three initiatives out of the 30 or so presented at the Forum were shortlisted for the...

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Democracy Innovation Award 2021: and the winner is...

10 November 2021

Today, at the closing session of the World Forum for Democracy, the Council of Europe announced that the winner of its Democracy Innovation Award is the initiative "A Green Blue Deal for the Middle East". Three initiatives out of the 30 or so presented at the Forum were shortlisted for the final...

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“Follow The Money” Initiative in Nigeria wins Council of Europe’s Democracy Innovation Award

8 November 2019 Strasbourg, France

At today’s closing session of the 2019 World Forum for Democracy, the Council of Europe announced that the winner of its Democracy Innovation Award was the initiative “Follow The Money”, a network of grassroots citizens in Nigeria dedicated to tracking government and international aid spending....

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Democracy Innovation Award 2018: and the winner is...

21 November 2018 Strasbourg, France

Today, at the closing session of the World Forum for Democracy, the Council of Europe announced that the winner of its Democracy Innovation Award was the initiative Self-Representation of Women in Kenyan Courts. Three initiatives out of the 30 or so presented at the Forum were shortlisted for the...

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The Council of Europe’s Democracy Innovation Award goes to Russian investigative newspaper The Insider

10 November 2017, 10.00-12.30 Strasbourg, France

Today, at the closing session of the World Forum for Democracy, the Council of Europe announced that the winner of its Democracy Innovation Award was the initiative The Insider. The Insider is an investigative newspaper that seeks to provide its readers with information about the current...

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The Council of Europe’s Democracy Innovation Award goes to German initiative in favour of higher education for refugees

9 November 2016 Strasbourg, France

Today, at the closing session of the World Forum for Democracy, the Council of Europe announced that the winner of its Democracy Innovation Award was the German initiative Kiron which gives refugees access to higher education worldwide. Kiron is a German social start-up founded in 2015 which...

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The Council of Europe’s Democracy Innovation Award goes to the Swedish initiative More than One Story – a card game to promote integration and inclusion

20 November 2015 Strasbourg

Today, at the closing session of the World Forum for Democracy, the Council of Europe announced that the winner of its Democracy Innovation Award was the Swedish initiative More Than One Story. More Than One Story is a powerful card game building bridges between people of all ages, backgrounds...

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The Council of Europe’s Democracy Innovation Award goes to Turkish initiative “Generation Democracy”

5 November 2014 Strasbourg

The Council of Europe today, during the closing session of the World Forum for Democracy, awarded its Democracy Innovation Award to Generation Democracy. The prize is a reward for efforts to get citizens more involved in public life and the democratic process. The aim of Generation Democracy is...

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Democracy Innovation Award goes to "Women of Uganda Network"

29 November 2013 Strasbourg

Today at the closing of the World Forum for Democracy, the Council of Europe gave its Democracy Innovation award to the "Women of Uganda Network" (WOUGNET). This prize recognizes efforts taken to involve citizens more in public life and in the democratic process. Chosen by the participants who...

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