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Each year, Atlas Network hosts Regional Liberty Forums in cooperation with local organizing partners. The purpose of these events is to support partner organizations in their desires to learn more from each other and to accelerate the sharing of best practices through training and friendly competition by region. Any partners interested in serving as a local organizer in future years can complete this online inquiry.
The Regional Liberty Forums also celebrate successful partner projects with a new regional awards program. Those awards join a competitive suite offered by Atlas Network including the annual Templeton Freedom Award that is announced at Atlas Network's gala Freedom Dinner following its global Liberty Forum.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Please continue to check back for more information on any upcoming Regional Liberty Forums.
Atlas Network thanks Smith Family Foundation and John Templeton Foundation for launching and growing our agenda of Regional Liberty Forums.
Africa Liberty Forum 2019 — Kenya, co-hosted by African Students for Liberty (ASFL)
Africa Think Tank Shark Tank winner:
- John Mustapha Kutiyote of Students’ Organization for Liberty and Entrepreneurship (SOLE) for their work to end cultural discrimination that takes private property rights away from women in South Sudan.
Africa Regional Liberty Award winner:
Latin America Liberty Forum 2019 — Dominican Republic, co-hosted by CREES and IOMG
Latin America Think Tank Shark Tank winner:
- Emma García-Prieto of FUSADES for "Liberty goes to the cinema."
Latin America Regional Liberty Award winner:
- Fundación Eléutera for their work to strengthen the rule of law in Honduras through reforms to the nation’s tax code.
Europe Liberty Forum 2019 — Greece, co-hosted by KEFiM
Europe Regional Liberty Award winner:
Europe Think Tank Shark Tank Award winner:
- Nataliya Melnyk of the Bendukidze Free Market Center for her ENVY: Economics at School project pitch.
Europe Student Outreach Award winner:
Asia Liberty Forum 2019 — Sri Lanka, co-hosted by Advocata Institute
Asia Regional Liberty Award winner:
- Bikalpa, an Alternative for its success in promoting the ideas of freedom throughout Nepal with its video series.
Asia Think Tank Shark Tank Award winner:
- Anthea Haryoko of the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies for her Fighting Forces of Illiberalism in Indonesia project pitch.
Asia Student Outreach Award winner:
Africa Liberty Forum 2018 — Nigeria, co-hosted by African Students for Liberty
2018 Africa Liberty Award winner:
- The Burundi based Centre For Development and Enterprises Great Lakes’ for its Birashoboka project.
2018 Africa Think Tank Shark Tank winner:
- Denis Foretia of Nkafu Policy Institute for his pitch of the “the Free Enterprise Fellows.”
Europe Liberty Forum 2018 — Denmark, co-hosted by the Center for Political Studies (CEPOS)
Europe Regional Liberty Award winner:
- Croatian Taxpayers’ Association has won Atlas Network’s 2018 Europe Liberty Award for its successful campaign against the introduction of property taxes in Croatia.
Europe Think Tank Shark Tank Award winner:
- Ratko Nikolić – president of the Center for Anti-Authoritarian Studies – for his organization’s proposed Selfie Citizen Journalism project.
Latin American Liberty Forum 2018 — Chile, co-hosted by Fundación para el Progreso
Latin America Think Tank Shark Tank Award winner:
- Garret Edwards—Fundación Libertad—for his “Liberty through Justice” project pitch.
The Juan Carlos Cachanosky Award for Dissemination of Free Society Principles:
- Libertad y Progreso for its video series project.
The Miguel Kast Award for Free Market Solutions to Poverty:
- Mackenzie Center for its “Economic Freedom Index for Brazilian States.”
The Francisco de Vitoria Award for Ethics and Values:
- Instituto Político para la Libertad (IPL) for its annual leadership training program.
Student Award:
- Students for Liberty Brasil for its SFLB State Conferences.
Asia Liberty Forum 2018 — Indonesia, co-hosted by Center for Indonesian Policy Studies
Asia Regional Liberty Award winner:
Asia Think Tank Shark Tank Award winner:
- Dhananath Fernando of Advocata Institute in Sri Lanka for his Removing Protectionism Taxes in Construction Industry project pitch.
Europe Liberty Forum 2017 — Hungary, co-hosted by Free Market Foundation
Europe Regional Liberty Award winner:
Europe Think Tank Shark Tank Award winner:
- Petar Čekerevac of Libertarian Club Libek in Serbia for his organization’s proposed Lighthouse Outlet project to establish an online media outlet bringing together the brightest libertarian minds of Serbia.
Asia Liberty Forum 2017 — India, co-hosted by the Centre for Civil Society
Asia Regional Liberty Award winner:
Asia Think Tank Shark Tank Award winner:
- Tricia Yeoh of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Malaysia) for her pitch on a strategy to end price controls on small businesses in Malaysia.
Latin America Liberty Forum 2017 — Argentina, co-hosted by Fundacion Libertad
Giancarlo Ibárgüen Freedom Award winner:
- Rocio Guijarro Saucedo, the long-time leader of CEDICE Freedom
Juan Carlos Cachanosky Award for Dissemination of the Principles of a Free Society winner:
- Instituto de Estudos Empresariais for its longstanding Forum da Liberdade (Liberty Forum)
Miguel Kast Award for Free-Market Solutions to Poverty winner:
- Fundación Eléutera for its substantial success in reforming tax and business regulations in Honduras.
Francisco de Vitoria Award for Ethics and Values winner:
- CEDICE Freedom for its Watchdog for Freedom and Democracy in Venezuela project.
Latin America Think Tank Shark Tank winner:
- Jorge Colindres, legal director for Fundación Eléutera in Honduras, won for his “Access to Justice for All” project pitch.
Africa Liberty Forum 2017 — South Africa, co-hosted by Free Market Foundation
2017 Africa Liberty Award winner:
- South Africa-based Free Market Foundation for its Khaya Lam Land Reform Project.
2017 Africa Think Tank Shark Tank winner:
- Peter Bismark Kwofie of the Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation for his pitch of the “National Undergraduate Debate and Essay Competitions.”
Latin America Liberty Forum 2016 — Guatemala, co-hosted by Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Latin America Liberty Award winners:
- Libertad y Progreso in Argentina for its “Crash Courses in Liberty” (Aprender Volando) video series (Juan Carlos Cachanosky Award for Dissemination of Free Society Principles)
- Instituto Res Publica in Chile for its “Education for Chile” (Educación para Chile) program (Miguel Kast Award for Free-Market Solutions to Poverty
- Instituto de Pensamiento Estratégico Ágora A.C. (Agora Institute for Strategic Thinking) in Mexico for its “No More Taxes!” (#Nomásimpuestos) campaign (Francisco de Vitoria Award for Ethics and Values)
Asia Liberty Forum 2016 — Malaysia, co-hosted by IDEAS
Asia Liberty Award winner:
- Samriddhi in Nepal for its Econ-ity project
Europe Liberty Forum 2016 — United Kingdom, co-hosted by Institute of Economic Affairs
Europe Liberty Award winner:
- Centre for Justice (Centrum för rättvisa) in Sweden for its “Litigating for Individual Liberty and Fundamental Rights” project: “The Nordic Individual Rights Revolution”
Africa Liberty Forum 2016 — Ghana, co-hosted by IMANI Center for Policy and Education
Africa Liberty Award winner:
- Chevauchee Foundation, in Namibia for its “Namibia Schools Reading and Debating Societies” program
