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TheHilton Group has announced the winners of its annual Hilton Humanitarian Prize, which is "the world's largest humanitarian prize awarded to non- profits that have made extraordinary contributions to alleviate human suffering."
This year's winners areSHOFCO, an organization that works in 40 counties in Kenya that has "impacted over 4 million lives," according to its website.
The group focuses on education, healthcare, water, and sanitation, as well as economic empowerment, community mobilization, and youth development, and has "the overarching goal of improving the well-being and opportunities of residents living in urban slums and rural areas across Kenya," according to its website.
The runners-up will be announced at a ceremony in London on May 10.
The Hilton Group, which is based in Parsippany, NJ, is the parent company of Hilton Hotels & Resorts, as well as DoubleTree by Hilton and Homewood Suites by Hilton.
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Google+ and Mashable Holds First Charity Hangout-a-thon
Mashable is teaming up with Google+ for its first-ever Hangout-a-thon on Dec. 3 for Giving Tuesday. The Hangout-a-thon is a phoneathon for the connected generation of the 21st century, which features 12 hours of captivating guests sharing updates on some of the most disruptive nonprofits working today.
