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of the 2024 .ORG of the Year award was Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation, a Philippines-based nonprofit organization which provides access to education for children in remote and poverty-stricken areas by providing boats to reach their schools.

"Education is a universal right, and addressing its accessibility is a shared global responsibility. Humanity will never progress if we look only after our own backyards. Accessible, quality education is key to breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty. I dedicate this award to thousands of Hope Paddlers, not just in the Philippines, but worldwide," said Dr. Anton Mari H. Lim, President, CEO and Co-founder of Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation of the 2024 win. "With hope, the impossible becomes possible."

Other 2024 winners include Kiva, a nonprofit working to expand financial access to underserved communities worldwide by offering crowdfunded microloans; The Center for Courageous Kids, a nonprofit providing life-changing overnight camp experiences for children with serious, chronic illnesses; Share Our Spare, a nonprofit organization supporting Chicago-area children by providing essential items such as diapers, clothing, and baby gear to families in need; Kids Operating Room, a Scottish charity that strives for a world where every child has access to safe surgery by building pediatric operating rooms, training local doctors, and improving access to essential medical care in low- and middle-income countries; Solidarités International, a French nonprofit providing emergency aid in disaster and conflict-affected areas, helping communities regain self-sufficiency and sustainable livelihoods; and Clinton Okechukwu from The R.E.T.I.N.A Initiative, a youth-led nonprofit organization which promotes primary eye care and works to combat preventable blindness in underserved African communities, was awarded the win in the "Rising Star" category.

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