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James D Wolfensohn Alwrard
丁he James D VVolfensohn ARrvard recognises the contributions of people with MS

Last updatedi 10th November 2016
丁his biennial award,established in 1 994,recognises the valuable contribution people withMS rnake,or have rnade,to the worldwide fight against A/1S.

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The award is named afterforrnerthe MS lnternational Federation President,」
1/Volfensohn.Candidates forthe award rnust be norninated by A/1S lnternational Federation
member orOanisations.
丁he obieCtiVes ofthe award are to:・ recognise the contributions of people with MS within national卜ЛS societies andthroughout the MS lnternational Federatione enhance the influence and position of people vvith MS within national卜ЛS societies
o give nationalヽ ЛS societies the opportunity to offer a national award for people withMS.
The winneris awarded UK￡ 500 towards the cost of any product,service or activity
identified at the nonlination stage,which vv‖

l contribute to a relevantlocal,regional or

national prolect Or prOgramme.
ln addition,the award winner and a trave‖ ing companion w‖ l receive a travel grant to attend
the biennial卜 ЛS lnternational Federation counc‖ rneeting.The winner vvi‖ be presented with
an MS lnternational Federation certificate in recognition of their conlrlnitrrlent and dedicationand vv‖ l be invited to rYlake a short speech.

AIl candidates receive an MS lnternational Federation certificate in acknowledgement of
their nonlination.

Read aboutthe latest award winner

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MS lnternationalWolfensohn Award 2017
MS Kyoko Nakata from Japan wins the 2017」 ames D.VVolfensohn Award
Last updated:26th May 2017

Thewinnerofthe2017」 ames D.Wolfensohn Award is Ms Kyoko Nakata,from Japan
The」 ames D.VVolfensohn Award recognises the valuable contribution that people、
make to the wo‖ dwide nght against MS

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https://￢ 、、ハ′.mSi10rg/news/2017/05/26/wolfensOhn― award‑2017/・Ms Kyoko Nakata was nominated forthe award by the Japan Mul暫 ple Sclerosis Society,who praised her strong guts and leadership to contribute to the quality of‖ fe for people
with MS in」 apan".
Ms Nakata is the founder ofAЛ S Cabin,a」 apanese non… profit organisation for people vvithMS.

BackgroundMs Kyoko Nakata was diagnosed with lⅥ S in 1993 as a young vvoman.Frustrated by thelack of ava‖ able inforrnation about h/1S in」 apanese atthe tirne,Ms Nakata decided tocreate a Japanese website about AЛ S.She gained perrnission frorn a US MS organisation
to translate their content into」 apanese to post onto her own site,in orderto help people
with MS in Japan.
Ms Kyoko Nakata attended rneetings for people with MS in」 apan,but felt disappointed by
the negative atrYlosphere.So she decided to attend rTleetings in America,where she llvas
encouraged by the positive energy and confidence ofthe participants.
inspired by her experiences,Ms Kyoko Nakata secured sponsorship to organise a sirYl‖arserninarin Japan tthe event was a huge success,and a number of companies stepped
forvvard to offer their sponsorship for future events.Over tirne,Ms Kyoko Nakata
established MS Cabin,an accredited non… profit organisation.

MS CabinMembers of MS Cabin include the families and fttends of people vvith卜 ЛS and MS
physicians.lts airn is to end lⅥ S,and its principal activity is to provide accurate inforrnation
about hЛ S through its website,rnagazines,and senlinars,some of which are held incooperation vvith the」 apan MS Society.

Thejudges cornrnended Ms Kyoko Nakata's
determination and inspiration"and sald she
had been instrumentalin bringing people with MS together,offering advice,inforrYlatiOn,
and encouragementto individuals'lives"through herleadership of卜 ЛS Cabin.
Ms Kyoko Nakata has agreed to donate the￡ 500 prize rnoney to MS Cabin.Upon receiving
the news,she expressed her disbelief at vvinning the award.
̀̀l was indeed astonished by your dreanllike news.lirnrnediately thought of the great

number of persons vvho have supported rne so far,to vvhom l am thankful."

George Nakajima,Secretary General of」 apan A/1S Society,said, lt is our great priv‖ ege
and honourto receive this news.VVe are a‖ very pleased Kyoko has been chosen."Company No:05088553 Registered Charity No:1105321

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