page_title: Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award
section_title: Financial Part Donated to Andrej Dyńko
hierarchical_section_title: Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award / Award recipients / Financial Part Donated to Andrej Dyńko
caption_attribution_description: English: Andrej Dyńko public speaking
context_page_description: The Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award is given annually to honor individuals who have dedicated their lives to public service. It was established in 2000 by the Prague Society for International Cooperation and the Global Panel Foundation. It is named in honor of the Prague Society's President Marc S. Ellenbogen's mother. The award comes with a 150,000 crown cash prize, which the award recipient passes on to a young person who is embarking on his/her career who has already contributed to the development of international relations. For instance when the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra won the award in 2000 the cash prize was given to Lukas Vondracek, an aspiring musician at the time, who is now recognized worldwide.
context_section_description: Václav Havel donated the financial part to Andrej Dyńko, the editor-in-chief of the independent Belarusian newspaper Nasha Niva. Openly critical to President Lukashenko's regime, and the only major newspaper written in Belarusian, Nasha Niva has become an important symbol of freedom and independence. Dynko is a Graduate from Minsk State Linguistic University, and holds an MA in International Relations. Until August 2000, he also taught at his alma mater. From 2002, Dynko has been the Vice-President of the Belarusian PEN Center.
caption: Andrej Dyńko was the 3rd financial recipient of the HRE Citizenship Award.