page_title: Prince Claus Fund
section_title: The 2019 Prince Claus Awards
hierarchical_section_title: Prince Claus Fund / The 2019 Prince Claus Awards
caption_attribution_description: Español: La escritora ecuatoriana Mónica Ojeda en la Feria Internacional del Libro de Santiago 2018.
context_page_description: The Prince Claus Fund was established in 1996, named in honor of Prince Claus of the Netherlands. It receives an annual subsidy from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  The Fund has presented the international Prince Claus Awards annually since 1997 to honor individuals and organizations reflecting a progressive and contemporary approach to the themes of culture and development. Recipients are mainly located in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
context_section_description: Kamala Ibrahim Ishaq, (Sudan) (Principal Award)
  Ambulante (documentaries, Mexico)
  Mariam Kamara (architect, Niger)
  Bill Kouélany (artist & writer, Congo-Brazzaville)
  Djamila Ribeiro (philosopher, Brazilië)
  Anocha Suwichakornpong (filmmaker, Thailand)
  Mónica Ojeda Franco (writer, Ecuador), Next Generation Laureate
caption: Mónica Ojeda
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