Our Awards and Partnerships
Project PINK BLUE is on a journey to change way Africans think about cancer.
Our impact earned us the following awards:
Distinguished Advocacy Award by International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS), USA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoipmOHFss4) (https://igcs.org/runcie-chidebe-and-project-pink-blue/).
40 Under 40 in Cancer 2020 by the Lynx Group, USA (https://ascopost.com/issues/january-25-2021/winners-of-40-under-40-in-cancer-awards-announced/).
World Cancer Day Spirit award at World Cancer Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/288408-nigerian-group-wins-world-cancer-day-spirit-award.html).
U. S. Government 2020 Global Ties Award for Social Innovation & Change, Washington D.C., USA (presented to our founder) (https://ng.usembassy.gov/2020-global-ties-ivlp-alumni-award-for-social-innovation-and-change-goes-to-nigerian-health-advocate/).
Face of Exchange award by U.S. Department of State alongside the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (presented to our founder) (https://www.thecable.ng/us-department-of-state-honours-nigerian-runcie-c-w-chidebe).
SPARC MBC Challenge award by Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and Pfizer Oncology, Lisbon, Portugal.
Nelson-Mandela- Graca Machel Innovation Award, Johannesburg, South Africa. Civicus World Alliance for Citizen Participation.
Global Shapers Community Abuja I AM BOLD Award, Shape Africa 2014.
Semi-Finalist in the Big C Competition by LiveSTRONG
Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP 2015)
Nominated as Best Project 2013/2014,Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition with UNESCO, Berlin, Germany.
In 2023, Made with Patient Award: https://patientengagement.synapseconnect.org/resources/made-with-patients-awards-rising-star-runcie-c-w-chidebe
Best Grantee Award by ACT Foundation Nigeria, 2022. N1,000,000.
Face of Exchange Award– U. S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Washington, USA. 2020. https://eca.state.gov/ivlpparticipants/runcie-chidebe-global-health-innovator
Outstanding African Achievers Award in the African Genius Award by Plus 94 Research and Priority Performance Project and the University of Pretoria, South Africa, 2022. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjA5bxPQc1E
Our Partners
