Austrian Servant Abroad of the Year
The Austrian Servant Abroad of the Year award recognizes volunteers who have shown outstanding commitment within their cohort. It serves both as an encouragement to go the extra mile during service and as an expression of gratitude and recognition.
Each year, up to five volunteers may receive this distinction.The evaluation is based on the candidate’s preparation period before departure as well as their dedication during service abroad.
The award criteria reflect the four pillars of Austrian Service Abroad. The decision is made by the organization’s leadership team. With this award, Austrian Service Abroad says thank you to those who have rendered truly exceptional service.
Awards 2005 – 2024
2024:
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- Moritz Gemel, Capetown Holocaust and Genocide Centre, South Africa
- Philipp Auberger, The Azrieli Foundation, Canada
2023:
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- David Ditlbacher, Fondation pour la mémoire de la déportation, Paris, France
- Michaela Franjo, Centre for Peace, Non-violence and Human Rights Osijek, Croatia
- Dominik Hohla, Auroville Institute of Applied Technology (AIAT), Tamil Nadu, India
- Noah Guilherme Plattner, Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines, Tapei, Taiwan and
Le CegeSoma – Centre d ́Étude Guerre et Société, Brussels, Belgium - Daniel Hackl, Holocaust Education and Genocide Prevention Foundation Montreal, Canada
2022:
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- Tatjana Lang, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel
- Marco Spieler, Tropenstation La Gamba, Costa Rica
- Markus Mamadou Wane, Enda Graf Sahel, Dakar, Senegal
- Teresa Dujmovits, Carnegie Foundation Friedenspalast, Den Haag, Netherlands
- Dennis Miskić, Srebrenica Genocide Memorial, Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2021:
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- Florian Müller, Centre for Peace, Nonviolence and Human Rights, Kroatien & Hugo Valentin Centre, Sweden
- Raphael Faul, Fondazione Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea, Mailand & Haver Srbija, Serbia
- Matthias Kralupper, Act for Transformation, Georgien & National Museum of Contemporary History, Slovenia
- Haris Hadzimejlic, Centre de la Mémoire d’Oradour sur Glane, France
- Raphael Winkler, Tropenstation La Gamba, Costa Rica & Casa Estudiantil ASOL, Guatemala
2020:
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- Jonathan Dorner, Holocaust Museum of LA, USA
- Monika Messner, Na’amat Kindertagesstätte, Israel
2011:
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- Francesco Konigsberger, Federation of Jewish Communities, Czech Republic
- Cornelius Schwärzler, Russian Research and Educational Holocaust Center, Russland & Fondazione Museo della Shoa, Italy & Dokumentation Obersalzberg, Germany
- David Witzeneder, Tropical Field Station La Gamba & Finca Salvador, Costa Rica
2010: Peter Loibner, GU SRZ Vera, Russia
2009: Jörg Reitmaier, Auschwitz Jewish Center, Poland & Virginia Holocaust Museum, USA
- 2008: René J. Laglstorfer, Centre de la mémoire d’Oradour, France & Center of Jewish Studies Shanghai, China
2007: Daniel James Schuster, Yad Vashem Jerusalem, Israel
2006: Martin Wallner, Center of Jewish Studies Shanghai, China
2005: Dr. Andreas Daniel Matt, SOS Children’s Villages Lahore, Pakistan
Peace Servant at the Peace Palace in The Hague receives the Austrian Servant Abroad of the Year certificate and glass trophy from Deputy Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Austria Erik Litver (December 2022)
