On 21st November 2018, EURid for the 5th year running, held their .eu Web Awards which attracted 5 categories namely –
- The Laurels – won by Fetfx.eu
- The Leaders – won by Sorbum.eu
- Rising Star – won by Naturalself.eu
- Better World – won by Stardustproject.eu
- House of .eu – won by Socialeurope.eu
with a couple of Special Commendations to Macty.eu and Dodoni.eu.
The 2018 .eu Web Awards competition recorded over 200 nominations with close to 10 000 votes during the nomination and voting period. The winners were announced at the 2018 gala, which took place in Brussels, Belgium at the Theatre du Vaudeville on 21 November 2018. The gala also hosted spectacular performances from the London based band, Blue, in addition to Hungarian pianist and composer, Balázs Havasi.
Co2balance that presented the award for Better World was represented by Grace Ayoo (Project Development Coordinator), Lucas Emmerson (Programme Manager) and James Walker (Carbon Projects Officer).
EURid through its Going Green programme supports borehole rehabilitation projects in Uganda with a focus on the Districts of Dokolo, Otuke and Alebtong .Through co2balance, their goal in the Ugandan Borehole project is to support Ugandan communities to repair and maintain broken boreholes in order to restore access to clean, safe drinking water.
On behalf of everyone at co2balance, a big thank you to the EURid team and congratulations to the incredible winners in the 5 different categories.
The Web Awards Gala in pictures
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