The award: The Purpose Prize, which honors efforts by people older than 60 to solve big social problems
Who gives the award: Civic Ventures, in San Francisco
How much the award offers: $100,000 apiece to five winners
Among the winners: Nancy Sanford Hughes, an Oregon homemaker who created StoveTeam International in 2008 to manufacture and distribute safe cooking stoves in developing countries
About Ms. Hughes: The 68-year-old learned about the millions of injuries and deaths caused by cooking over open fires during her stint as a volunteer cook with a medical mission in Guatemala. Her charity produces and distributes a safe, fuel-efficient model of stove.
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