This year 41 finalist projects have been selected in the three different categories of the Award, this fifteenth edition of the award is celebrated under the theme "Contagiemos la esperanza" which seeks to infect salvadorans with positivism.

The Ayudando a Quienes Ayudan Community Development Award will be presented on monday, november 15, the Social Entrepreneurship Award will be presented on tuesday, november 16 and the NGO Award will be presented on thursday, november 18. All the awards will be broadcasted via Facebook Live.

The Premio Ayudando a Quienes Ayudan celebrates 15 years of supporting and promoting solutions for the communities, through the work of organizations that already develop a territorial or national work, and are leaders in different approaches to promoting development, with which a synergy has been found to continue helping more sectors in a more efficient way, thus mobilizing resources of greater scale that contribute to the achievement of common goals.

During the 14 editions of the Premio Ayudando a Quienes Ayudan, the work of 110 winning projects in the different modalities has been supported. The contributions granted have been used to transform their respective environments, strengthening or expanding their particular projects.

"We are very happy and pleased to have had a large number of applications this year, which only reaffirms that the spirit of solidarity is always present, despite the harsh conditions we are going through as a society. It has been a real challenge to choose the finalists, in the midst of so many excellent initiatives, we have selected 41 projects in the three different categories of the Award, we are ready to start the awards season, which we know will again translate into a multiplier effect of benefits for the most vulnerable population", said Roberto Kriete, President of Fundación Gloria de Kriete.

The award was originally given to non-governmental organizations, but since 2018, it was decided to also recognize companies with a social vocation and community leaders, currently the awards are divided into three categories:

In the first category of the Premio Ayudando a Quienes Ayudan that focuses on NGOs, 10 finalists have been chosen, the organization that takes first place in this modality will receive US$100 thousand as a prize, second place will receive US$75 thousand and third place US$50 thousand.

In the Community Development Award category, which will be presented on monday, november 15, 2021, 18 finalists were chosen. This category is aimed at community leaders, individuals or projects that work for their community. It recognizes the work with ADESCOS, boards, local associations that are well organized, present their proposals to improve the quality of life of its inhabitants with the special component of "community work". In this category there are several awards ranging from US$5,000 to US$15,000.

In the category of the Social Entrepreneurship Award, 13 finalists have been selected, which recognizes the work of entrepreneurs who apply a business model to generate social impact, innovating to create sustainable solutions to community and social challenges. In this category there are 3 prizes of US$30 thousand, US$20 thousand and US$10 thousand respectively.

"We are eager to start the awards season, share the good news with the winners and begin to accompany them on this path of social impact that they already have well defined, and that with this recognition we hope to help boost even more", said Fernando Kriete, secretary and member of the Board of Directors of the la Fundación Gloria de Kriete.

The Premio Ayudando a quienes Ayudan was created 15 years ago with the purpose of recognizing the efforts of those who, from different fields of action, carry out actions aimed at contributing and joining efforts to help other people and contribute to a more just and supportive world.