On Thursday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit honored the recipients of the Humanitarian Fund 2009 award, which was set up when she married Crown Prince Haakon when they married back in 2001. The fund awards projects that a close to the Crown Princely couple’s hearts, such as AIDS, youth violence, and racism. 
This year, “Be Proud,” and HYWA were granted funds from Humanitarian. Both projects are located in Oslo, with “Be Proud” being from Holmlia, an Oslo borough, and HYWA is from Baerum, a suburb.
“Be Proud” focuses on combating racism in a ethnically diverse neighborhood.
“‘Be proud’ is a project that Holmlia SK launched three years ago. The goal is to turn the negativity into something that is positive. We will turn no to yes. Instead of saying “no to racism”, we say “I’m proud of who I am,” says Ove Bevolden, the organizer of “Be Proud.”
“We want to raise the confidence of all who live on Holmlia,” Bevolden continued. “Everyone should have belief in themselves, their own sense of self and do something you succeed. It makes us all feel happy.”
HYWA, which is Kurdish for “hope,” tackles street violence, drugs and racism as well.
Mette-Marit gave a speech congratulating the two winners. “The two projects, which this year awarded funds from the Crown Prince couple’s Fund has chosen to meet the challenges of the youth had an opportunity to work together to strengthen communities.”
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