It was a competitive process all the way through, but the winners of the Darfur Activism Awards have been chosen and appear below. Thanks to all who participated by applying or voting - the response was overwhelming. Congratulations to the winners, who demonstrate the strength of coordinated student activism and the power of caffeine.

Georgetown Students Taking Action Now: Darfur (STAND)
Georgetown University

Their Idea:
Georgetown STAND wants to run a nationwide "adopt-a-camp" initiative and involve local communities in providing for the humanitarian and educational needs of the displaced people in the Darfur region. STAND hopes to give children in Darfur the chance to learn, while motivating the American public to engage in political activism and pressure our government and the international community to end the genocide. STAND also plans on organizing a conference for college and high school students this summer, to develop a new generation of activists.

Organization's history:
Established in September of 2004, STAND has an active base of more than 600 students at Georgetown and works in conjunction with student groups at nearly 200 universities and high schools across the nation and in Canada. STAND originated the idea of STANDFast, a national day or remembrance and fasting that mobilized more than 170 universities nationwide, dozens of high schools, and several universities in Canada.