The Robert Burns Humanitarian Award is presented annually around the time of Burns' birthday to a group or individual who has saved, improved or enriched the lives of others or society as a whole, through personal self-sacrifice, selfless service, 'hands on' charitable/volunteer work, or other acts.
The winner receives a 1759 guinea, which signifies the year of the bard's birth and the coinage then in circulation, and a specially commissioned award handcrafted in Scotland.
The judging panel is chaired by David Anderson, Chief Executive of South Ayrshire Council, and includes journalist and broadcaster Kaye Adams; actor, writer and painter John Cairney; Nat Edwards, Director of the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum; former RBHA winner and Head of Islamic Relief Scotland, Habib Malik; President of the Robert Burns World Federation, Robert Stewart; Guy Willoughby, former RBHA winner and Chief Executive of the HALO Trust; and Chief Executive of STV, Rob Woodward.
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