The Prince Claus Awards are presented annually to individuals and organisations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean for their outstanding achievements in the field of culture and development and the positive effect of their work on their direct environment and the wider cultural or social field. Quality is a sine qua non for an award.

The Prince Claus Fund presents one Principal Prince Claus Award of €100.000 and ten Prince Claus Awards of €25.000. The Principal Award is presented to the laureate in Amsterdam by one of the Fund's Honorary Chairmen in the presence of the Royal Family. The other ten awards are presented by the Dutch ambassador in the countries where the laureates live and work in order to increase local impact.

Prince Claus Awards 2012 :

Eloísa Cartonera (Argentina)

Sami Ben Gharbia (Tunisia)

Habiba Djahine (Algeria)

Yassin al Haj Saleh (Syria)

Widad Kawar (Jordan)

Teresa Margolles (Mexico)

Boniface Mwangi (Kenya)

Phare Ponleu Selpak (Cambodia)

Ian Randle (Jamaica)

Maung Thura (Burma)

Maxamed Ibraahim Warsame (Somalia)