Recognizing All Seeds Planted
For 2026 the OEAwards collected seeds of recognition in the form of 204 nominations from 49 different countries. As our goal is to recognize and share all of these seeds, here you can explore all nominated people, projects, and resources.
The 49 countries of the world represented by this year’s nominees is extensive!
Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, and Yemen.
Note that the nominations include listed impact in total of 72 countries.
Meet and Explore the Nominees
We celebrate every single nominee for the 2026 OEAwards, and again this year we not only list all nominees but also provide access to read the details about each that was submitted in the nomination. You can browse the data below, we also make it available as a Google Sheet you can copy so you can make use if search and filters.
Digital Badges for All
All contacts listed in the nomination forms were notified by email at the time of nomination, but we are now following up with a confirmation from the Open Awards for Excellence that includes a digital badge and certificate of recognition.
If you are part of any nomination listed and have not received a badge or seek to have badges made for other collaborators, please contact us badges@oeglobal.org with the one you are associated with so we can issue a badge to you.