“Giuseppe Sciacca” Award - Premio Internazionale Giuseppe Sciacca

BIOGRAPHY AND AIMS OF THE AWARD
Giuseppe Sciacca (Rome 12.08.1960 - 21.09.1986 †) was a student of architecture whom, during his short
life, gave evidence of a strong moral integrity and a great generosity towards the others. He prematurely
passed away by an accident (parachute failure, during the festival in honour of Our Blessed Lady of the
Divine Love, in the sky above this venerated Roman Sanctuary. The International Culture and Voluntary
Work Association “Uomo e Società” and the International “Giuseppe Sciacca” Award, chose him – who
was a committed supporter of permanent values – as an example for the new generations, during an age
unfortunately marked by a strong crisis of identity among the youths. Without God there cannot be any
justice: each individual obtains the due consideration only if society commits to respect and put into effect
the principles of natural law, as a realistic expression of the Eternal Law. On the other hand, the International
“Giuseppe Sciacca” Award means to be a point of reference for all those youths, from Italy or a different
nation, who would make their contribution to our society and represent an example for the new generations,
in accordance with their human and Christian values. What has been said aims at being the inspiring reason
of the International “Giuseppe Sciacca” Award, along with the message to send through its development.
The International “Giuseppe Sciacca” Award nominates in each edition an Overall Winner: a personality
who represents a valid moral and doctrinal reference for the evolution of society, or a clear example of
ability and efficiency in the general interest. Furthermore, there are particular reviews conferred to people
who distinguished themselves in various fields of knowledge and art, on the basis of the two following
categories: Young Scholars (for candidates up to 35 years) and Special Awards (assigned by the Jury to
personalities from culture and institutional activities).
Within the charitable activity carried out by the
Award, we remember the special strong bound with
Poland through the foundation of the “Giuseppe
Sciacca” Desk of Orthopedic Braces, in cooperation
with the City of Kielce, thanks to the generosity
of the Emilian Orthopedic Centre. Nowadays the
“Giuseppe Sciacca” Desk of Orthopedic Braces is the
only organism operating in that nation which grants
for free orthopedic instruments to all those children
suffering from spina bifida, an endemic disease that
every year affects around 500 children. Braces can
radically change the lives of many children, as they
are indispensable to walk.