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Barbara Chester
Award
The
Because mercy has a human heart
The Award's Namesake: Dr. Barbara Chester
Barbara lived her 47 years on the frontiers of human courage and compassion. Throughout her work and her being, Barbara became part of the Hopi family. In 1997, upon learning of Barbara’s serious illness, The Hopi Foundation Board formally recognized her with the following resolution:
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Contributing to the building of the Hopi Foundation through her commitment, dedication, friendship, work, and love;
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Devoting her life to making life better for all peoples in the world;
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Upholding and supporting the teachings of local Indigenous societies learning to help themselves; and
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Restoring the lives and hopes of families and children torn apart by conflict and violence through the establishment of the Center for Prevention and Resolution of Violence.
To Recognize & Honor Clinicians & Healing Practitioners
for Their Work with Survivors of Torture
In honor of the life and work of Dr. Barbara Chester, The Hopi Foundation established an award for outstanding clinicians and practitioners who treat victims of torture, their families, and communities.
In issuing this award, The Foundation and other supporters wished to: (1) honor outstanding persons undertaking the arduous and often dangerous work of providing healing services in circumstances of torture; (2) call attention to such abuses directed against specific regions and communities; and (3) draw worldwide support for prevention of torture and associated trauma.
