GOATS AND SODA

This Nobel Peace Prize front-runner didn't win — but did get the 'alternative Nobel'

OCTOBER 11, 20257:33 AM ET
HEARD ON WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY
Ari Daniel


Volunteers from the Sudan Emergency Response Rooms hand out food to families displaced by the country's civil war.
Caitlin Kelly

The Sudan Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) were considered a front-runner for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, although they didn't end up winning. It's the second year in a row that they've been nominated. And the group received both the Rafto Prize and a Right Livelihood Award {sometimes referred to as the "Alternative Nobel"}.

When they gave their award, the team at Right Livelihood wrote, "Beyond saving lives, ERRs nurture a culture of compassion and solidarity that lays the foundation for Sudan's future civil society and democratic renewal."

{The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado for "her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela."}

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