The award was presented by US president Barack Obama with the words: "By her example, Magodonga has shown the women of WOZA and the people of Zimbabwe that they can undermine their oppressors' power with their own power – that they can sap a dictator's strength with their own.
Premien blev presenteret af USAs præsident Barack Obama med ordende: »Med hendes eksempel, har Magodonga vist kvinderne i WOZA og resten af Zimbabwes folk at de kan underminere deres undertrykkeres magtmed deres egen magt – at de kan undergrave en diktators magt med deres egen.