The International Children’s Peace Prize is awarded annually by KidsRights to a child who courageously fights for children’s rights. The award is for people who have demonstrated a remarkable commitment to combating the problems faced by millions of children around the world. The motive behind the award is to provide a platform for children to express their ideas and personal involvement in children’s rights.
Prize Description
The International Children’s Peace Prize was launched by KidsRights during the 2005 World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates at the Capitol in Rome, chaired by Mikhail Gorbachev. Since then, the award has been handed out every year by a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The International Children’s Peace Prize is an initiative of Mark Dollart, Chairman and Founder of KidsRights.
The award recognizes the achievements of the winning youth. The award also provides the winner with a global platform to promote his ideals and enhance his work. With newfound interest, these young heroes’ messages are reaching a global audience of millions. This global interest will generate a higher level of cooperation and structural improvement for the realization of children’s rights.
The Prize
The winner of the International Children’s Peace Prize receives:
- The statuette ‘Nkosi’, which shows how a child sets the world in motion. This statuette designed by Inge Ikink and is named after our very first winner, Nkosi Johnson.
- The winner also receives a study and care grant and a worldwide platform to promote his or her ideals and causes to the benefit of children’s rights.
- A project fund of €100,000 is invested by KidsRights in projects that are closely connected to the winners’ area of work in the country of the winner.
Nominations
Any person or organization may nominate a child for the International Children’s Peace Prize. To nominate a child, a nomination form must be completed – available in six different languages. All nominations must comply with the following requirements.
- A child above 12 years and under 18 years of age; (the child should not be older than 17 years by the time of the nomination deadline)
- From all over the world;
- The child must have a clear history of standing up and fighting for the rights of him/herself and other children. It is important that the child has an active approach in accomplishing this goal, which has led to a concrete result;
- Ability to travel abroad and feeling comfortable communicating with other people;
- The child agrees to being nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize.
Application Procedure
Nomination process for the International Children’s Peace Prize follows these steps:
- Step 1: Download the nomination form.
- Step 2: Complete the form below.
- Read the FAQs before you start filling the form.
The deadline for entries is March 1st, 2023.