International Children’s Peace Prize 2019

Do you want to be part of the International Children’s Peace Prize? 

The KidsRights Foundation invites nominations of young changemakers for the Children’s Peace Prize for 2019. The International Children’s Peace Prize is awarded annually to a child who fights courageously for children’s rights. All past winners have shown a remarkable commitment to combating problems millions of children face worldwide.

Requirements:

1. An individual boy or girl 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)
2. Nominations are welcome from all over the world
3. 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
4. Ability to travel abroad and feeling comfortable communicating with other people
5. The child agrees to be nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize
6. The International Children’s Peace Prize cannot be awarded posthumously
7. Group nominations are possible provided that every individual in the group made a provable effort and co-initiated the activities that resulted in an exceptional difference for the rights of the child and the position of vulnerable children, anywhere in the world. Organizations are not accepted as eligible nominees

Prize:

The International Children’s Peace Prize is awarded annually to a child, anywhere in the world, for his or her dedication to children’s rights. He or she receives the statuette ‘Nkosi’, which shows how a child sets the world in motion. The winner also receives a study grant and a worldwide platform to promote his or her ideas 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.

See also the grantsFor9a provides.