Deadline: 1 August 2015
Who (person or organization) do you think deserves to be honoured by the children’s prize for outstanding contributions on behalf of the Rights of the Child? Nominate your candidate for the World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child!
Nominations are now open for the World’s Children’s prize that is awarded for outstanding contributions for the rights of the child. It is an annual educational program for young people about the rights of the child, democracy, the environment and global friendship. The mission of this award is to empower children those who are suffering from violations of their rights.
The longer the period and/or the harder the circumstances under which candidate has been fighting for the rights of the child, the more likely that they will be picked as a World’s Children’s Prize candidate.
Past Awardees
- Malala Yousafzai has been nominated for the 2014 World’s Children’s Prize for her courageous and dangerous fight for girls’ right to education.
- Inderjit Khurana received The World’s Children’s Honorary Award 2007 for her long struggle for the poorest and most vulnerable children’s right to education.
- The Dunga Mothers received the World’s Children’s Prize 2005 for their unpaid and difficult struggle to help children living in the villages around Kisumu in Kenya who have lost their parents to AIDS.
- Indira Ranamagar has been nominated for the 2014 World’s Children’s Prize for her 20-year struggle for prisoners’ children in Nepal.
Eligibility Criteria
- People (children and adults) or organisations working for children’s rights across globe are eligible to be nominated.
- Self-nominations will not be accepted.
How to Apply?
Applicants can fill up the online nomination form available on the website. Form can also be downloaded and can be sent back via email. All nominations are carefully screened by World’s Children’s Prize, and those that qualify are submitted to the International Children’s Jury who will select three final prize candidates.
For more information, please visit Children’s Prize.
