The International Children’s Peace Prize 2022

The International Children’s Peace Prize is awarded annually to a child who fights courageously for children’s rights. 

The prize was launched by KidsRights during the 2005 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates at the Capitol in Rome, chaired by Mikhail Gorbachev. Since then, the prize has been presented every year by a Nobel Peace Laureate. The International Children’s Peace Prize is an initiative of Marc Dullaert, Chairman and Founder of the KidsRights Foundation.

Benefits

The “Nkosi” statuette which depicts a child that sets the world in motion

A study and care grant to enable the child to obtain an education

A project fund of € 100.000, which is invested by KidsRights in relevant children’s rights projects that are closely connected to the winner’s area of work.

In addition, winning the International Children’s Peace Prize gives the winner a global platform to promote their work. For example, the message of Nav and Vhiaan, the winner of 2021, reached 3.5 billion people all over the world!

Eligibilities

The nomination requirements are the following:
Any person above the age of 18 or an organization can nominate a child
The child must be between the age of 12 and 17 by the time of the nomination deadline
The child can be from any country in the world
The child must have a demonstrable history of standing up and fighting for the rights of children, including himself or herself
The child needs to be able to travel abroad and feel comfortable communicating with other people.
The child agrees to being nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize.

Eligible Regions: Open For All 

APPLICATION PROCESS

The powerful and heartening stories of all the nominees will be posted on their website, and some of them will also be posted on their social media platforms (with the authorization of the parents/guardians). This way, they aim to create a buzz for children’s rights and to inspire as many people as possible!

1. Download the nomination form from the Apply Now link.
2. Complete the form.
3. For more details, please visit the Main Website. 

Application Deadline: March 1, 2022 

Global Peace Summit 2020 in Malaysia

Global Peace Summit 2020 in Malaysia
Applications are already open for the Global Peace Summit 2020 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Global Peace Summit 2020 is providing an opportunity to extraordinary young, competent, and enthusiastic peacebuilders from 100+ countries to develop their ideas and road maps to achieve sustainable development goals and advocate peace in their communities to counter extreme violent, hate and every kind of discrimination. This summit aims to connect inspiring young people, to develop their skills in the sphere of peace education, to help them exchange ideas and share projects, while networking with like-minded individuals and world leaders.
This summit will also provide an opportunity to students and young leaders to bring solutions and theory on “Way forward to peaceful & inclusive world and Countering Fifth Generation War” by participating in different peace sessions, talks, group discussions and activities with international delegates and speakers.

Global Peace Summit, Malaysia will incline commencement of mutual understanding, capacity building of youth, social harmony, exposure and interaction with young brains under a single umbrella. GPSM also aims to engage young people in conflict resolution, amplify their voice for social justice and create a harmonious environment among communities & societies through this conference.
Summit Theme:
Peace Education: 
Peace education is the process of acquiring the values, the knowledge and developing the attitudes, skills, and behaviors to live in harmony with oneself, with others, and with the natural environment.
Global Citizenship: 
Global citizenship is the idea that all people have rights and civic responsibilities that come with being a member of the world, with whole-world philosophy and sensibilities, rather than as a citizen of a particular nation or place.
Amplifying Voices of Youth: 
Collecting 1 million voices for Peacebuilding & social justice all around the globe and submitting a petition in United Nations with the charter of demand with #PeaceByDialouge.
Women, Peace & Security: 
To create lasting peace, we need women’s voices. From conflict prevention and conflict resolution to reconciliation and economic recovery post-conflict, women’s meaningful participation in peace processes increases the likelihood that an agreement will last longer than 15 years by as much as 35 percent.
Diplomats & Religious Scholars Talk: 
These sessions will bring an understanding of world efforts to resolve conflicts and their policies to counter anti-peace elements. Religious Scholars talk will shed light on role of Religion to counter rise of conflicts and terror.
Climate Action for Peace: 
The theme draws attention to the importance of combating climate change as a way to protect and promote peace throughout the world.

 Benefits
Airfare & Accommodation
Visa Assistance
Opportunity to interact with Global Leaders
Meet with like minded young social entrepreneurs
Share your initiatives with others
Peace Education & Leadership Capacity Building
Panel discussions
Key note speeches
Focused group discussions
Group activities
Awards & Certifications
Signatory campaign
Cultural Presentation
Gala Night
Site visit

 Eligibilities
Youth between 16-35 of age.
Open minded, highly motivated and passionate.
Students, young professionals are encouraged to apply.
Passionate to achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.


Application Process
Apply online through the given link.
The application fee is 25 USD only and refundable upon rejection from defined categories.
Categories:
Fully Funded
Partially Funded
Self Funded
Modes of Transactions:
PayPal
Payoneer
Bank Transfer
Selected applicants will be informed by email.
Applicants who will pay fee along with application will be considered for final phase.

Application Deadline: 
January 30, 2020
https://globalpeacechain.org/gps-malaysia

Yala Academy Courses for Journalism Peace and Leaders

Yala Academy brings together leading journalists and new media experts to train Middle Eastern and African youth in basic journalism techniques, photo- and video-journalism and 21st Century activism. Building upon an initiative launched in 2014 in partnership with the U.S. Institute of Peace, this online program is a unique combination of new media training and peacebuilding experience. In regions where media is too often a tool for nationalism, division and fear, YaLa citizen journalists are being empowered to express themselves and tell a very different kind of story.
Application deadline February 15th 2019. 
The program will start in March 2019.

http://viahold.com/JgD

Apply Here

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YaLa Citizen Journalism Application - Spring 2019

https://goo.gl/y4heCu

Also see

YaLa Peace Institute in Honor of Nelson Mandela

The MENA Leaders for Change Program

Peace & Tolerance Scholarship Award

Mohamed Dekkak, is a Moroccan businessman, investor, art collector, cultural even promoter and philanthropist. A Moroccan expat, he is best known as the Chairman and Founder of Adgeco Group of Companies.

Mohamed Dekkak has been overseas for an extended period. He is a business professional and a successful Moroccon entrepreneur with high academic & business qualifications; Mohamed Dekkak holds his passion for building inventive start-up companies. He is a man with the excellent background in crafting collaboration with multi-national companies in an extensive range of industries from oil and gas, through power and energy and energy via construction and engineering. Multilingual and excellent networker. He is also heading and member of many non profit foundations, association for business philanthropy, para diplomacy, peace and tolerance promotion.

Mohamed Dekkak’s social programs extend to all people how share his vision. His vision to help uplift the lives of the people, promoting peace and tolerance, universal values, open mindness and harmony between communities.

Scholarship Details:
Scholarship Topic: Peace and Tolerance
Scholarship Amount: $10,000
Deadline: 31 Dec 2017

How to Apply for Scholarship:

To apply for this scholarship, please read below.

Write a research paper about an innovative project on “How to promote Peace and Tolerance“.
The research paper must be minimum 5000 words long :
– Explaining why and how the project is innovative?
– Demonstrating how you can implement the project on the ground.
– The project impact.
Your Complete Name
Your phone number (we will call you once you are shortlisted or the winner)
Your Email address
School/College/University name

Terms and Conditions:
The research paper must be plagiarism free and no grammatical mistakes.
Applicant must be 18 to 35 years old.
Open for all nationalities.
Winner must show their original documents before receiving the scholarship.
Once you submit your application and article, the Scholarship donor has the right to publish it online after the approval of the committee.
The academic committee has the right to accept or decline any submission.

Selection:
Every submission will be reviewed by an International academic committee of experts in the field.

The result will announce the winner on 30 Jan 2018.
The winner will be notified by an email or a phone call.
The result will be displayed on the website.

Deadline:
The final date of application Dec 31, 2017, 11:59 GMT. 
No application will be entertained after this date..

Application Submission
Please fill the form below to submit the application.

http://vializer.com/8ZTi

International Peace Scholarship for Women

Women Help Women

The International Peace Scholarship Fund, established in 1949, is a program which provides scholarships for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the United States and Canada. Members of P.E.O. believe that education is fundamental to world peace and understanding.

The scholarship is based upon demonstrated need; however, the award is not intended to cover all academic or personal expenses. At the time of application, the applicant is required to indicate additional financial resources adequate to meet her estimated expenses. Examples of additional resources are personal and family funds, tuition waivers, work scholarships, teaching assistantships, study grants and other scholarships.

The maximum amount awarded to a student is $10,000. Lesser amounts may be awarded according to individual needs.

http://www.peointernational.org/about-peo-international-peace-scholarship-ips