Meet the winners
For more than twenty years, young changemakers have shown that one voice can inspire millions. Meet the winners of the International Children's Peace Prize who are standing up for children's rights and changing the world.
"DO YOUR LITTLE BIT OF GOOD WHERE YOU ARE. IT'S THOSE LITTLE BITS OF GOOD PUT TOGETHER THAT OVERWHELM THE WORLD."
NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE DESMOND TUTU, PATRON OF KIDSRIGHTS 2008 - 2021
Meet the winners
2025, Bana Alabed (15), Syria
Peace is not a luxury. We want to live safely. You are not alone!
2024, Nila Ibrahimi (17), Afghanistan
Seek opportunities to support one another, because every story and every voice has a potential to unleash positive change
2023, Sofiia, Anastasiia and Anastasiia, Ukraine
The International Children's Peace Prize emphasizes that the voices of child refugees will be heard all over the world, which gives up all even more strength.
2022, Rena Kawasaki (17), Japan
My ultimate goal is not only to offer better opportunities to my generations but also to future generations.
2021, Vihaan (17) and Nav Agarwal (14), India
We want to encourage all young people to start their own initiatives, no matter how small they are.
2020, Sadat Rahman (17), Bangladesh
I am a very ordinary guy. If I can save teenagers from cyberbullying, why can't others?
2019, Divina Maloum (15), Cameroon
I stand up for peace.
2019, Greta Thunberg (16), Sweden
'We children usually don't do what you tell us to do, we do what you do. And if you adults don't care about my future, neither will I.'
2018, March For Our Lives-initiators, USA
For people who felt unsafe elsewhere, school has now also become an unsafe place.
2017, Mohamad Al Jounde (16), Syria
The future is unknown, so I focus on what I can do now.
2016, Kehkashan Basu (16), UAE
Children are the future of this world, and a dignified life is also a fundamental right for us.
2015, Abraham M. Keita (17), Liberia
Violence against children is always unfounded and always preventable.
2014, Neha Gupta (17), USA
Everyone can speak out. And if we do this together, we will be heard.
2013, Malala Yousafzai (16), Pakistan
I don't care if I have to sit on the floor at school. I want an education and I am not afraid of anyone.
2012, Kesz Valdez (13), Philippines
Street children must be healthy to be able to make their dreams come true.
2011, Chaeli Mycroft (17), South Africa
My disability was never seen by me or those around me as a problem or a burden.
2010, Francia Simon (16), Dominican Republic
A name and nationality are indispensable and a fundamental right for every child.
2009, Baruani Ndume (16), Tanzania
Children are at the heart of the refugee crisis.
2008, Mayra Avellar Neves (17), Brazil
With education, you can break the cycle of poverty and violence.
2007, Thandiwe Chama (17), Zambia
By educating a child, you educate the entire community. An educated child means a more developed society.
2006, Om Prakash Gurjar (14), India
If I, a former child slave, can envision a world without exploitation, why can't you?
2005, Nkosi Johnson (12), South Africa
'Care about us too and accept us- we are all human.'
The International Children's Peace Prize is only the beginning
Winning the International Children's Peace Prize is the start of an even bigger journey. Your support helps the winners expand their work and reach even more children.