KidsRights 2023 International Children’s Peace Prize

The International Children’s Peace Prize is awarded annually to a child who fights courageously for children’s rights. Winning the International Children’s Peace Prize puts your changemaker in news headlines around the world. Last year, the winner's message reached more than 3.5 billion people!

• Table of Content
• About KidsRights
• International Children’s Peace Prize
• Aim and Benefits of International Children’s Peace Prize
• Requirements for International Children’s Peace Prize Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About KidsRights

The KidsRights Foundation is an international children's aid and advocacy organisation based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The foundation was founded in 2003, by Marc Dullaert and Inge Ikink.

International Children’s Peace Prize

Aim and Benefits of International Children’s Peace Prize

The winner 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. Furthermore, 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.

Requirements for International Children’s Peace Prize Qualification

Any person or organisation may nominate a child for review by the Expert Committee. To nominate a child a nomination form must be filled. You can do that here, in 6 different languages. All nominations should 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.

NB. A group of children can be nominated, 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 as a whole will not be considered).

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Step 1: Download the nomination form here
• Step 2: Complete the form below

For more details, visit KidsRights website.