International Children's Peace Prize

International Children's Peace Prize
Archbishop Desmond Tutu awarding the International Children's Peace Prize to Neha Gupta in 2014.
Awarded forOutstanding contributions in advocating children's rights
LocationAmsterdam, Netherlands
Reward(s)€100,000 or $123,000
First award2005
Currently held byKidsRights Foundation
Websitechildrenpeaceprize.org

The International Children's Peace Prize is awarded annually to a child who has made a significant contribution to advocating children's rights and improving the situation of vulnerable children such as orphans, child labourers and children with HIV/AIDS. It holds a reputation as one of the leading youth prizes internationally.

The prize is an initiative of Marc Dullaert, founder of the KidsRights Foundation, an international children's aid and advocacy organisation based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

The winner receives a 100,000 euro donation to benefit a charitable project for children, as well as a statuette, the Nkosi, named in honour of Nkosi Johnson. The statuette is of a child pushing a ball, "show[ing] how a child sets the world in motion."

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