Luxembourg Peace Prize
Luxembourg Peace Prize
Each year, since 2012, the Schengen Peace Foundation and the World Peace Forum award the Luxembourg Peace Prize, an award that honors the outstanding in the field of peace. The categories of the Luxembourg Peace Prize and their celebration amplify the aims and goals of the World Peace Forum.
Luxembourg Peace Prize Awardee 2015
New Humanity, Folocare Movement
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2015
The Focolare Movement is an international organization that promotes the ideals of unity and universal brotherhood. Founded in 1943 in Trento, northern Italy by Chiara Lubich as a religious movement, the Focolare Movement, though primarily Roman Catholic, now has strong links to the major Christian denominations and other religions, or in some cases, with the non-religious.
Rowad American College
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2015
Rowad American College (RAC) is an institution deeply committed to fostering peace education and global understanding. With a rigorous curriculum that combines American educational standards and Egyptian cultural values, RAC focuses on producing well-rounded, socially responsible individuals. Students participate in international peace initiatives and serve as Peace Ambassadors, visiting numerous countries and engaging with global issues. Additionally, RAC offers a range of extracurricular activities, character development programs, and leadership opportunities, helping students prepare for both academic success and impactful futures.
Manchester International School
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2015
Manchester International School, Cairo (MIS) is a British curriculum institution located in New Cairo, Egypt, that has offered high-quality education since its founding in 2014. Accredited by Cambridge CAIE and Pearson Edexcel and recognized as a Global Partnership School by the British Council, MIS provides students from Foundation Stage 1 through Year 12 with a robust academic foundation grounded in British standards.Beyond academics, MIS emphasizes global citizenship, cultural understanding, and community service. The school demonstrated this commitment in 2015 by hosting the Youth World Peace Forum, organized by El Rowad American College, where over 1,300 students from 28 countries gathered to engage in peacebuilding and cross-cultural dialogue. Under the leadership of Educational Director Mr. Adam, MIS continues to foster an inclusive, diverse environment that values international collaboration and prepares students for responsible, impactful futures.
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Masterpeace
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2015
MasterPeace aims at turning 200,000 of youth by 2020 into active peacemakers – calling them ‘Nelsons’ – by awakening their talents and creativity and inspiring each one to turn into promoters and messengers of peace. Within four years they already work in 45 countries – including many conflict areas – where they use music, art, and dialogue to prevent new armed. We recognize the efforts to open up minds and to enhance people from all walks of life to start acting for peace.
Masterpeace Foundation
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2015
MasterPeace aims at turning 200,000 of youth by 2020 into active peacemakers – calling them ‘Nelsons’ – by awakening their talents and creativity and inspiring each one to turn into promoters and messengers of peace. Within four years they already work in 45 countries – including many conflict areas – where they use music, art, and dialogue to prevent new armed. We recognize the efforts to open up minds and to enhance people from all walks of life to start acting for peace.
The City of Baia Mare
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2015
The City of Baia Mare was the host of the 9th World Peace Forum in May 2015. Delegates who had come from all continents were received by the citizens of Baia Mare, its impressive NGO community as well as the City Government with wide open arms. From here, the Baia Mare Protocol is making its way to the desks of all world leaders and the City of Baia Mare has committed to building a Peace Center.
Jorge Castella I Cot
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2015
In 1991, Jorge Castellà de Cot founded the European Development Foundation (AEFE) in Barcelona, Spain, inspired by the Charter of Paris for a New Europe. AEFE, a non-governmental and non-profit institution, is dedicated to promoting universal values and human rights through two key platforms: the Cultural Forum and Charitable Social Solidarity Action. Its mission is supported by two sister entities: the Spanish European Development Group, which focuses on uniting the peoples of Europe, and the Ibero-American Development Foundation, which fosters collaboration between Europe and Latin America. Together, these organizations work to bridge cultural and religious differences, fostering dialogue and solidarity. Over 25 years, AEFE has organized a wide range of activities, including concerts, cultural events, charity dinners, and international conferences. In 2007, the Spanish Ministry of Culture recognized AEFE as a Public Utility, granting it benefits such as tax relief. AEFE’s contributions have been recognized through numerous awards and honors, reflecting its longstanding commitment to unity, human rights, and cultural solidarity.
Luxembourg Peace Prize Awardee 2014
Carlos Palma
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2014
Carlos Palma serves as the International Activities Director and Living Peace General Coordinator, roles in which he has made significant contributions to global peace education and student leadership development. As the International Activities Director, Carlos oversees international group activities designed to foster leadership and critical thinking among students, encouraging them to become effective peacemakers in the global community. He collaborates with school principals and activity coordinators to develop and maintain an International Activities Master Calendar, ensuring that events like congresses, forums, student exchanges, and peace art competitions are organized smoothly and accessible to schools and communities worldwide.In his role as the Living Peace General Coordinator, Carlos founded a Peace Education project involving over 500 schools and associations across 113 countries. This initiative, in collaboration with 20 international peace organizations, creates and implements peace projects at both local and global scales. He also coordinates the Living Peace World Youth Peace Conference, providing young people with opportunities to engage in peacebuilding efforts and contribute to a more harmonious world.
Patricia Pellegrini
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2014
Patricia Pellegrini, born in Buenos Aires, spent her formative years in Paraná, Entre Ríos Province, where she completed her primary and secondary education and attended the School of Visual Arts. The city’s vivid imagery and memories are a recurring theme in her work. Returning to Buenos Aires, she earned a degree in painting from the National School of Fine Arts “Prilidiano Pueyrredón” and specialized in Graphic Design, Tapestry, Scenography, and Costume from the Higher School of Fine Arts “Ernesto de la Cárcova.” She refined her craft under artists Juan Doffo and Emilio Renart, and studied airbrushing with Jorge Vallerga and art history with Julio Sánchez.Patricia has held numerous individual and collective exhibitions, participating in art salons across Argentina, Germany, Spain, Uruguay, the United States, Belgium, Chile, Brazil, and Luxembourg. Her notable projects include a workshop titled Movement and Color at the 1986 EDUCARTE Congress in Chile, an installation at the Orenzanz Foundation in New York, and exhibitions at prominent Buenos Aires institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Decorative Art, Eduardo Sivorí Museum, Recoleta Cultural Center, General San Martín Cultural Center, Palais de Glace, and the Center for Art and Visual Communication. In Belgium, she created installations for the Forum Hotel in Brussels, with room themes that celebrated Brussels 2000, jazz, and Duke Ellington. She also exhibited at the Municipal Museum in Paraná and won second prize in the Design Competition for the stained glass window at La Plata Cathedral.Since 1980, Patricia has taught fine arts internationally, including at San Matthías Kollege in Germany and the Europa Museum Schengen in Luxembourg. Currently, she serves as Supervisor of Fine Arts Education in Buenos Aires and is the Art Director of the World Peace Forum in Luxembourg. Additionally, she is the author of the children’s book collection Amilcar and the Artists.
Roberto Martin Kletzel
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2014
Roberto Martin Kletzel is an art curator and publisher from Buenos Aires, Argentina, who has dedicated his life to using the arts as a platform for promoting peace. Through his work with artists, Kletzel spreads messages of non-violence and tolerance, believing in the power of creative expression to inspire social change. One of his key initiatives has been embedding these values into a series of children’s books he has published, aiming to influence younger generations with the ideals of peace and understanding. His efforts showcase the arts as a vital tool in the pursuit of global harmony and compassion.
Luxembourg Peace Prize Awardee 2013
Raphael Pitti
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2013
Dr. Raphaël Pitti is an associate professor of emergency medicine, anesthetist-resuscitator, general physician of the armed forces. He is also a municipal councilor of the town hall of Metz, France, in charge of the humanitarian, social and sanitary emergency.In 2017 Dr. Raphael Pitti was given the “Legion of Honour”. As a war surgeon, he has put his life on the line to go to the field and save lives. No medals, no words, no thank you are enough to translate our gratitude for his humanitarian spirit.In 2018 Dr. Raphael Pitti published the book “Va où l’humanité te porte. Un médecin dans la guerre” which is available on Amazon.
Heinz Wismann
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2013
Heinz Wismann is the son of Heinz Wismann (1897-1945), an art historian, who was director of the Ministry of Education and Propaganda and vice-president of the Chamber of Literature of the Third Reich from 1935 to 1937.As a Hellenist, Heinz Wismann has long been associated with the Lille school.Director of Emeritus Studies at Georg Simmel centre of the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS),[1] his research focuses on hermeneutics and the history of German thought. He directed the "Passages" collection of the Éditions du Cerf from 1986 to 2007. The title was an homage to the writer Walter Benjamin whom he introduced to France.A European spirit, a builder of peace between peoples, he reflected a great deal on languages, in the "beyond" of languages, on European traditions and cultures, in order to maintain their difficult cohesion between them, while preserving their differences and their singularities, despite their contradictions. He is a friend of Jean Bollack, philologist and philosopher with whom he has worked extensively in the fields of philology and Hellenism.
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Luxembourg Peace Prize Awardee 2012
Dulce Magalhaes
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2012
Works since 25 years on changing the process of learning. She has a Ph. D. in philosophy ,focusing on Career Planning from Columbia University. Dulce Magalhaes is considered one of the 100 leaders of peace according to Geneve for Peace Foundation. She has written multiple books and published more than 900 articles for the newspaper Correio do Povo since 2011 and several other magazines.
Rosemarie Gnausch
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2012
Founder of the participatory art movement for Peace “Elephants for Peace” in 2002. To this she has initiated many peace events around the world with the mission to make the peaceful majority aware that they are in majority as well as to introduce the elephant as a symbol for powerful Peace.Rose Marie Gnausch started to “Celebrate Peace”, opening boarders, physically and symbolically, with artistic means and with the help of many.She collaborates locally with individuals, associations, schools, mayors and local authorities and invites the international community to join each time creating images of Peace and Power. The message of each event is: Empowering Peace.
Charles Danguy
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2012
Charles Danguy, a resident of Eastern France, dedicated over 40 years of his life to serving the Moral Re-Armament (MRA) movement, now known as Initiatives of Change (IofC), from his home base in Lorraine. Throughout his career, he was a regular attendee at European Parliament sessions in Strasbourg for about 30 years, where he played a key role in facilitating dialogues between elected officials and their constituents. In 2014 and 2015, Danguy co-led the IofC programme, Addressing Europe’s Unfinished Business, which focused on unresolved European challenges. He contributed to the production of the educational video The Concept of Europe: A Historical Perspective, aimed at high school students, and hosted delegations from Eastern Europe and Tunisia to foster learning and collaboration in Lorraine. Additionally, Danguy served as a delegate to European institutions, reflecting his deep commitment to regional and international engagement.
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Boualem Sansal
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2012
He began writing novels at the age of 50 after retiring from his job as a high-ranking official in the Algerian government.The assassination of President Mohamed Boudiaf in 1992 and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Algeria inspired him to write about his country.
