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.
Sl | Name | Country | Flag | Year | Awarded For |
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85 | Ali Abu Awwad | Palestine | 2023 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
84 | Gershon Baskin | United States | 2023 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
83 | Mariia Levchenko | Ukraine | 2023 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
82 | Daniel Quintero Calle | Colombia | 2023 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
81 | Carolyn Arguillas | Philippines | 2023 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
80 | SIPRI – Stockholm International Peace Research Institute | Sweden | 2023 | Outstanding Environmental Peace | |
79 | The Well Being Planet | Panama | 2023 | Outstanding Inner Peace | |
78 | Aminatou Haidar | Morocco/Western Sahara | 2022 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
77 | Professor Kevin Clements | New Zealand | 2022 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
76 | Gaia Education | Scotland | 2022 | Outstanding Peace Education | |
75 | Peace Barcelona 2025 | Spain | 2022 | Outstanding Public Peace Effort | |
74 | Dominicus Rohde | Germany | 2022 | Outstanding Peace Support | |
73 | Frances Haugen | United States | 2022 | ||
72 | Nicolas Maggi Berrueta | Uruguru | 2022 | Outstanding Youth Peacemaker | |
71 | Professor Scherto Gill | England | 2022 | Outstanding Inner Peace | |
70 | F.C. Barcelona Foundation | Spain | 2022 | Outstanding Public Peace Effort | |
69 | Dr. William Vendley | United States | 2020-21 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
68 | Dr. Scilla Elworthy | Scotland | 2020-21 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
67 | Transatlantic Dialogue | China | 2020-21 | Outstanding Peace Education | |
66 | Words Heal the World | United States | 2020-21 | Outstanding Public Peace Organisation | |
65 | A Land for All - Two States, One Homeland | Israel | 2020-21 | Outstanding Peace Support | |
64 | Libby Liu | United States | 2020-21 | Outstanding Peace Technology | |
63 | Boniface Mwangi | Kenya | 2020-21 | Outstanding Youth Peacemaker | |
62 | Steve Youngblood | United States | 2020-21 | Outstanding Peace Journalism | |
61 | Water Peace Security | Netherland | 2020-21 | Outstanding Environmental Peace | |
60 | Pedro Reyes | Mexico | 2020-21 | Outstanding Art for Peace | |
59 | Healing and Positive Energy Globally | 2020-21 | Outstanding Inner Peace | ||
58 | Masami Saionji | Japan | 2019 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
57 | Hiroo Saionji | Japan | 2019 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
56 | Rotary International | United States | 2019 | Outstanding Peace Education | |
55 | Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) | Netherland | 2019 | Outstanding Peace Support | |
54 | Promundo | Brazil | 2019 | Outstanding Public Peace Organisation | |
53 | Peace Training EU | United Nation | 2019 | Outstanding Peace Technology | |
52 | Jamil Simon | United States | 2019 | Outstanding Peace Journalism | |
51 | Jane Goodall, DBE | Tanzania | 2019 | Outstanding Environmental Peace | |
50 | Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh | Vietnam | 2019 | Outstanding Inner Peace | |
49 | Mohammed Aly Aly ABDELKHALEK | Egypt | 2019 | Outstanding Art for Peace | |
48 | Eritrea and Ethiopia | Eritrea and Ethiopia | 2019 | Outstanding Peace Process | |
47 | Jack Sim | Singapore | 2018 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
46 | Nonviolent Peaceforce | Switzerland | 2018 | Outstanding Public Peace Organisation | |
45 | Teachers Without Borders | Finland | 2018 | Outstanding Peace Education | |
44 | Alliance for Peacebuilding | United States | 2018 | Outstanding Peace Support | |
43 | Achaleke Christian Leke | Cameroon | 2018 | Outstanding Youth Peacemaker | |
42 | Peace and Collaborative Development Network | United States | 2018 | Outstanding Peace Technology | |
41 | SEKEM | Egypt | 2018 | Outstanding Environmental Peace | |
40 | North and South Korea Initiatives | North Korea & South Korea | | 2018 | Outstanding Peace Process |
39 | Ushahidi Inc. | Kenya | 2017 | Outstanding Peace Technology | |
38 | Ervin Laszlo | Hungary | 2017 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
37 | Women Wage Peace | Israel | 2017 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
36 | PATRIR | Romania | 2017 | Outstanding Public Peace Organisation | |
35 | Lakshitha Saji Prelis | Sri Lanka | 2017 | Outstanding Peace Support | |
34 | Steven M. Druker | United States | 2017 | Outstanding Environmental Peace | |
33 | Jake Lynch | Australia | 2017 | Outstanding Peace Journalism | |
32 | Annabel McGoldrick | Australia | 2017 | Outstanding Peace Journalism | |
31 | United World Colleges | United Kingdom | 2017 | Outstanding Peace Education | |
30 | Franck Katschunga | Croatia | 2017 | Outstanding Youth Peacemaker | |
29 | Colombia Negotiators and Civil Society Actors | Colombia | 2017 | Outstanding Peace Process | |
28 | Steve Killelea | Australia | 2016 | Outstanding Peace Technology | |
27 | Abdoulrazzak Halim | Pakistan | 2016 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
26 | Asma Khalifa | Libya | 2016 | Outstanding Youth Peacemaker | |
25 | Omar Abou Baker | Libya | 2016 | Outstanding Youth Peacemaker | |
24 | Associazione Rondine Cittadella della Pace | Italy | 2016 | Outstanding Peace Education | |
23 | Croix Rouge Luxembourgeoise | Germany | 2016 | Outstanding Public Peace Organisation | |
22 | Bashar Al-Kiki | Syria | 2016 | Outstanding Public Peace Effort | |
21 | H.E. Serigne Saliou Cisse | Senegalese | 2016 | Outstanding Peace Support | |
20 | New Humanity, Focolare Movement | Italy | 2015 | Outstanding Public Peace Organisation | |
19 | Rowad American College, Cairo | Egypt | 2015 | Outstanding Peace Education | |
18 | Manchester International School | Egypt | 2015 | Outstanding Peace Education | |
17 | Masterpeace Foundation | Netherland | 2015 | Outstanding Public Peace Organisation | |
16 | Masterpeace Foundation | Egypt | 2015 | Outstanding Public Peace Organisation | |
15 | The City of Baia Mare | Romania | 2015 | Outstanding Public Peace Effort | |
14 | Jorge Castella I Cot | Spain | 2015 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
13 | Carlos Palma | Italy | 2014 | Outstanding Peace Education | |
12 | Patricia Pellegrini | France | 2014 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
11 | Roberto Martin Kletzel | Argentina | 2014 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
10 | Prof. Dr. Raphael Pitti | France | 2013 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
9 | Gaston Mariotte | France | 2013 | Outstanding Peace Education | |
8 | Prof. Dr. Heinz Wismann | France | 2013 | Outstanding Peace Education | |
7 | Association of Veterans | France | 2013 | Outstanding Public Peace Organisation | |
6 | Prof. Dr. Dulce Magalhaes | Brazil | 2012 | Outstanding Peace Education | |
5 | Rosemarie Gnausch | Germany | 2012 | Outstanding Peace Education | |
4 | Charles Danguy | France | 2012 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
3 | The Volunteers of the 2012 (WPF) | Spain | 2012 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
2 | Boualem Sansal | Algeria | 2012 | Outstanding Peace Activist | |
1 | Marie-Paule & Luc Henzig | Luxembourg | 2012 | Outstanding Peace Support |
Luxembourg Peace Prize Awardee 2023
Ali Abu Awwad
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2023
We are thrilled to announce that this year the Luxembourg Peace Prize will be honoring two peace activists, one Israeli and one Palestinian, in a powerful symbolic celebration of unity and hope. It is a momentous occasion to witness these two outstanding individuals, Gershon Baskin and Ali Abu Awwad, who have dedicated their lives to promoting peace, receive their awards side by side during the ceremony.
Gershon Baskin is an Israeli peace activist and researcher of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He is the International Communities Organisation Director for the Middle East, as well as the Director of the Holy Land Bond, a new investment fund set up by ICO and Gershon aimed at building shared societies, by investing in housing projects for Palestinians in East Jerusalem, housing projects between Jewish and Palestinians Israelis and cross-community technology businesses. Prior to his current position, Baskin was the esteemed founder and former co-chairman of IPCRI (Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information), an organization dedicated to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a “two states for two people framework”. According to him, “When there are no partners for peace, it is important to begin to plant the seeds of hope.”
Ali Abu Awwad is a prominent Palestinian peace activist who has worked in peace-building in Israel and the State of Palestine for years. He has created a Palestinian non-violence movement called Taghyeer, which envisions a democratic, independent Palestinian society based on freedom, dignity, and security for all. By founding and organizing it, Awwad sees nonviolence as manifesting a lifestyle of successfully defending one’s rights. According to him, “Non-violence is the art of practicing your humanity, it is the art of being a human being. Peace is a place where we can live by accepting our differences and respecting each other’s rights.”
Gershon Baskin
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2023
We are thrilled to announce that this year the Luxembourg Peace Prize will be honoring two peace activists, one Israeli and one Palestinian, in a powerful symbolic celebration of unity and hope. It is a momentous occasion to witness these two outstanding individuals, Gershon Baskin and Ali Abu Awwad, who have dedicated their lives to promoting peace, receive their awards side by side during the ceremony.
Gershon Baskin is an Israeli peace activist and researcher of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He is the International Communities Organisation Director for the Middle East, as well as the Director of the Holy Land Bond, a new investment fund set up by ICO and Gershon aimed at building shared societies, by investing in housing projects for Palestinians in East Jerusalem, housing projects between Jewish and Palestinians Israelis and cross-community technology businesses. Prior to his current position, Baskin was the esteemed founder and former co-chairman of IPCRI (Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information), an organization dedicated to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a “two states for two people framework”. According to him, “When there are no partners for peace, it is important to begin to plant the seeds of hope.”
Ali Abu Awwad is a prominent Palestinian peace activist who has worked in peace-building in Israel and the State of Palestine for years. He has created a Palestinian non-violence movement called Taghyeer, which envisions a democratic, independent Palestinian society based on freedom, dignity, and security for all. By founding and organizing it, Awwad sees nonviolence as manifesting a lifestyle of successfully defending one’s rights. According to him, “Non-violence is the art of practicing your humanity, it is the art of being a human being. Peace is a place where we can live by accepting our differences and respecting each other’s rights.”
Mariia Levchenko
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2023
Dr. Mariia Levchenko is an inspiring peace worker engaged in Ukraine and globally. She is part of the first and largest peacebuilding initiative in Ukraine since the war began – Peace Support Ukraine. In her work, she educates youth, refugees, and women on themes of “Dialogue and Peacebuilding”, “Emotional Wellbeing and dealing with Trauma” and “Fighting Propaganda, Disinformation, and Extremism.” She implements social and emotional learning in education. Her specific expertise revolves around dialogue programs, facilitation, raising awareness, conflict resolution, and trauma healing.
Mariia is a McCain Global Fellow 2022 and Peacebuilding Officer at the Romanian Peace Institute (PATRIR). She provides consultations for United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and BerghofFoundation on the topic of National Dialogue, and its perspectives in the post-war context. Before the war in Ukraine, she worked as a Dialogue Facilitation Officer at OSCE and as European Director of Outreach and Training at the River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding.
According to her, “In a world divided by differences, peace is nurtured through the power of dialogue and the art of listening. When we open our hearts and minds to truly hear one another, bridges are built, and peace becomes not just a distant dream, but a tangible reality»
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Daniel Quintero Calle
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2023
With a lot of effort and working from a very young age, Daniel Quintero got ahead and became involved in Colombian politics with a single purpose: creating equal opportunities in his country. He is a believer that education is the main way to achieve any goal in a person’s life and is also the main agent of change in a society.
In the last 3 years, during his term as Mayor of Medellín, he has distinguished himself by creating the first Secretariat for Non-Violence in Colombia. The responsibility of this office is to guide and coordinate the construction of territorial peace in the Municipality of Medellin, defining and implementing strategies for the prevention of violence and victimizing events that affect the lives and inhabitants of the city. Restorative justice and comprehensive human security are highly promoted, allowing the transformation of conflicts and the protection of life as a fundamental value. This office has done more than 300 actions in the last three years.
The award bestowed upon Daniel Quintero as Mayor of Medellín, is a testament to his dedication and tireless efforts to promote peace.
” Peace cannot be the victory of some against others, peace must be the victory of a country that decides to leave the past behind to build a better future.”
Carolyn Arguillas
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2023
Carolyn O. Arguillas of Mindanao, Philippines has emerged as a visionary leader in the field of Peace Journalism. She served as Editor-in-Chief of MindaNews until June 1 this year and now heads its Publications, Archives and Library. She also serves as its Special Reports Editor.
With her unwavering commitment to journalism ethics and her contributions to constructive and inclusive media coverage, Carolyn has become an influential figure in the pursuit of peace in the Philippines.
Over the past two decades, MindaNews under her leadership has earned recognition for its constructive coverage of peace efforts, fostering an environment of dialogue and understanding. It has played a significant role in achieving milestones in the country’s peace processes, including the signing of a peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro people in the southern part of the country and the passage of the Bangsamoro Organic Law.
Carolyn’s contribution to peace journalism has helped shape the media landscape towards a better reporting and understanding of Mindanao. Her commitment to responsible reporting combined with her unwavering dedication to peacebuilding, has made her an influential figure in the pursuit of a more inclusive society.
“Peace is a process and not a mere event. In reporting peace and conflict, knowing history and upholding human rights and justice are a must.”
SIPRI
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2023
SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966 and based in Stockholm, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public.
Peace operations and conflict management have been core elements of SIPRI’s work since the end of the cold war. Currently, SIPRI’s work within peace consists of three main pillars: (a) peace operations data and trends; (b) the future of peace operations in the New Geopolitics of Peace Operations Initiative; and (c) gender and peace operations and conflict management. In addition, SIPRI has taken on many evaluation and ‘lessons learned’ studies, as well as consultancies regarding topical peace operations issues.
The recognition of SIPRI’s invaluable contributions to global peace and security through the Luxembourg Peace Prize serves as an inspiration and reaffirms the importance of sustained efforts in fostering a more peaceful and secure world. SIPRI remains steadfast in its mission to continue advancing peace through research, dialogue, and the promotion of multilateral cooperation.
”We cannot have a peaceful world if we continue to destroy the natural foundations on which our lives together are built. Ecological disruption is a threat to human security and to national security. An essential part of building peace, therefore, is greater care for the natural environment”.
The Well Being Planet
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2023
Pioneering inner peace for a thriving global community.
The WellBeing Planet, a non-profit foundation, has undertaken a transformative mission to enhance the well-being of the planet by exploiting the power of emotional and social neuroscience. With a holistic approach to global well-being, the foundation strives to cultivate inner peace, protect mental health, promote reforestation and actively engage in significant climate change discussions.
At the core of the Well Being Planet’s vision is the belief that inner peace is the foundation for a thriving global community. The foundation seeks to empower individuals and communities with the tools and knowledge necessary to cultivate inner peace and holistic well-being.
Koncha Pinos, the director of the Well Being Planet, with a deep commitment to mental health guides the foundation’s efforts to create opportunities for a mainstream education, planting trees and actively participating in climate change meetings. She envisions a harmonious future where the well being of humanity and nature are bounded.
As the Well Being Planet continues to expand its reach through the establishment of new headquarters, the last one in the United Arab Emirates, their commitment to global well being remains unwavering.
“There is no future, success or well-being if there is no inner peace”
Luxembourg Peace Prize Awardee 2022
Aminatou Haidar
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2022
Aminatou Haidar is a prominent figure in the ongoing nonviolent resistance movement in Western Sahara in support for human rights. Haidar serves as the president of ISACOM, the Sahrawi Instance Against Moroccan Occupation. Widely known as “the Sahrawi Gandhi,” Haidar served as the president of the Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) until 2020. Born in 1966, she lives in El Aaiún in Western Sahara and received her baccalaureate degree in modern literature. In 1994 she became active in the committee of victims of forced disappearance and arbitrary detention in the Sahara as well as committees for detained and missing Sahrawis. Her nonviolent resistance activities are rooted in the broad-based democratic independence.
Previous nonviolent resistance activities inside the territory led by Haidar had focused primarily on human rights. Despite continued disappearances, killings, beatings, and torture, Haidar has continued to advocate nonviolent action. In addition she raised awareness internationally to advocate for the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination, emerging as the most visible international spokesperson for Western Sahara’s freedom.
Her efforts have received international recognition. In 2008 she was the recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. Haidar has also been the recipient of the 2006 Juan Maria Bandres Human Rights Award in Spain, the 2007 Silver Rose Award in Austria, and the Santa Lucia Prize in Italy. She has been a multiple nominee for the Sakharov Prize and the Nobel Peace Prize. In late 2009, Haidar received the Civil Courage Award from the Train Foundation in New York. https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/aminatou-haidar
Kevin P. Clements
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2022
Dr. Kevin Clements has a lifelong commitment to peace, having worked in the area for over 50 years. Dr. Clements was the Foundation Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies and Foundation Director of the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPACS) at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He is the Director of the Toda Peace Institute in Japan. Prior to Otago University, he was a professor of peace and conflict studies and Foundation Director of the Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland. For several years he served as Secretary General of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA), President of the IPRA Foundation and Secretary General for IPRA’s Asia-Pacific region (APPRA). He was also Secretary General of International Alert based in London, Lynch Professor and Director of Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR) at George Mason University, and Head of the Peace Research Centre at Australian National University. He directed the Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva from 1982-1984.
Professor Clements is an expert on academic analysis and practice in the areas of peacebuilding and conflict resolution. He has been a regular consultant to a variety of non- governmental, governmental and intergovernmental organisations on conflict resolution, peacebuilding, disarmament and arms control, and human security issues. He received the Soka University, Distinguished Scholar Award for Peace 1996, the UNAA Peace Award in 2007, the New Zealand Peace Foundations 2014 Peace Award and was made an Honorary Life Member of the NZ Peace Foundation in 2020. He was awarded the International Studies’s Association Distinguished Peace Scholar of the Year Award 2022. He is a member of the Research Committee of the Institute for Economics and Peace and an expert at the Toda Peace Institute in development and peacebuilding. He is the chair of the Archibald Baxter Trust which works to celebrate NZ’s conscientious Objectors to War and encourages conscientious objection nationally and globally. https://toda.org/experts/kevin-clements.html
Gaia Education
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2022
Gaia Education is an international NGO and a leading-edge provider of Education for Sustainable Development. Their ethos is that education is the biggest tool in fighting for a more regenerative future and reversing our climate crisis.
They focus on supporting indigenous and migrant communities, preserving their traditions, and helping them survive in a rapidly changing world. They empower these communities & their students to design an alternative future and see the interconnectedness of life – bridging the gap between modern society and ancient wisdom – sharing knowledge and skills needed to create resilient & regenerative communities.
They expand their student’s minds by teaching a range of disciplines & alternative principles – how to use energy and resources with greater efficiency, distribute wealth equitably, work as a community and make our quality of life the focus of future thinking. Gaia Education welcomes students from every corner of the earth. www.gaiaeducation.org
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Peace Barcelona 2025
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2022
The Peace Barcelona 2025 association gives a lot of support for peacebuilding and is directly involved in supporting the peace process, especially for The Walk-Path to Peace.
The Walk-Path to Peace is an international project, inspired in the city of Barcelona which aims to promote peace and strengthen cultural policies through three different implementation guidelines, using public space with the dual intention of recreational and cultural-educational activities, to make the Walk-Path to Peace a space of citizen participation that acts as ambassador to the outside world as a world reference for peace. The three guidelines are the Gate of Peace, the Walk-Path to Peace (a Mediterranean pathway) along with the “Peacekeepers Museum-Memorial, Centre for Peace Studies.”
The proposal has been inspired by the Walks of Fame, which are usually open-air spaces; the Walk-Path to Peace would be based on the Nobel Peace Prize. The Walk-Path to Peace should be regarded as a future option for the promotion of Union, Peace and Fraternity between cities: Peace as the antidote for indifference. The Peace/Path Walk is not only a local proposal, it is a future option for the promotion of the Union, Peace and Fraternity among the citizens.
Dominicus Rohde
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2022
Dominicus Rohde created and was President of the Schengen Peace Foundation and the World Peace Forum to educate and connect peace builders for generations to come. Dominicus’s profound qualities of joyfulness, vision and networking created a springboard for many projects around the globe. His indomitable spirit enabled him to lead from the front. Sadly he passed away in early 2022.
The Schengen Peace Foundation was initiated in 2005 as a not-for-profit charity approved by his Royal Highness Henri the Grand Duke of Luxembourg on 19th Oct 2007. The three initiatives of the Schengen Peace Foundation are the World Peace Forum, Youth World Peace Forum and the Luxembourg Peace Prize. World Peace Forum connects peacemakers and gathers scholars, peace activists, executives, journalists, students, religious leaders and politicians, as well as any citizen having an interest in participating. Forums have been held in Luxembourg, Egypt, Romania, Brazil, Canada, Jordan, and Columbia. Youth World Peace Forum works to grow peacemakers and promote the skills and habits of peaceful resolution with the exuberance of creativity. The Luxembourg Peace Prize honors all those outstanding in the field of peace. The many categories of the Luxembourg Peace Prize and their celebration amplify the aims and goals of the World Peace Forum. https://schengenpeacefoundation.org/
I Know that Peace is Possible
I am convinced, I know that peace is possible. It is a mathematical question and a question of time until we reach the “critical mass” to bring the “new-paradigm-barrel” to overflow.
Crime is everywhere and it is well organized. The economy of war has broad shoulders. Yet an economy of peace will create so many more opportunities and bring about prosperity to all people. The day we get our act together and replace the old system by a structure of “organized peace,”we can open unheard-of, but long-sought-after new realities.
Dominicus H. Rohde
President, World Peace Forum
Schengen Peace Foundation
Frances Haugen
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2022
Frances Haugen, a data scientist and algorithmic engineer, worked previously for Facebook, now known as Meta. In 2017 she raised concern that social media algorithms fuel violence.
Since 2021, Ms. Haugen has worked tirelessly to raise awareness, assist and support policy-makers grappling with issues of how to change the incentive system that have led to the problematic priorities. She has committed herself to the cause of stopping Social media from profiting through the promotion of hatred, misinformation campaigns and manipulating vulnerable populations to obsess on the worst of human thoughts and emotions.
She has worked with and continues to dedicate her life to supporting regulators, oversight agencies, investigative journalists, civil society groups, think tanks, human rights organisations, governments and survivors in navigating this minefield. Dozens of media pieces have covered Haugen’s work, her story and presented findings from her evidence to inform public discourse and shine a light on what has been in the dark. Ms. Haugen holds a degree in electrical and computer engineering from Olin College and an M.B.A. from Harvard.
Nicolas Maggi Berrueta
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2022
From a very young age, Nicolas “fell in love” with the violin. Despite coming from a poor family, he did his music studies in the city of Minas, graduating from Solfeggio at the Tarrega Conservatory at 10 years-old. When Nicolas finally bought his own violin, he went house to house to show it to his neighbours … and since then in his small-town people started calling him “Nicolas, the one of the violin.” His fame spread nationally and internationally. A university in Germany invited him to take specialisation courses. In 2019, Nicolas was nominated First Uruguayan Youth Ambassador for Peace and Life in Ecuador and Estrella del Sur Award, in Montevideo Uruguay. In 2020, the Universal Circle of Ambassadors of Peace (France-Switzerland) appointed him Young Ambassador of Peace. In 2021, he received the International Ibero-American Prize for the Trajectory “El Nevado Solidario de Oro” by the Chamber of Deputies of the Province of Chaco in Argentina. In the same year, he also became a very active member of Living Peace International, being part of the network in his country.
Over the years a dream was born and grew in his heart: to create a music conservatory in the interior of his country for children who do not have the economic resources to travel to Montevideo and cannot afford the expensive music courses in a conservatory. Nicolas wants to prevent other children of low social status from having to undergo the same sacrifices he did.
On 21 September 2021, World Peace Day, Nicolás’s dream came true with the inauguration of the Miguel de Cervantes Conservatory. Since then, 30 children with limited economic resources have studied at the Conservatory. He has changed the social and cultural life of his city and surroundings, communicating with his music, and living the values of peace. https://www.facebook.com/groups/950714649008741
Scherto Gill
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2022
Scherto Gill is Professor of Research and Director of Global Humanity for Peace Institute, University of Wales Trinity St David. She directs the UNESCO Initiative on Collective Healing, Social Justice and Global Well-Being. Scherto is also Senior Fellow at the Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for Peace, a board member of Spirit of Humanity Forum, and a Trustee of Rising Global Peace Forum. Scherto is on the editorial board of a number of journals, including International Journal for the Study of Spirituality. She chairs the G20 Interfaith Forum’s Education Working Group, and is Life Fellow of Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).
As a researcher, Scherto’s interests centre on understanding peace, human well-being and global flourishing as dynamic processes. The key concepts she is developing with colleagues include positive peace, human-centred education, relational evaluation in education, holistic well-being, deep dialogue, collective healing, and collaborative governance. Scherto has been actively exploring ways to apply these ideas in peacebuilding, educational innovation, community regeneration, and social transformation.
Scherto has published extensively in the fields of education, well-being and peace, including Lest We Lose Love (forthcoming, Anthem Press); Beyond the Tyranny of Testing: Relational Evaluation in Education (Oxford University Press); Ethical Education: Towards An Ecology of Human Development (Cambridge University Press); Happiness, Flourishing and the Good Life: A Transformative Vision for Human Well-Being (Routledge); and Understanding Peace Holistically (Peter Lang).
F.C. Barcelona Foundation
Luxembourg Peace Prize 2022
Formed in 1994, the F.C. Barcelona Foundation is a pioneering and leading agency both within Spain and also worldwide in its strong advocacy of the power of sport to promote social inclusion, justice, development and peace. The work and methodology of the Foundation is guided by a set of values intended to define the ethos of the club and its members. The five values are humility, effort, ambition, respect and teamwork. Players, supporters and all people connected with the club are expected to follow these values. With this value-led approach, the Foundation has worked for over 26 years using sport for social transformation and change, and to enhance the development and well-being of the most vulnerable children and young people. Under its new Director, Marta Segú, the Foundation is exploring new and innovative approaches to conflict resolution, prevention of violence and peacebuilding.
Demonstrating the international and humanitarian ethos of the club and Foundation, in 2006 the President of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, signed an innovative global partnership with the United Nations Agency for Children, UNICEF, and was committed to wear the UNICEF logo on the first team jersey. In addition, FC Barcelona Foundation donates 1,5 million euros per season to UNICEF projects aiming to improve the life of children. In 2009 the Foundation and the Club formed an agreement with UNESCO and with the Open University of Catalonia to create a UNESCO University Chair in Sport and Peacebuilding. One major outcome of this initiative was a full Master’s Degree in Sport, Social Inclusion and Conflict Resolution. After this 16 years of a successful global partnership with UNICEF, there is the improvement of thousands of children lives around the world.
The Foundation works in contexts in which youth violence has become a structural phenomenon. The methodologies developed by the organization help the participants to gain personal and social skills for resolving conflicts peacefully, which encourages social reintegration, and promotes dialogue and reflection on and off the field to resolve conflicts and drive communities away from violence. The programmes against violence teach dialogue and conflict resolution skills and attempt to educate children and young people via the promotion of positive values and peaceful behaviour. The social inclusion and peacebuilding programme using the FC Barcelona methodologies especially serves to highlight the essence of the Foundation’s approach as paradigmatic in its use of sport to link the values of tolerance and inclusion in pursuit of development and peacebuilding goals.
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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.
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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.