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Okinawa Peace Prize

Okinawa Peace Prize

The Okinawa Peace Prize was established in 2001 by The Okinawa Peace Prize Committee, with the aim of disseminating the "heart of Okinawa" to the world, which aspires to peace, and contributing to the creation of international peace. This award is given to individuals and organizations that are engaged in activities that contribute to building and maintaining peace in the Asia-Pacific region, which has deep geographical and historical ties to Okinawa. There is a single Okinawa Peace Prize which will be awarded to a single individual/organization. The prize laureate will receive an honoring certificate and an extra prize of 10,000,000yen. This prize will be awarded once every two years.

Sl	Name	Country	Flag	Year	Awarded For
11	The Himeyuri Peace Museum	Japan		2022	The foundation established the Himeyuri Peace Museum in 1989, since then 23 million people have visited the museum. The museum exhibits valuable materials like the belongings of the Himeryuri students that were left in the cave they had sheltered in during the war. The museum is utilized as a learning place for peace where the survivors of the Himeyuri Student Corps tell their own stories of the war as "witnesses". For many years, they have made a significant contribution to peace education for the younger generations of Okinawan residents as well as for school trip students from outside Okinawa.
10	Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation	Japan		2020	JANIC has broadened the scope of its activities as a leader and a facilitator for the entire international cooperation NGO sector in Japan, strengthening the capacity of NGOs, making policies, recommendations, and negotiating with the government. Through the coordination and mediation of the entire internatio nal cooperation NGO sector, JANIC's contribution in shaping the infrastructure for NGOs and civil society to achieve more real value has been significant.
9	Japan International Volunteer Center (JVC)	Japan		2018	The JVC has left an outstanding track record in the Asia-Pacific region throughout the scope of their long history and multilateral activities promoting peace, anti-violence, and guarantee for people’s safety.
8	Japan Association for Refugees (JAR)	Japan		2016	JAR’ s steady and comprehensive projects over the past fifteen plus years and their PR and outreach efforts to ensure the continuation of their projects, they have greatly contributed to the absorption of a peaceful mentality i n the people of Japan and we hope their efforts will help form the bedrock for the establishment of peace across the Asia Pacific region.
7	Japan Heart	Japan		2014	Japan Heart dispatches doctors and nurses to medical clinics in isolated islands and remote rural areas throughout Japan that are hindered by a shortage of medical personnel. While providing medical services that are uniquely tailored to each region, it is also involved in training up qualified professionals in order to create “self-reliant nurses.”
6	Shapla Neer Citizens’ Committee	Japan		2012	Shapla Neer turns its eyes to street children, working children, women and the elderly, the handicapped, natives, and others who have been “left behind” societally and economically.
5	Services for the Health in Asian and African Regions	Japan		2010	SHARE has carried out emergency support operations at the time of large-scale disasters such as the Great Hanshin and Awaji Earthquake, the Niigata Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake, and the earthquake that occurred in the ocean off Sumatra.
4	AAR JAPAN	Japan		2008	??With its steady activities and participatory grass-root campaigns, which include various enlightenment programs, AAR Japan has contributed to advancing citizens’ awareness of peace and fostering youths with international perspective.
3	Okinawa-Laos Cleft Palate Patient Support Center	Japan		2006	To date, numerous cleft lip and palate surgical procedures have been performed there free of change. The Center has also trained local staff and donated dental equipment and has devoted much effort to developing and expanding children’s dental hygiene projects.
2	AMDA International	Japan		2004	In order to carry out their volunteering operations smoothly in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, AMDA played a leading role in Japan.
1	Peshawar-kai	Japan		2002	Peshawar-kai has contributed to peace and human security through activities such as practice in medical and primary health care

Akinawa Peace Prize Laureates (2025 ~ 2000)

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