Public Peace Prize
Public Peace Prize
How many men, women and organizations have dedicated a large part of their existence to resolving conflicts and creating conditions for peace, but will never be recognized? Yes, every year prestigious awards are presented to a number of artisans of peace who distinguish themselves by their efforts, courage and ceaseless work in the name of a just, lasting and constructive peace. However, how many individuals, who are just as devoted but less visible, remain little known? The Public Peace Prize (PPP), established in 2013 by a team of ordinary citizens, has the specific mission of making known to the general public the less known local, national and international peacemakers and peace initiatives. This citizen’s initiative is in keeping with the spirit of collaboration and open sharing which is proper to new media. Anyone may: propose a nominee by following simple instructions; support candidates when they have been validated and posted on the Peace Prize’s site and its Facebook page; post / share nominee profiles and their actions for peace on their own social media networks. The nomination process and the public’s supportive actions conclude with the announcement of the recipients during a day of online celebration of peace initiatives and peacemakers. While the PPP does not award cash prizes, it greatly contributes to the recognition of the laureates.
Sl | Name | Country | Flag | Year | Awarded For |
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49 | Akhand | India | 2020 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
48 | Khowar Academy | Pakistan | 2020 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
47 | Les Artistes pour la Paix | Pakistan | 2020 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
46 | Guillermo Mesa Velasqez | Colombia | 2020 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
45 | Shruti Nagvanshi | India | 2020 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
44 | Marceline Budza | Congo | 2020 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
43 | Monument for Dignity and Memory | Colombia | 2020 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
42 | André Jacob | France | 2020 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
41 | Arjumand Zaidi | India | 2020 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
40 | Hecho en Libertad | Mexico | 2019 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
39 | Rehmat Aziz Chitrali | Pakistan | 2019 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
38 | SOPEVUDECO | Congo | 2019 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
37 | Etienne De Jonghe | Belgium | 2019 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
36 | Ríos Vivos | Colombia | 2019 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
35 | Zakaria El Hamel | Morocco | 2019 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
34 | World Day of the Boy Child | Western Sahara | 2019 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
33 | Maria del Carmen Fuentes Quesada | Mexico | 2018 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
32 | Lenin Raghuvanshi | India | 2018 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
31 | Dur Khan | Pakistan | 2018 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
30 | Inés Palomeque | Argentina | 2018 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
29 | Nilanjana Sanyal | India | 2018 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
28 | David and Renate Jakupca | United States | 2018 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
27 | Safecity | United States | 2018 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
26 | PazalaMujer | Colombia | 2018 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
25 | The Eyes Newspaper | Cameroon | 2018 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
24 | International Men’s Day | Trinidad and Tobago | 2018 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
23 | Mirja Bibi | Pakistan | 2018 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
22 | Timothy Michael Adepoju | Nigeria | 2017 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
21 | PLAZABORDO | Colombia | 2017 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
20 | Zubair Torwali | Pakistan | 2017 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
19 | Khairatul Saidu | Nigeia | 2017 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
18 | Elliot Hillary Dogbe | Ghana | 2017 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
17 | Coraline Parmentier | South Africa | 2017 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
16 | Aaghaz-e-Dosti | India | 2017 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
15 | Patrick Tocko Maloum | Cameroon | 2017 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
14 | Marie Dennis | United States | 2016 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
13 | Michael Lapsley | South Africa | 2016 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
12 | Suzanne Loiselle | United States | 2016 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
11 | Antoinette Layoun | Lebanon | 2016 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
10 | Narine Dat Sookram | Guyana | 2016 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
9 | Michel Englebert | Belgium | 2015 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
8 | Philippe Ducros | Canada | 2015 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
7 | IBAKWE Group | Rwanda | 2015 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
6 | Mabel Katz | Argentina | 2015 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
5 | Vasanth Vijajji Maharaj | India | 2015 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
4 | Down Syndrome Person | Spain | 2014 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
3 | Marie-Marcelle Desmarais | Canada | 2014 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
2 | Izzeldin Abuelaish | Palestine | 2014 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace | |
1 | Raoni Metuktire | Brazil | 2014 | for initiatives that have contributed to the culture of peace |
Public Peace Prize Laureates (2025 ~ 2020)
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Public Peace Prize Laureates (2019 ~ 2017)
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Public Peace Prize Laureates (2016 ~ 2013)
Marie Dennis
Public Peace Prize 2016
Marie DENNIS, of the United States, is a respected icon of peace and reconciliation movements on an international scale. Her implication in a number of endeavours reuniting a compassionate vision, the art of negotiation and spiritual wisdom and her contribution to intercultural and interreligious dialogues are indispensable to world peace. A large number of her project partners and people who have witnessed her work from several countries have expressed their support and admiration to this laureate of the 2016 Public Peace Prize as GLOBAL PEACE and RECONCILIATION INTERNATIONALLY-REPUTED PEACEMAKER.
Michael Lapsley
Public Peace Prize 2016
Michael LAPSLEY, a priest from South Africa who works with victims as well as authors of apartheid and other forms of repression and exclusion, is publicly recognized for his disarming strength that has transformed wounds into powerful healing and reconciliation. The numerous comments and support received online focused on his courage, his approach for healing memories, and warmly recommended he be recognized as GLOBAL PEACE and RECONCILIATION INTERNATIONALLY-REPUTED PEACEMAKER for the 2016 Public Peace Prize.
Suzanne Loiselle
Public Peace Prize 2016
Suzanne LOISELLE is an international peace and justice activist working from Quebec, Canada. Through her actions as well as her words, she affirms that peace is not possible without justice, and solidarity can only be achieved by analyzing and driving out repressive, warlike tendencies and condemning the racism that divides communities. Suzanne received a large volume of support, in particular from Canada but also from countries such as Brazil and Haiti, recommending the she be attributed the 2016 Public Peace Prize as JUSTICE and SOLIDARITY ACTIVIST and PEACEMAKER
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Antoinette Layoun
Public Peace Prize 2016
Antoinette LAYOUN is a therapist and a yoga master in Quebec (Canada). From her experience as a child soldier in Lebanon, Antoinette came away filled with the strength of love and now artfully teaches a way to inner peace that allows people to share their personal peace through constructive, loving lives. The numerous warm comments received from the public that is familiar with her workshops allowed her to be discerned with the 2016 Public Peace Prize as PERSONAL PEACE WEAVER and SOCIAL PEACEMAKER.
Narine Dat Sookram
Public Peace Prize 2016
Narine DAT SOOKRAM is a Canadian with Guyanese roots who is an excellent example of the rich social and economic contribution made by immigrants. The huge number of letters of support sent in shows the trust and gratitude of those who have crossed paths with him from across Canada. These letters came mostly from fellow citizens, confronted with the same challenges of integration into an adopted country, and have led him to be awarded with the 2016 Public Peace Prize for SOCIAL INTEGRATION and COMMUNITY PEACEMAKER
Michel Englebert
Public Peace Prize 2015
MICHEL ENGLEBERT is the Laureate in the LOCAL PEACEMAKER category. He received 47 % of the public support (and nearly double the minimum points required to become a finalist in his category).
He began his career with Doctors Without Borders. Years later, in Belgium, inspired by his own handicapped son’s particular requirements, he created a community home for handicapped adults where they can live and grow in spite of their differences with the loving support they need.
Philippe Ducros
Public Peace Prize 2015
The lone finalist in the EMERGING PEACEMAKER category, the playwright and photographer PHILIPPE DUCROS, from Quebec (Canada) is proclaimed laureate, having greatly exceeded the minimum number of points required in his category.
Photographer, author and playwright from Quebec, Canada, this world traveller draws inspiration from those he meets to make better known the challenges, injustices and political crises of people beyond borders and to share their aspirations for peace.
IBAKWE Group
Public Peace Prize 2015
In the SOLIDARITY PEACE GROUP category, the laureate is the Rwandan group IBAKWE who collected 58 % of public support (and nearly double the minimum points required to become a finalist in this category).
Audacious, courageous and quick best describes the members of this association who work with genocide survivors in Rwanda. Survivors themselves, they train “peace couples” who then train their families to become peaceful people. Even though they belong to once-opposed ethnic groups, by focusing on innate human strengths and using love as a driving forces, they are building peace bridges across their once-divided country.
Mabel Katz
Public Peace Prize 2015
In the PEACE WEAVER category, the laureate is Mabel KATZ, who collected 7 times the number of points required to be a finalist in this category.
Born in Argentina and living in Los Angeles, Mabel Katz is an author and speaker who teaches a Hawaiian spiritual practice that delivers a message of hope that has touched thousands of people: Peace begins with Me…. Peace within Me brings peace to the world. She believes that respect for differences, which is essential to peace, must begin with our children.
Vasanth Vijajji Maharaj
Public Peace Prize 2015
In the INTERNATIONALLY-REPUTED PEACEMAKER category, the big winner is Dr. VASANTH VIJAJJI MAHARAJ: the public granted him 86 % of support in his category, which is 24 times the minimum number of points required to become a finalist in this category.
This spiritual leader, adored by crowds in his native India, moves followers with his message of harmony, unity and brotherly love for reconciliation and peace between families, citizens and nations. His vision for the future is to offer all children and youth of the world the opportunity to be educated in the ways of peace and non-violence.