Peace Prize

The Milestones Project received the 2003 Global Tolerance Award by the Friends of the United Nations. As part of that experience we unveiled the initiative to bestow the first ever ‘International Peace Prize for Children,’ a Nobel-Prize level award recognizing, stimulating and celebrating extraordinary achievement by children under 18 who promote inclusiveness and acceptance of others in their region of the world.

The selection panel for this wonderful award includes international luminaries and fellow Laureates such as Dr. Pedro Sanchez and Dr. James Orbinksi. View biographical information on our Laureates here.

The Milestones Project Peace Prize Characteristics:

• Awarded annually to a child (under 18 years of age) who has, through their extraordinary personal action (or mobilization of others), contributed to the promotion of tolerance leading to the reduction of prejudice, discrimination, hatred and violence.

• Underwriting of the award and related activities will come from governmental bodies, private corporations/foundations, and/or individuals. The goal of such involvement will be to raise the prestige of this Prize to a level that merits international media attention.

• A selection committee composed of five Nobel Laureates and a child (under 18 years of age) of their choice.

• A recipient will be selected from each continent on the globe.

• A substantial cash prize will be awarded with a portion invested in the recipient’s further education and the balance donated to an organization whose mission is consistent with the spirit, values and objectives of the Peace Prize.

An awards ceremony will be held each year and the presentation may be rotated among cities around the world to expand awareness of the Prize.