{"id":17574,"date":"2019-10-12T02:44:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T06:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=17574"},"modified":"2019-10-12T03:45:47","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T07:45:47","slug":"desmond-tutu-announces-the-winners-of-the-international-childrens-peace-prize-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=17574","title":{"rendered":"Desmond Tutu Announces the Winners of the International Children\u2019s Peace Prize 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION . \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

An announcement from Kids Rights<\/a><\/p>\n

From an impressive 137 applicants from 56 countries, the KidsRights\u2019 Expert Committee selected Divina from Cameroon and Greta from Sweden as winners. The International Children\u2019s Peace Prize will be awarded on November 20th, on Universal Children\u2019s Day in The Hague. The very special award ceremony, will also celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the International Children\u2019s Peace Prize which became a global phenomenon and reached 1.2 billion people last year.<\/p>\n

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\nGreta Thunberg and Divina Maloum<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS FROM ARCHBISHOP TUTU<\/p>\n

Archbishop Tutu, who has been the patron of the International Children\u2019s Peace Prize and KidsRights for more than a decade, said in a personal message to the winners: \u201cI am in awe of you. Your powerful message is amplified by your youthful energy and unshakable belief that children can, no must, improve their own futures. You are true change-makers who have demonstrated most powerfully that children can move the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

INTRODUCING THE WINNERS<\/p>\n

\u201cThe impact of both Greta and Divina for the future of many children is unmistakable, they are the rightful winners of the International Children\u2019s Peace Prize 2019\u201d, said Marc Dullaert, Founder of KidsRights and chairman of the Expert Committee.<\/p>\n

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DIVINA: Nominated by African Network of Young Leaders for Peace and Sustainable Development (ANYL4PSD) <\/p>\n

Divina Maloum (14 years old, Cameroon, theme: Peace) \u2013 Since 2014, Cameroon has experienced terrorist attacks. When Divina visited the north of the country, she was horrified to see that children were the biggest victims of these terrorist attacks. She realized that many children do not know their rights, and so she created Children for Peace (C4P) to warn them about enrolment in armed groups and to reinforce the participation of children in peace-building and sustainable development. C4P is now a network of 100 children across the ten regions of Cameroon. She empowers them to be changemakers and to take part in peace initiatives in their communities. She has organized an inter-community children\u2019s peace camp, established peace clubs in mosques, and together with other children, made a children\u2019s declaration against violent extremism. Divina has big plans for the future and will not stop advocating for the right of children to live in peace.<\/p>\n

GRETA: Nominated by Private Person: Jan van de Venis<\/p>\n

Greta Thunberg (16 years old, Sweden, theme: environment) \u2013 Greta is a climate activist and a role model for international student climate activism. At the age of eight, when she first learned about climate change, she was shocked that adults did not appear to take the issue seriously. She could not understand why adults were not taking action against the climate crisis. Greta became depressed. She didn\u2019t eat, go to school or speak for months. It was vital for Greta to take measures in her own life; she refrains from flying, eats no meat or dairy and she has a shop stop, meaning that she doesn\u2019t buy new things. On August 20th 2018 Greta decided that it was time for her to take her efforts to the next level and speak out. She wanted more people to be aware and take action. Inspired by the 2018 International Children\u2019s Peace Prize winners March for Our Lives<\/a>, she sat down in front of Sweden\u2019s parliament with a self-made banner skolstrejk f\u00f6r klimatet (school strike for climate).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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