Tomorrow’s Peacebuilders are the global awards for local peacebuilding. Awarded annually, they offer international recognition for grassroots peace activists in conflict-affected countries worldwide. Tomorrow’s Peacebuilders are inspiring individuals working together to build a better tomorrow in some of the world’s most fragile areas.
Location:
Online
Benefits
The winners will receive global publicity and cash prizes.
The previous prize winners have worked with ex-child soldiers in Uganda, young people in Israel-Palestine, villagers hit by drug wars in Colombia, tribal groups in Papua New Guinea and more.
$10,000 prize funding for peacebuilding activities.
5 years free membership of the Alliance for Peacebuilding.
Promotion of their work online, including on the Peace Insight and Peace Direct websites and newsletters.
An all-expenses-paid trip to the award ceremony at PeaceCon 2018 in Washington, DC.
They are looking for photos that illustrate the theme of ‘local peacebuilding’. $1,000 will be awarded to the winning entry.
Eligibilities
There is no geographical restriction on applications. In order to be eligible to enter, you must:
Be undertaking peacebuilding work: your organisation will be either a peacebuilding organisation or have peacebuilding as a substantial element of your work.
Be locally based: your organisation must be based in the country/communities where your work will be done. Your organisation should be an independent organisation (not the local office of an international organisation)
Be working, or planning to work, in at least one of the following thematic areas: women-led peacebuilding; youth-led peacebuilding; or nonviolent action
Eligible Regions: Open for All.
Application Process
In order to enter, please download and return the application form given in the Apply Now link.
They prefer to receive applications completed in English. If you are not comfortable writing your answers in English, you are encouraged to have a friend or colleague to translate your application into English prior to submission. If these options are not possible, they will accept applications in French or Spanish.
Send completed applications to awards@peacedirect.org. Please ensure the total size of email attachments does not exceed 5 MB. Emails larger than 5 MB may be rejected by our email system.
Application Deadline: June 12, 2018 (34 Days Remaining)