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Contribution to Children, World Peace and/or Human Rights 2005 Mr. Matthew Albert: Australia Contribution to Children, World Peace and/or Human Rights 2005 Ms. Olivia Richmond Giles: Scotland Humanitarian and/or Voluntary Leadership 2005 Mr. Publio Arjona Diaz: Panama: Personal Improvement and/or Accomplishment 2005 Mr. Tokushi Nakashima: Japan
Youth empowerment examines six interdependent dimensions: psychological, community, organizational, economic, social and cultural. [1] [8] Psychological empowerment enhances individual's consciousness, belief in self-efficacy, awareness and knowledge of problems and solutions and of how individuals can address problems that harm their quality of life. [1]
Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP) program serves to formally recognize young people who excel in their chosen fields and exemplify the best attributes of the world's young people. The program is sponsored by Junior Chamber International (JCI). [1] Young men and women may be nominated in one of ten categories.
He is the first Southeast Asian to receive the International Children's Peace Prize and currently the youngest among the finalists nominated for the recognition. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The $100,000 Euro prize was used to fund a variety of children’s projects and further his efforts to help Philippine children. [ 5 ]
Social activism is the predominant form of youth activism today, as millions of young people around the world participate in social activism that is organized, informed, led, and assessed by adults. Many efforts, including education reform , children's rights , and government reform call on youth to participate this way, often called youth voice .
On 10 October 2014, Yousafzai was announced as the co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education. Having received the prize at the age of 17, Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel laureate.
The Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth serves as a global advocate for addressing the needs and rights of young people for bringing the United Nations closer to them. The Envoy's Office is part of the United Nations Secretariat and supports multi-stakeholder partnerships related to the United Nations system-wide action plan on youth to volunteer initiatives.
Mairead Maguire [3] [6] (born 27 January 1944), also known as Mairead Corrigan Maguire and formerly as Mairéad Corrigan, is a peace activist from Northern Ireland. She co-founded, with Betty Williams and Ciaran McKeown, the Women for Peace, which later became the Community for Peace People, an organization dedicated to encouraging a peaceful resolution of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. [7]
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