2022 unesco peace prize

Nelson Mandela and Frederik W. De Klerk were the first laureates of UNESCO Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize in 1992 Since 1951, UNESCO's 26 prizes have been awarded to projects offering sustainable solutions to the global challenges of gender equality, the fight against poverty, access to quality and inclusive education, climate change monitoring and cultural diversity for a culture of peace. If innovation is at the heart of your strategy, if your project meets the new needs of local communities, supports digital transformation or anticipates the evolution of society by focusing on artificial intelligence, UNESCO Prizes can give a boost to your research, bring an expert eye and increase visibility on global innovation actors working to transform lives and make decisive progress for humanity. Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize The six UNESCO prizes for Education promote literacy, mother tongue development, use of information and communication technologies, effectiveness of teachers through improved pedagogy, sustainable development educational activities targeting socially or gender disadvantaged communities. The prizes values amount from US$ 40.000 to US$ 300.000 and are awarded annually or biennially to two or three laureates. UNESCO prizes for Natural sciences honor outstanding teams and individuals to support the continuation of their work in the field of scientific research and cooperation. UNESCO seeks to acknowledge and empower men and women scientists from civil s...

The prestigious "UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development" has rewarded, for the first time, a Swiss NGO, the Graines de Paix Foundation, in this 7th edition. This prize recognizes our "innovative approach" in the redesign of teacher training that ministries are looking for. Our pedagogy is being implemented in Benin and Côte d'Ivoire, while simultaneously being developed in Switzerland. This is a major breakthrough for Switzerland in the field of international education. Reinventing teacher training The innovation brought by Graines de Paix consists in linking academic success to the prevention of violence and radicalization as well as to school and societal peace. To achieve these objectives, teachers are trained in positive pedagogies that value students and in learning methods that cultivate dialogue, participation and collaboration among students themselves. It is through these forms of interaction that students best develop their human, social-emotional and reflective skills as well as their self-confidence. In Africa, this approach is often referred to as "Education in a Culture of Peace". This term refers to a complete pedagogy and not just a lesson on peace: it transforms the educational methods not only of teachers, but also of parents. Positioning of International Geneva in education From the start, it was obvious that Graines de Paix was best founded in the heart of "International Geneva", due to the concentration of more than 760 NGOs. A large number of int...

On International Women’s Day, UNESCO launches the call for nominations for the 2022 Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and in a context where girls and women have been disproportionately impacted by lengthy school closures, the Prize is more significant in 2022 than ever before. Ensuring that girls and women have access to inclusive, quality education and learning opportunities must be a top priority. Before the pandemic hit, UNESCO estimated that some countries lose more than US $1 billion a year by failing to educate girls to the same level of boys. Today, millions of girls and young women are at risk of never returning to classrooms despite schools reopening. This is in addition to the estimated 127 million girls who were already out of school the year before COVID-19 struck. Highlighting innovations that help us foster an equal future is key to responding to global challenges facing girls' and women's education. Read about the nomination process below. Who? Governments of UNESCO Member States and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in official partnership with UNESCO are invited to nominate up to three individuals, institutions or organizations who have made strong, innovative contributions in favour of girls’ and women’s education. Interested candidates are invited to contact their country’s What? Nominations must meet the eligibility and selection criteria set by the Prize. Nominated projects must be established and running for at least two years and show potential...