Short-listed nominees will be published to this site for public comment on Monday, May 5, 2014.

The World Vision International Peacebuilding Prize recognises an agency or organisation that excels at integrating peacebuilding into relief, development or advocacy and that mobilises communities to build durable peace.

Specific criteria are:

• Evidence of mobilising children, youth and/or women
• Evidence that programme work is built on context and conflict analysis
• Integration of peacebuilding with relief, development and advocacy programmes
• Evidence of mobilising communities to build durable peace
• Evidence of building bridges between different groups
• Ability to effectively partner with other organisations
• Evidence of engaging in an approach that values children participation
• Evidence of influence and wider scope of impact beyond local level and across sectors
• Ability to recognise and draw from communal and national capabilities/resources
• Creativity and innovation
• Strong reputation and references

Congratulations to 2012 World Vision International Peace Prize Winner, Archbishop John Baptist Odama

Video footage of the award ceremony held at Kaunda Grounds in Gulu, Uganda can be viewed here.

To watch an interview with the Archbishop on the importance of peace and non-violence click here.

Find more photos in the World Vision Peace Prize Albums

Congratulations to all of our finalists and nominees for the Peacemaking Award!
World Vision would also like to thank the 2012 International Awards Committee:

• Martha Inés Romero Medina, Latin America & Caribbean Regional Coordinator, Pax Christi International, Former Catholic Relief Services Colombia Country Manager - Bogotá, Colombia
• Sue Williams, Retired Director of Summer Peacebuilding Institute, Eastern Mennonite University - Harrisonburg, VA USA
• Gus Miclat, Executive Director, Initiatives for International Dialogue – Manila, Philippines
• James Odong, Associate Director of Peacebuilding, World Vision International - Kampala, Uganda