Over the years, we have received over 200 submissions from civil society around the world, including from Colombia, Nepal, Zambia, Central African Republic, UK, Brazil, El Salvador and Lebanon. Check out some of the finalists from past years below.
2024 Finalists:
Norsaac, Ghana
Fondation IDEO, Haiti
Wahana Visi, Indonesia
Fundación Sueños y Huellas, Colombia
JAMAA Grands Lacs ,DRC
Speak Out Africa Initiative, Nigeria
2023 Finalists:
Legal Aid Rwanda, Rwanda
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, India
Justice & Empowerment Initiatives, Nigeria
Amani Institute, Democratic Republic of Congo
Nagarik Aawaz, Nepal (Voices Alumni)
2023 HLPF Side-Event Recording
2022 Finalists:
Finalist Compilation Video
LRC KJHAM
Rotary International
Open Government Partnership
Voz di Paz
World Vision
Update from Voices Alumnus: Nagarik Aawaz
2022 HLPF Side-Event
2021 Finalists:
Finalist Compilation Video
Afghans for Progressive Thinking APT
International Legal Foundation
Free Press Unlimited
WAA Cameroon's
2020 Finalists:
International Legal Foundation
Justice Call
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
CECORE (Center for Conflict Resolution)
Youth Without Borders Organization for Development
2019 Finalists
The Kesho Alliance
Kesho Alliance is a non-profit that advocates for quality education in Garissa, Kenya.
Women in Alternative Action
Women in Alternative Action (WAA) Cameroon is a NGO working to promote human rights and peace in the Central African region.
Afghans for Progressive Thinking
Afghans for Progressive Thinking (APT) is the largest youth-led national organization that works towards a just, peaceful, and inclusive society in Afghanistan.
Women's Justice Initiative
Women’s Justice Initiative (WJI) improves the lives of indigenous Guatemalan women and girls through education, access to legal services, and gender-based violence prevention.
Global Sunrise Project
The Global Sunrise Project is a social enterprise which creates positive impact media.
Youth Without Borders
Youth Without Borders in Yemen works on developing and enhancing the role of youth in general life to bring about a positive change for their future and for the country as a whole.
Center for Policy Analysis
The Center for Policy Analysis (CPA) think tank was established in 2014 to help the countries of the Horn of Africa region to build peace, democracy, human rights and effective governance systems. CPA is the first think tank in Somaliland.
Center for Peace Education Miriam College
The Center for Peace Education (CPE) is an advocacy center of Miriam College in Quezon City, Philippines. CPE’s mission is to promote a culture of peace based on the values of human dignity and the active rejection of violence in all its forms.
CCSCSD Nigeria
Civil Society Coalition on Sustainable Development (CSCSD) Nigeria is a network of almost 2000 non-governmental organizations, community and faith-based organizations, and professional associations based in Nigeria.
Nagarik Aawaz
Nagarik Aawaz (NA) is a peacebuilding organization which believes in bringing everyday peace through the lens of care, by contributing to the energy of women and youth and helping people live with dignity and justice.
Chai Ki Dukaan
Chai Ki Dukaan is a digital peacebuilding public space for socializing between India and Pakistan. Co-founded in 2019, by two friends Ramsha Baluch and Rudrani Dasgupta from Karachi and Kolkata respectively.
Alternative to Violence Project Uganda
AVP is a grassroots peacebuilding organisation with the fundamental objectives of affirmation, cooperation, communication, conflict resolution and community building.
YW+PL
The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders’ (GNWP) Young Women+ for Peace and Leadership (YW+PL) Program enhances the leadership potential and peacebuilding skills of young women in conflict-affected environments and humanitarian situations.