Award Categories

The Nobel Prize for Child Advocates

Each of our awards recognize real-life heroes who are working to dramatically improve the lives of vulnerable children. Our financial awards offer substantial grant funds, educational opportunities and media attention for each of our Honorees, providing their programs with support to grow and expand so that they will ultimately improve the lives of even more children.

We are proud to be recognized in the media as the “Nobel Prize for Child Advocates.”

World of Children Financial Awards

Honors individuals making extraordinary contributions to groups of vulnerable children affected by war, natural disasters, or other crises.

Crisis Award

Honors an individual making extraordinary contributions to children in the fields of education, literacy and learning.

Education Award

Honors an individual making extraordinary contributions to children in the fields of health, medicine, or the sciences.

Health Award

Recognizes past Honorees whose work has excelled beyond what we could have imagined and grants them additional funds to further their work for children.

Hero Award

Honors an individual making extraordinary contributions to children in the fields of social or humanitarian services.

Humanitarian Award

Honors an individual making extraordinary contributions to protect children from fear, abuse, trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Protection Award

Honors an individual 21 years old or younger who is a visionary young leader running a sustainable, high-impact programs for other youth.

Youth Award
World of Children Honorary Awards

Honors the contributions of individuals who have changed the world for vulnerable children through substantial domestic or global efforts in public outreach and advocacy.

Advocacy Award

Honors World of Children Board Members or peers who have gone above and beyond to dedicated time, money and resources to support vulnerable children.

Board of Governors' Award
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