NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR WORLD OF CHILDREN'S "NOBEL PRIZE FOR CHILDREN" AWARDS
Awards of up to $100,000 to be Bestowed on World's Leading Changemakers for Children


/Childrens Issues News Articles/ - SAN FRANCISCO, CA, April 09, 2008 - World of Children (www.worldofchildren.org) a nonprofit organization dedicated to identifying and supporting social changemakers leading life-changing programs on behalf of children in the U.S. and abroad, has opened nominations for the 2008 World of Children Awards.

The much-coveted awards, which recognize and provide funding to individuals whose groundbreaking work has dramatically improved children's lives, have been dubbed the "Nobel Prize for Children". Awards are granted in three categories:

• The World of Children's Founder's Award for Youth, which carries a grant of up to $25,000 and recognizes a young person under the age of 21 who is making extraordinary contributions to the lives of other children.

• The World of Children Humanitarian Award, which carries a grant of up to $100,000 and recognizes an individual who has made a significant lifetime contribution to children in the areas of social services, education or humanitarian services. Nominees must have created, managed or otherwise supported one or more sustainable programs that have significantly contributed to children's opportunities to be safe, to learn and to grow.

• The World of Children Health Award, which carries an award of up to $100,000 and recognizes an individual who has made a significant lifetime contribution to children in the fields of health, medicine or the sciences. Nominees must have created, managed or otherwise supported one or more sustainable programs that have significantly contributed to children's health and well-being.

Nominees for the World of Children Humanitarian and Health Awards must have been working on behalf of children over and above their normal employment and have been engaged in their efforts for a minimum of 10 years.

Nominations for the 2008 World of Children Awards must be submitted by midnight on Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Recipients of the 2008 World of Children Awards will be officially announced and celebrated in New York City on Thursday, November 13, 2008.

"Each year World of Children searches the globe for ordinary people who have done extraordinary good on behalf of children in need," said Harry Leibowitz, World of Children's founder and chairman, "World of Children Award honorees are a remarkable example of the tremendous impact just one individual can have on the world."

Since 1998, World of Children has awarded more than $2 million in cash grants to 70 honorees in over 35 countries, on six continents. Recent World of Children Award honorees have led programs to rescue children from drug cartels in Peru, combat child sex slavery in Taiwan, build innovative schools for street children in India, prevent child starvation in Malawi, fight to abolish female genital mutilation in Africa and prevent teen smoking by fighting Big Tobacco's efforts to target children in developing countries.

More information about the World of Children Awards and the nomination process, as well as the online nomination form, is available at www.worldofchildren.org.


About World of Children
World of Children works to profoundly change the lives of children in need by identifying and recognizing extraordinary individuals, and investing in their sustainable organizations. The World of Children Awards is an annual program that provides visibility and leverage that can expand the vital work of these passionate leaders, thus creating a unique network of child advocates around the world. Established in 1998, World of Children, Inc. is a U.S. based, 501(c)3, nongovernmental organization (NGO) based in Pleasanton, California. More information is available at www.worldofchildren.org.

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