On May 9, Mother's Day, 2004, WorldMAP selected the
Global Children's Organization as the recipient of its third annual Mother's Day Peace Award.
This group organizes reconciliation camps for children who are victims of war and violence. This year, they will host their 12th annual "Island to Island" summer camp in Badija, Croatia, for children from Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo.
Other nominees for 2004 were:
Dr. Nakamura has dedicated 19 years providing free health care in Afghanistan. During that country's drought, he led an effort to dig approximately 1000 fresh water wells with the Afghani people.
Mr. Nelson is a Vietnam War veteran who has become an internationally acclaimed speaker on the topic of the ugliness of war. In 2003 his book was published in Japan.
The Canine Demine Program trains service dogs to detect landmines for safe removal from international areas devastated by war.
Ms. Weil is a co-founder of the International Institute of Humane Education and the author of "Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times" and other books.
Since 1996 Aljazeera has provided the world viewers a new perspective on global events. In April, 2004 Aljazeera helped communicate the families of Japanese hostages and their captors in Iraq. The effort led to the release of the hostages.
Fortunata Marino Azores (The Philippines)
Fortunata is the honorary chairperson of the Friends of the Seven Lakes Foundation, an organization with the mission to protect and rehabilitate
"the seven lakes" in San Pablo, Philippines. This 86 year-old activist also built a shrine in honor of Our Lady of the Lake, Queen of Peace, by the lake and, through this, continues to lead the community in prayers for peace and healing of the land.
For more than 40 years, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has led international efforts to protect endangered species and their habitats. It also addresses global threats such as toxic pollution, over-fishing and climate change. WWF has 4.7 million supporters in more than 100 countries.
EIRENE of Germany