International Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award

International Gandhi Award

·         It was instituted by the Gandhi Memorial Leprosy Foundation (GMLF) and that was established in 1950 to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s service and scientific approach towards leprosy.

·         GMLF introduced the International Gandhi Award in 1986.

·         Recognizes the commendable contributions of individuals and institutions in ameliorating the quality of life of people afflicted with leprosy.

·         The two awards are given every alternate year to individuals/institutions for making outstanding contribution in the field of leprosy.

The President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee presented the International Gandhi Award on 15^th February, 2014 for the year 2013 to Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre and Prof. Guocheng Zhang for making outstanding contributions in the field of leprosy to eradicate the disease through treatment, training and research at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.

Gandhi International Peace Award (London based)

2009 – Children’s Legal Centre – U K Charity.

2010 – The Parents Circle – Families Forum (Palestine-Israeli Families Origin)

2011 – Binayak Sen and Bulu Imam

2012 – St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group

             

Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation

2009 – Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar (She also won the 1991 Nobel Prize for Peace)

2010 –

2011 – Dalai Lama

2012 – Kenneth David Kaunda, former Zambian President

Gandhi Peace Prize

Gandhi Peace Prize is an award that is bestowed to individuals and organizations for their contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through peace and other Gandhian methods.

The noted Gandhian and environmentalist, Mr. Chandi Prasad Bhatt selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2013.

Last Gandhi Peace prize was awarded to Desmond Tutu in 2005. (South African)

Gandhi Peace Award (New York based)

2012 – Amy Goodman -Journalist and Activist.

2013 – Bill Mckibben - Environmentalist of USA