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The theme and the guidelines of the 2015 International Essay Contest for Young People will be announced on the Goi Peace Foundation’s website, official facebook page, mailing list [Goi Peace News], etc. as soon as they are ready.

Organized by The Goi Peace Foundation and UNESCO
Endorsed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, Japan Private High School Federation
Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education, Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Nikkei Inc.
Supported by FELISSIMO CORPORATION

As today's young people are crucial for the shaping of our future, it is imperative that they are enabled to develop to their full potential. UNESCO's objective is to help empower young people, reaching out to them, responding to their expectations and ideas, and fostering useful and long-lasting skills.
This annual essay contest is organized in an effort to harness the energy, imagination and initiative of the world's youth in promoting a culture of peace and sustainable development. It also aims to inspire society to learn from the young minds and to think about how each of us can make a difference in the world.
The theme of the 2014 International Essay Contest for Young People was "My Role as a Citizen of Earth." From among 13,635 entries from 151 countries, the following winners were selected. First prize winners received the Minister of Education Award at a ceremony during the Goi Peace Foundation Forum 2014 held at Nikkei Hall in Tokyo on December 11, 2014.

List of Winners

1st Prize

Children's category (1 entrant)

My Role as a Citizen of the Earth
Kirill Mayanskiy (Age 13, Belarus)

Youth category (1 entrant)

A Global Standard for All Humanity
Rina Takahashi (Age 17, Japan)

2nd Prize

Children's category (2 entrants)

Youth category (2 entrants)

3rd Prize

Children's category (5 entrants)

Youth category (5 entrants)

Honorable Mention

Children's category (25 entrants)

Youth category (25 entrants)

Best School Award (1 school)

Tokyo Gakugei University International Secondary School (Japan)

School Incentive Award (34 schools)

Atomi Gakuen Junior High School, Tokyo (Japan)
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (Mexico)
Chicago Futabakai Japanese School-Saturday School, Illinois (USA)
Escuela Preparatoria No. 8, Universidad de Guadalajara (Mexico)
Escuela Preparatoria Regional de Tequila, Módulo Magdalena, Universidad de Guadalajara (Mexico)
Fuji Sacred Heart, Shizuoka (Japan)
Ghana Japanese Children's School, Accra (Ghana)
Hokkaido Obihiro Sanjo High School (Japan)
Ibaraki Prefectural Koga Secondary School (Japan)
Ichikawa Junior High School, Chiba (Japan)
Ikubunkan Global High School, Tokyo (Japan)
Inagi The Fourth Junior High School of Inagi City, Tokyo (Japan)
Japanese School of Toledo, Ohio (USA)
Japanese Supplementary School in Middle Tennessee (USA)
Japaniche Schule in Zurich (Hoshuko) (Switzerland)
Kinki University Wakayama Junior High School (Japan)
Kokugojuku KURU, Tokyo (Japan)
Kokushikan Junior High School, Tokyo (Japan)
Kyoto Gakuen Junior and Senior Highschool (Japan)
Matsumoto Shuho Secondary School, Nagano (Japan)
Mie Prefectural Ueno Senior High School (Japan)
North View Secondary School (Singapore)
Okazaki Junior High School affiliated to Aichi University of Education (Japan)
Omori 6th Junior High School of Ota City, Tokyo (Japan)
P.E.C.H.S. Girls' School (Pakistan)
Saint Mary's International School, Tokyo (Japan)
Sanno Junior High School of Akita City, Akita (Japan)
Sanonihondaigaku Secondary School, Tochigi (Japan)
Senzoku Gakuen High School, Kanagawa (Japan)
Showa Women's University Junior-Senior High School, Tokyo (Japan)
Sugiyama Jogakuen University Affiliated Primary School, Aichi (Japan)
Wakayama Prefectural Kushimotokoza High School Koza Campus (Japan)
University of Tsukuba Senior High School at Sakado, Saitama (Japan)
Waseda Shibuya Senior High School (Singapore)

Essay Contest 2014 Guidelines

Essay Contest 2014 Entries by Region

International Essay Content for Young People (2014)