The international peace prize winner of 2012 is Kesz from the Phillipines. Kesz grew up being less fortunate that most children. He got beaten at home then ran away to a dumpsite and didn’t get rescued until the age of four. Today, Kesz gives love and hope to those who were just like him, less fortunate. He also helps with hygeine and shows children that “our health is our wealth”.
Kesz demonstrates love and hope towards the less fortunate hoping that one day they will take what they know and help others. “Now, I stand before you, as an advocate of better health for street kids and as a herald of children’s rights. Yes, I am young but I have a firm purpose to help make things better for generations to come.” This shows that Kesz is willing to help others and he has a firm purpose too. He knows what it feels like to be in that situation and is willing to help. Kesz is young and has come from very little but still, he strives to achieve his goal of teaching others about hygeine and how to live. He is one of the few left out there who understands at a very young age. He knows what is right and what is wrong. He knows why and has ideas on how to make it better. Kesz shows that even a little bit can go a long ways.“My message to all children here and around the globe is; our health is our wealth! Being healthy will enable you to play, to think clearly, to get up and go to school and love the people around you in so many ways.” Kesz knows about hygeine and what it can do if not treated correctly. Kesz wants to teach the children about cleansiness so that they will live a longer and hopefully a happier life. Kesz demonstrates the understanding of cleansiness and hygiene therefore he has the power, knowledge and education to teach others and educate them. Kesz’s life before he was rescued showed that he lived in a dump and has been in that situation before and knows what it feels like; all the burns and all the food. Something no child should ever feel.
Next, I am going to show how Kesz is an excellent leader and role model towards the younger and less fortunate. He demonstrates hope and friendship to the less fortunate as he knows he has once been in that situation and he knows how it feels. Kesz is one of the few who is willing to stand up and present his ideas and knowledge towards those who need it the most. As well as knowledge, the children get a feeling of what hope feels like and Kesz hopes that that feeling will stay in their hearts forever. Kesz is an excellent leader and role model because he demonstrates the good characteristics opof a nice and thoughtful human being. This is shown because by giving away presents, Kesz is showing love and he is giving them hope. Therefore he strives to teach them about health and what they need to do in order to stay healthy. Kesz also strives to teach them about how giving hope, even if it’s a tiny thing, it could go a long way and also Kesz hopes that they will take that information and do what Kesz is doing, help the less fortunate. Kesz demonstrates leadership by showing love and hope towards the less fortunate. Even though Kesz grew up in a home where he got beaten then later ran and lived in a dumpsite, he knows about hope and he knows what is happening is wrong. Kesz demonstrates love and leadership to the less fortunate and hopes that one day they will take what they know and pass it on to future generations.
Ever since Kesz was rescued and brought to a new home and raised, he has had this will to strive and help others. The education and hygeine Kesz teaches the street children, allows them to have more hope and live a healthier life. The 2012 Annual Children’s Peace Prize definitely goes to Kesz and he was the right choice for The Annual Children’s Peace Prize. From this, we now know what Kesz has inside of him and all the hope and health he has given to the less fortunate enables them to keep that knowledge and hopefully do what Kesz wants. To pass it down to future generations.
