Gawad Kapayapaan

The Gawad Kapayapaan or GaKap is an effort of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) to recognize, celebrate, and honor the invaluable and impactful contributions of Peace Exemplars or organizations towards the promotion and attainment of just and lasting peace in the Philippines.

OBJECTIVES

The Gawad Kapayapaan aims to be the premier award that will recognize Peace
Exemplars’ invaluable efforts and contributions to the achievement of just and lasting
peace in the country and inspire Filipinos to take part in the quest for peace. Additionally,
it also aims to:

A. Highlight exceptional individuals that embody the values and traits of an
outstanding Peace Exemplar; and
B. Create a network of peace exemplars to sustain and maintain a culture of peace
and advance the Philippine peace agenda.

Gawad Kapayapaan Awardee’s Description

Gawad Kapayapaan Awardee must be:

A. A Filipino individual or organization / institution who is based in the Philippines;
and
B. Of strong ethical character, with a good track record and have demonstrated
innovative and meaningful peace process programs that contributed to peace and
development and/or to the overall peace process agenda preferably with various
or any of the peace tables (i.e. MILF, MNLF, CBA-CPLA, RPM-P/RPA/ABB,
CPP-NPA-NDF) and other rebel and terrorist groups.