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Kesz Valdez
Filipino activist (born 1998)
Chris "Kesz" Valdez (born December 26, 1998) is a Filipino humanitarian and founder of Championing Community Children (C3). At age 13, Kesz Valdez was awarded the 2012 International Children's Peace Prize in The Hague, Netherlands. Rev. Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace laureate, presented Valdez the award on September 19th.[1] He is the first Southeast Asian to receive the International Children's Peace Prize and currently the youngest among the finalists nominated for the recognition.[2][3][4] The $100,000 Euro prize was used to fund a variety of children’s projects and further his efforts to help Philippine children.[5] Rising from poverty with a conviction to help bring some betterment to other slum children, Valdez at such a young age highlighted their plight in the international community. His effort being recognized at the Hague, brought great pride to the Philippine House of Representatives through the resolution. [6]
Biography
[edit]Valdez was born in Imus, Cavite, Philippines on December 26, 1998. At the age of two, people would have found Kesz Valdez picking garbage in Manila's infamous Captive dumpsite which shows just how unfortunate his life was at such a y
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Cris Valdez
Cris “Kesz” Valdez is a young Filipino humanitarian who overcame physical abuse and scavenging dumps to survive when he was taken into care and mentored by fellow human rights worker Harnin Manalaysay at the age of four. Together, Valdez and Manalaysay founded the organization Championing Community Children, known as C3. C3 has helped over 10,000 children across the Philippines by providing them with “gifts of hope,” such as footwear, toys, and school supplies, along with educating street children on hygiene, health, and rights, all to empower them and transform their lives.
In 2012, at the age of thirteen, Valdez was presented the International Children’s Peace Prize by Desmond Tutu. Kesz became the first Southeast Asian and youngest recipient of the award, which also comes with a 100,000 Euro payday. Valdez promptly put the money towards his various humanitarian projects and is looking forward to the prospect of completing his education. He hopes one day to realize his dream of becoming a doctor and continuing to spread his motto that “we can change the world one heart at a time.”
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