The Prize

In 1989, The Children of the Earth Prize was awarded for the very first time.

100.000 Norwegian kroner were that year presented to Inger Harrington of Ålesund, Norway, enabling her to start her dedicated and long term work among street children in Brazil (she received the prize for a second time in 1995). In 2010, the annual prize amount was increased to 150.000 kroner. In 2026 the annual prize amount was again increased to 200.000 kroner, equivalent to about 19.923 US dollars or 16.932 euros. 

Around 250 school children from the municipality of North Cape attend the annual award ceremony. The North Cape School of Culture provides a locally inspired program of high quality.