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Chris "Kesz" Valdez (born December 26, 1998) is a Filipino humanitarian and founder of Championing Community Children (C3). At age 13, Kesz was awarded the 2012 International Children's Peace Prize in The Hague, Netherlands.
Because of his own experience, Kesz knows exactly what kind of information and supplies street children need to survive. The street children live on dumpsites and in open sewers, are very hungry and do not have access to health care. They are vulnerable to diseases and infections.
CHAMPIONING COMMUNITY CHILDREN FOUNDER. In 2012, Kesz Valdez, was awarded the International Children’s Peace Prize in The Hague in the Netherlands for bringing his message of hope, love, and education through the Championing Community Children (C3) youth organization he founded.
At 16 years old, Cris Kesz Valdez is an inspiration to many young children in the Philippines. In 2012, he received the International Children’s Peace Prize (considered the equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize and the highest honor given to any child) for his work and foundation, Championing Community Children, which he established at 7 years old.
Sep 25, 2012 · Young Pinoy peace awardee Kesz Valdez tells world's children: Do not lose hope. THE HAGUE — A young Filipino who lived off a rubbish dump and slept in an open tomb has won a prestigious children’s award in the Netherlands for his work to improve the rights of his fellow street kids.
Jun 14, 2016 · Kesz Valdez from the Philippines is the winner of the International Children's Peace Prize 2012. He wins the prize for his fight for the rights of street chi...
Sep 26, 2012 · As a child living in the Philippines, Kesz Valdez was beaten by his father, forced to make money to buy him drugs and alcohol. At 4, Kesz ran away to a dump site, struggling to stay alive.
Nov 2, 2012 · Valdez, nicknamed “Kesz,” was born the third of nine children from a desperately poor couple who lived with hundreds of other squatter families on the fringes of a huge garbage dump in Cavite.
Sep 21, 2012 · The Hague — No other than Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu handed the International Children's Peace Prize award to 13-year-old Filipino Kesz Valdez on Wednesday in the Hall of Knights in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Mr. Kesz Valdez an International Children’s Peace Prize winner and Championing Community Children founder, has reached out and helped over ten thousand street kids since 2005.
