The World Citizenship Award is an award of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). Launched in 1996, the award is given to people outside the Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting movement who have contributed to a better world in at least one of the following areas - peace, environment, education, food and nutrition, health, and culture and heritage. Recipients As of 2012, the award has been presented to 13 recipients: 1996 - Nelson Mandela 1997 - Mary Robinson 1999 - Mo Mowlam 1999 - Ian Kiernan 2001 - Corazon Aquino 2001 - Archbishop Desmond Tutu 2002 - Catherine Bertini 2002 - Dr Nafis Sadik 2004 - Stanislav Petrov 2005 - Princess Basma bint al-Talal of Jordan 2005 - Sadako Ogata 2007 - Stephen Lewis 2007 - Wangari Maathai 2008 - Graça Machel References Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting Scout and Guide awards World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Awards established in 1996