Who is Betty Williams?

Betty Williams is the President of the ‘World Centers of Compassion for Children’ and the Chairperson of ‘Institute for Asian Democracy’. She is also a co-founder of ‘Community for Peace People’, an organization established for and dedicated to bringing peace and harmony in the world by denouncing violence and war.  Under her leadership and personal involvement, the organization held mass protests and a peace march to the graves of the children. The peaceful march of 10,000 Protestants and catholic women was diffused by the Irish Republican Army, though it could not stop the movement and the next campaign was attended by 35,000 protesters. During that time, the two women met McKeown, and they three together co founded the Peace People. Betty Williams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her role in establishing a peaceful society and promoting a peaceful resolution in Northern Ireland. Other honors and awards won by her include People’s Peace Prize of Norway, the Schweitzer Medallion for Courage, the Martin Luther King Jr. Award, the Eleanor Roosevelt Award and the Frank Foundation Child Care International Oliver Award. She was awarded the Rotary Club International “Paul Harris Fellowship in 1995.

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