Advancing Peace Through Service

His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba), presented the Ahmadiyya Muslim Prize for the Advancement of Peace to Grégoire Ahongbonon of Benin. Grégoire Ahongbonon is a humanitarian who has revolutionised care for people with mental illness in West Africa. Through the St. Camille Association, he has helped rescue and treat vulnerable individuals who were often abandoned, chained or abused due to stigma surrounding mental health. His grassroots network has established 11 psychiatric hospitals, 63 clinics and 21 rehabilitation centres across Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo and Burkina Faso. Every month, more than 20,000 patients receive free medication and care. (National Peace Symposium 2026) #MTAi