Order of Zand
The Most Noble Order of Zand, founded in 2009, has been set up to, among other things, bestow companionship each year on a handful of unsung heroes to the honorary Most Noble Order of the Zand (which may include a cash award). True to the spirit of the man described by Sir John Malcolm as "though born of an inferior rank, obtained power without crime, and who exercised it with a moderation that, for the times in which he lived, was as singular as his humanity and justice" nominees for consideration for selection are taken from a list proposed by any member of the public from any country in the world.
George Hosking, Founder, Chief Executive and Research Co-ordinator of The WAVE Trust (Worldwide Alternatives to ViolencE) has been one of the first to be bestowed with companion membership of the order in recognition of his remarkable efforts and reflecting the enormity of his contribution to the humane development of mankind and the creation of a truly peaceful society for us and our children to live in. George Hosking has been singularly key in founding and progressing The WAVE Trust's work to prevent violence and child abuse by tackling it at its roots and making headway at a government and international level and the path to making compassion, empathy and peace the norm rather than an idealistic goal paid lip service by the many but heed by the few.
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