Four projects that propose innovatory solutions for promoting and maintaining peace will be awarded as part of the Global Peace Festival, which is organized by the charity IRFF-ONLUS and will take place on Sunday, November 9, in Chisinau, Info-Prim Neo. The nongovernmental organizations which participated in the contest proposed projects on four topics: peace creation, sustainable economic growth, education and family values, and mass media. A winner was selected at each category. . The winning NGOs have been selected from among 25 finalists, which qualified after their projects were evaluated by Moldova's division of the US-based International Education Foundation and the Consultant Committee, said Ronald Koonel, the executive director of the division, at a news conference on Friday. At the first stage of the festival, there were organized conferences on such subjects as protection of family values, and promotion of peace and non-violence. The conferences served as a platform for the launch of several projects, among which the creation of a network of volunteer associations for the youth and the elderly, in order to imporve social services in rural communities, said Mihai Calaestru, executive director of IRFF-ONLUS. The Festival's awards ceremony will culminate with a concert featuring Moldovan pop stars, like Nelly Ciobanu, Natalia Barbu, Aura, and others. IRFF-ONLUS organizes the Global Peace Festival once in two years. This is the first time that Moldovan NGOs will be awarded.