The Global Never Give Up Day Medals.

The Global Never Give Up Day Medals are the highest honors of the Never Give Up Day movement, created to recognize, elevate, and immortalize the world’s most powerful stories of perseverance, courage, compassion, and unbreakable human spirit. Awarded annually on August 18, these medals transcend achievement alone—they honor those who refused to surrender to adversity, who stood firm when hope was tested, and who transformed struggle into meaning for humanity. From survivors and innovators to leaders, artists, caregivers, families, and global changemakers, the Medals exist to celebrate not perfection, but persistence.
They are not given for victory alone—but for the courage to continue, when giving up would have been the easier path.