World Press Cartoon is an independent organization based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Founded in 2005 the organization is known for holding one of the world's largest and most prestigious annual press cartoon contests.
World Press Cartoon has also organized separate exhibitions under thematic criteria, as gender violence or environment protection.
After the contest, the prizewinning cartoons are assembled into a traveling exhibition that was already presented in Spain[1], France, Belgium, Mozambique, Brazil, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, Mexico, United Kingdom, Namibia, China and India.
Another primary objective of the organization is to support professional cartoonists on a wide international scale, with a special focus in the freedom of the press.