Abdullah Arshed Gondal

Abdullah Arshed

Nominated by Sajjad Akbar

All 2024 Children’s Peace Prize Nominees

Abdullah Arshed, a 17-year-old from Pakistan, has made significant contributions to education through various impactful initiatives. He has partnered with public schools to enhance education quality, organized enrollment drives in underserved areas, and launched a YouTube channel offering free educational content to disadvantaged children. His efforts have also included book donation drives and ensuring exam scribes for differently-abled students.

As a result of his work, students’ performance on standardized tests has increased by 40%, and he has successfully encouraged school enrollment for over 15 children. Abdullah’s YouTube channel boasts over 1,000 subscribers, and he has played a key role in establishing the Mashal Library in Ex-FATA.