Afghan teen, Nila Ibrahimi (17), wins International Children’s Peace Prize 2024 fighting for girls’ and women’s rights in Afghanistan
Afghan teen, Nila Ibrahimi (17), wins International Children’s Peace Prize 2024 fighting for girls’ and women’s rights in Afghanistan.
Finalists of the International Children’s Peace Prize 2025
Three extraordinary youngsters are in the running for the International Children’s Peace Prize 2025, the most important youth prize in the world: – Bana Alabed (aged 15, Syria/Turkey) – Aeshnina (Nina) Azzahra Aqilani (aged 17, Indonesia) – Divyansh Agrawal (aged 16, USA) In the prize’s 21st year, these young candidates have been recognized for their groundbreaking commitments to children’s rights, including advocacy for war-affected children, tackling plastic colonialism, and driving climate action. This year the award ceremony will be held in Stockholm. The winner will be announced in the hometown of the Nobel Prize, at Stockholm’s iconic City Hall, on Wednesday, 19th November 2025. Co-host in 2025 is Global Child Forum, founded by the Swedish Royal family.
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Girl Children’s Right to Education: A Case study of Afghanistan
Afghan teenager, Nila Ibrahimi, has today been awarded the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize, during an extraordinary ceremony that celebrated its 20th anniversary year, by Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Tawakkol Karman.
SAFETY, WELLBEING AND LOCAL INTEGRATION OF REFUGEE CHILDREN
Sofiia Tereshchenko, Anastasiia Feskova and Anastasiia Demchenko from Ukraine were heartbroken when they watched videos of a 11-year-old Ukrainian child walking all alone to another country. At that time, they were all working together to develop a mobile application as part of a competition. Children’s lives continue to be in grave danger due to the Russian invasion. Thousands of children were forced to flee from their country, away from their families and friends. The girls wanted to help refugee children who continue to live away from their country and homes.
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