GLOBAL VOTE DAY AT DLDAV PITAMPURA

There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that they can grow up in peace.

DLDAV Model School Pitampura organized “Global Vote 2012” for the World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child (WCPRC)-2012 on May 15^th 2012. WCPRC holds an annual vote for global candidates who have made magnificent contributions to protecting and promoting the rights of the children. More than 57,982 schools with 27 million students in 104 countries have registered as Global Friend schools of the World’s Children’s Prize.

The World’s Children’s Prize contributes toward a more humane world in support of the rights of the child; it is the world’s largest annual educational program teaching young people about the rights of the child, democracy, the environment, and global friendship.

The three nominees for Children’s Prize 2012, Ann Skelton from South Africa, Sakena Yacoobi from Afghanistan and Anna Mollel from Tanzania were represented by three students from class IX. They are Garima Chhabra –IX E, Srishti Sahni-IX F and Mansha Arora-IX A.          

About 1200 students from classes VII, VIII and IX voted for these candidates and results were compiled thereafter. These results have been sent to WCPRC and on the basis of results gathered from schools across the world, the actual nominees for the World’s Children’s Prize will be awarded in the award ceremony to be held in Sweden.

Sakena Yacoobi secured I place with 494 votes followed by Ann Skelton with 390 votes and Anna Mollel came third with 316 votes.

It feels nice to share that the recipient of the 2012 World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child is Anna Mollel, Tanzania, for her more than 20-year struggle for Maasai children with disabilities”.

The World’s Children’s Honorary Award has gone to Sakena Yacoobi, Afghanistan, for her long and often life-threatening fight for girls’ right to education and Ann Skelton, South Africa, for her 25-year battle for the rights of children affected by the justice system.