Ukrainian Teenagers Win Peace Prize For Developing Apps To Help Migrants

 

The International Children’s Peace Prize went to three Ukrainian teens who created apps to support young migrants. At a ceremony held in London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom, Sofia Tereshchenko, 18, Anastasiia Feskova, 17, and Anastasiia Demchenko, 17, were named the recipients of the International Children’s Peace Prize for 2018.

To aid youngsters who are refugees, the three created two apps. The software was designed to assist young children who were refugees from their homeland. The software made it easier for children of migrants to know where they were and how to get assistance. The threesome also created an additional app for older kids. They were able to effectively seek sanctuary in other countries following the war, and the app gave them insight into how to settle in.

On Friday, the esteemed award presentation made its debut in the United Kingdom. Desmond Tutu’s daughter Mpho Tutu praised the three teenagers. “The kids are talking,” she declared. No, their cries are audible.

Of all the prizes, the International Children’s Peace Prize is the most distinguished. 2005 saw the initial awarding of it. The prize was given to Malala Yousafzai in 2013. In 2019, Greta Thunburg received this esteemed honor.

The 18-year-old Sofia Tereshchenko moved to Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK, with her mother after fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war. Her brother and father, though, are still in Ukraine. Anastasiia Demchenko and Anastasiia Feskova both develop the app by following in Sofia Tereshchenko’s footsteps. Due to the conflict, Anastasiia Demchenko and Feskova also departed from Ukraine.

In 2022, when they were working on a mobile application, Russia invaded Ukraine.