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Sadat Rahman (18), a teenager from the Narail district of Bangladesh, received this year’s International Children’s Peace Prize.
The award is awarded annually by the Dutch organization ‘Kids-Rights’ for their contribution to the rights and safety of children.
According to the organization’s website, the expert committee has selected Sadat from 142 contestants from 42 countries this year.
At a ceremony in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Friday, Malala Yousafzai, a human rights activist and Nobel laureate, announced the name of Sadat Rahman and presented him with the award. The award was given to Sadat, 18, in recognition of his creation of the teen cyber awareness app to stop child abuse online.
Greta Thunberg, a teenage environmentalist from Sweden, received the award last year.
In an interview with The Daily Star about ‘Cyber Teen’ apps, Sadat said: ‘I started an organization called’ Narail Volunteers’ with friends when I was in the ninth grade. At that time I was doing social work for the organization. I learned of the suicide of a Pirojpur teenager who was bullied online last year. The news made me think a lot. There is no easy way to get help, especially for teens. Apart from the fear of social stigma, the police do not take these problems seriously.
“Cyber Tin applications are working to help coordinate between victims and law enforcement agencies to address this issue,” Sadat said.
He said the app journey started from October 9, 2019.
“Narail is a remote part of Bangladesh. From here my work is getting international recognition, this is like a dream for me. I don’t know if I will win. However, I am confident. The important thing is that ‘Cyber Tin’ will help more people beyond Narail. ‘
