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For the first time in its history, the American magazine “Time” named her “Child of the Year” based on the “Person of the Year” that it publishes annually.
The first of its kind was for Gitanjali Rao, 15, among a list of five children that the magazine celebrated.
The five were chosen from 5,000 American children between the ages of eight and sixteen, and the selection criteria was that the child had a positive impact on their environment.
Rao won the title for excellence in “observation, brainstorming, research, construction and communication,” said actress Angelina Jolie, who handled the selection process for the child candidates.
Rao is a young Colorado scientist and inventor who spoke to the magazine about her work on technology and contaminated drinking water.
Rao has also been actively involved in the fight against opioid addiction and cyberbullying, as well as creating a global community that seeks to solve the problems of young inventors seeking to solve the world’s problems.
The magazine published a press interview with Rao conducted by Jolie, in which the girl talked about the “Kindle” app she invented to monitor and curb cyberbullying in its early stages.
Rao said he is currently working on “an easy way to help detect vital contaminants in water, such as parasites.”
The girl hopes to find an inexpensive and accurate way to help people in third world countries control the water they drink.
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