World's Children's Prize Introduction Sessions



All the colorful uniforms from the different schools.

Monday and Tuesday I was busy taking pictures for Challenging Heights. They had organized an information session for the World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child 2013. All the schools in Winneba were invited to select four children to act as peer educators and one teacher who oversee the process. Three identical sessions were arranged, two on Monday and one on Tuesday. 

The sessions introduced the children to the three nominees by showing them videos of each nominee and how they were helping children. Winneba and Challening Heights is very proud that their own native born, James Kofi Annan, is one of the three nominees.



The students all listened attentively.

Here are the descriptions of the three nominees from the World’s Children’s Prize website:

 James Kofi Annan
James Kofi Annan is nominated for the 2013 World’s Children’s Prize for his work to stop child slavery. James himself was a fishing slave as a child, for seven years.
>Learn more about James





Each of the four students were given a
that they were to share with other students.

Sompop Jantraka

Sompop Jantraka is nominated for the 2013 World’s Children’s Prize for his almost 25-year struggle against trafficking and exploitation of children in the sex industry and other harmful forced labour. >Learn more about Sompop

Kimmie Weeks

Kimmie Weeks is nominated for the 2013 World’s Children’s Prize because he has spent over 20 years, since he was ten years old, fighting for children’s rights, especially for children affected by war.
>Learn more about Kimmie

More in the Globe Magazine

Learn much more about the candidates and the children they fight for in the Globe Magazine!
>The Globe Magazine

 For more pictures that I took of the event visit Challenging Heights Facebook page.