Indian Teenage brothers wins 2021 International Children's Peace Prize for waste project

Indian Teenage brothers wins 2021 International Children’s Peace Prize for waste project

Indian Teenage brothers wins 2021 International Children’s Peace Prize for waste project

  • Two Delhi-based teenage brothers Vihaan (17) and Nav Agarwal (14) have won the 17th annual KidsRights International Children’s Peace Prize for tackling pollution in their home city by recycling household waste.
  • The duo received the prestigious  award by Indian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi on November 14, 2021.
  • Vihaan and Nav have developed an “One Step Greener” initiative for segregating rubbish and organising waste pickups for trash from thousands of homes, schools and offices.
  • The International Children’s Peace Prize is given annually by the International children’s rights organization KidsRights based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • It is given to a child who has made a significant contribution to advocating children’s rights and improving the situation of vulnerable children such as orphans, child labourers and children with HIV/AIDS

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