Children's Stories That Changed the World

"Every child's story is a page full of hope for the future."

Stories That Inspire the Future

Extraordinary achievements that reveal the power and potential of children's rights...

Come discover how children's potential is shaped and how they transform societies with these stories. Because every success starts with a child getting his/her rights.

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The successful story of Syrian Azab

Growing up in Syria, Azab always dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. But when she was forced to flee, she was unsure if her dreams would ever come to fruition. In 2016, Azab was resettled to Germany, where she began training as a pharmaceutical technical assistant. She says that it was always important for her to help people. Now, thanks to a lot of hard work and dedication and after several internships in the field, Azab works in a pharmacy in the German city of Jena. She is considering going back to school to further her education and her career in medicine. For Azab, the possibilities are now endless.

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"I tell my story not because it is unique, but because it is the story of many girls."

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani female education activist and 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner. At the age of 17, he became the youngest person to receive a Nobel Prize. In 2009, at the age of 11, she began writing a blog for the BBC Urdu service about her school life and life under Taliban oppression.

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A Success Story from Palestine to Türkiye

Manal is just one of the beneficiaries of Mersin Community Center, which is one of the 15 Community Centers that work to ensure that local people and immigrant communities can live in more peace, happiness and harmony.Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani female education activist and 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner. At the age of 17, he became the youngest person to receive a Nobel Prize. In 2009, at the age of 11, she began writing a blog for the BBC Urdu service about her school life and life under Taliban oppression ame the youngest person to receive a Nobel Prize. In 2009, at the age of 11, she began writing a blog for the BBC Urdu service about her school life and life under

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Education Abdullah

Sudanese Abdullah's success story that started in the refugee camp

18-year-old Mahtum Abdullah graduated from the Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMV) Niyala Boys' High School with a scholarship, after completing his primary education with distinction. Abdullah stated that he came 4th in the high school entrance exam with 275 points out of 280 and said, "Even though my score was good, I was not very happy. I would have liked to be first as in the past, but thank God for that. Then UNICEF met with me because of my success. They chose me as a child and youth rights advocate." "We were organizing awareness programs for children and women about the importance of education and children's and women's rights with the institution." he said.

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Sport Abdullah

Nigerian 'Little Giant Man'

Adem Bona, born on March 28, 2003 in Lagos, Nigeria, is a Turkish professional basketball player of Nigerian origin. While playing in center positions, Bona was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2024 NBA Draft with the 41st pick in the second round. Bona, who grew up playing football, turned to basketball with the advantage of his height and joined Türkiye at the age of 13 and started playing in the Istanbul Basket team. In 2019, he was transferred to Pınar Karşıyaka and started his professional career here.

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Policy Samia

Climbing to the top: Samia Suluhu Hassan.

Samia Suluhu Hassan is the first female President of Tanzania, born on the island of Zanzibar. Born in 1960, Hassan grew up in a family that lived on fishing and agriculture. He started his education in local schools and then continued his international education and received postgraduate studies in economics at the Universities of Manchester and New Hampshire. Hassan began his career with the World Food Program and has held various public positions in Tanzania. He began to take part in the government of Tanzania in the early 2000s. Hassan, who was elected to the cabinet in his 40s, became a minister at the age of 45 and vice president at the age of 55. Following the death of Tanzanian President John Magufuli in 2021, he replaced him as President.

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Technology Yusra

The boy who harnessed the wind: William Kamkwamb.

William Kamkwamba (born August 5, 1987) is a Malawian innovator, engineer, and author, best known for building a windmill to generate electricity for his village using scrap materials. Born in a small village in Malawi. Had to drop out of school in 2001 due to a famine that left his family unable to pay tuition fees. Self-educated by reading books from a local library, particularly focusing on physics and engineering.

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Policy Amina

Success story of a Member of the Federal Parliament of Somalia

Abdi was born on October 21, 1981, in Hiran, Somalia, to a family of the Hawiye dynasty. While studying in Mogadishu in 1992, she saw her family leave their home during the Somali Civil War, and was raised by her uncle, who was a delegate to the Somali Federal Parliament. Abdi was born on October 21, 1981, in Hiran, Somalia, as the daughter of a family belonging to the Hawiye dynasty. While he was studying in Mogadishu in 1992, he saw his family leave their home during the Somali Civil War, and then he settled in with his uncle, who was a delegate in the Somali Federal Parliament, and grew up there.

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Education Amina

Children's hopeful path: Ece Çiftçi

Social Entrepreneur Ece Çiftçi, born in Istanbul in 1993, completed her undergraduate education in a short time of 3 years. He formalized the social responsibility project he started during his high school years during his undergraduate education and founded the SosyalBen Association in 2013. In addition to his association activities, Çiftçi implemented the social initiatives SosyalBen Store, an economic enterprise, and SosyalBen Academy, which provides corporate and individual social responsibility project consultancy, and gathered all his social responsibility activities under the roof of SosyalBen Foundation in 2017. Farmer was invited to the BBVA Momentum training program by Garanti Bank in order to receive strategic investment support for his projects.

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Sport Buğra

The successful story of the East Turkestan boxer

Emrullah Ahmet is a Uyghur Turkish freestyle boxing (MMA) athlete. He faced his Iranian opponent Mahyar Eshgi at the "Frightening Fight Night" event held in Manavgat district of Antalya on October 22, 2023 and won the fight. This success was welcomed with joy by the East Turkestan diaspora. Emrullah Ahmet's performance in this competition is an example of the achievements of Uyghur Turks in the field of sports. 5 Uyghur athletes participated in the competition, and each of them won the match, wore their national costumes in the rings, and waved the East Turkestan flag while knocking out their opponents.

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Geography of Stories

Geography of Stories