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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Sammy Gecsoyler

Ukrainian teenagers win peace prize for developing apps to help young refugees

Sofia Tereshchenko, Anastasiia Feskova, and Anastasiia Demchenko
The trio met online and developed one app for younger children seeking help and another for older children on integrating into refuge countries. Photograph: KidsRights

Three Ukrainian teenagers who developed apps for children who have fled war have been awarded this year’s International Children’s Peace prize at a ceremony in London.

Sofia Tereshchenko, 18, Anastasiia Feskova, 17, and Anastasiia Demchenko, 17, were awarded the prize for developing a pair of apps for refugee children.

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