In a highly contested online race, a charity organization in Nigeria, the Child’s Right and Rehabilitation Network (CRARN) has won the 2022 international Freedom Prize in Normandy, France.
In a letter by one of the organizers, International Institute for Human Rights and Peace and signed by its Director, Mr. Jonas Bochet, sent to the head of CRARN, Mr. Sam Itauma, the organizers acknowledged that CRARN won the contest in a landslide victory with 54% of the total vote as the other two contestants, Theresa Kachindamoto from Malawi, and Mohamad Al Jounde from Lebanon got 30% and 14% respectively while the total vote cast was 7111 by 41 countries.
“The Freedom Prize online voting is now closed. 7111 young people from 41 countries participated in the online voting. It is a record 😊.
And it is my great pleasure to inform you that the Child rights and rehabilitation network has been awarded. You are the Freedom Prize 2022 ! Congratulations dear Sam Itauma.
In detail, here is the vote count:
- Child’s Right and Rehabilitation Network : 54%
- Theresa Kachindamoto : 30%
- Mohamad Al Jounde : 14%
- Blank vote : 2%…”
Meanwhile, CRARN has been added to the organizers’ Hall of Fame website, prixliberte.normandie.fr as the 2022 winner for the Freedom Prize.
The Feedom Prize is an annual event organized by the International Institute of Human Rights and Peace, the academic authorities of Normandy and Réseau Canopé, and the Normandy Region in France is the forth edition of the Freedom Price and it is a global phenomenon which people within the ages of 15 to 25 are allowed to vote for the nominees and chose the winner.
