This is a wonderful moment for 30 birds. This is a massive, magnificent humanitarian effort supported by Jennifer Selendy and Justin Hefter.

Dear Friends,

During a challenging time, we’re thrilled to share some exciting news: 17-year-old Nila Ibrahimi, our Global Ambassador for Women and Girls, has just been named a top-three finalist for the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize! This honour has previously been awarded to Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg and is recognized by many as the Nobel Peace Prize for youth. Making it into the top 3 is an incredible accomplishment, and we’re so proud for Nila to be recognized at this level.

Nila is truly deserving of this award. At 13-years old, Nila helped lead a movement to overturn a law banning girls from singing in public. At 14-years-old, while in hiding in Pakistan, Nila joined 30 Birds Zoom calls with supporters, and recorded videos for the outside world. Her advocacy helped us raise the $4M we needed to bring her and 200 others to safety. Now in Canada, she leads Herstory, the organization she founded to elevate the voices of other Afghan girls.

Nila has already spoken at the House of Lords, the Geneva Summit, TED, the United Nations, and the Clinton Global Initiative. Winning this award would be a big deal for 30 Birds and would empower Nila to effect change on a global scale.

With just two weeks until the winner is announced, we have a unique opportunity to raise Nila’s profile and encourage the Peace Prize team to consider her work.

The award ceremony will be live-streamed on November 19th, and we’ll share the link as soon as it’s available. Meanwhile, please help us elevate Nila’s story by following her and 30 Birds on social media, sharing our posts, and spreading the word.

Whether Nila wins or not, this is a powerful chance to bring awareness to her mission and show the world that people care.

With all our love and gratitude,

The 30 Birds Team