Iranian Children's Newspage
Empowering children through traditional media.
(IRN) Supported by Unicef, the main weekly newspaper, Hamshahri Mahaleh in Tehran, Iran, has launched a newspage for kids, written by kids.
Fourteen reporters between the ages of 12 and 15 worked with staff from the paper to produce ‘Tickling’, and the hope is that soon every district will have its own page written by and for children from that area.
Miranda Eeles, UNICEF’s Communication Officer in Iran said:
Allowing children, through a well-established and hugely popular local newspaper, to seek out and report on the issues affecting their lives provides a unique opportunity for young people in Tehran. It also instills in them a sense of responsibility and promotes participation in the society around them.
