Korvi Rakshand, founder and executive director of JAAGO Foundation, represented Bangladesh at the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the use of ICT in education, hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain at the University of Bahrain, JAAGO Foundation said in a press statement.
The event, attended by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, marked two decades of global collaboration in transforming education through information and communication technologies (ICT).
Korvi Rakshand was the only laureate from Bangladesh among the distinguished global winners. He received the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICTs in Education in 2016 for JAAGO Foundation’s pioneering efforts in providing quality education to underprivileged children through digital platforms.
At the celebration, Korvi Rakshand said, “We felt that the world was finally listening to us. Winning the prize made our dream of educating underprivileged children a reality and opened doors to international support that were previously unavailable.”
The event brought together changemakers and innovators from across the globe, including Dae Joon Hwang from South Korea, Hoda Baraka from Egypt, Eduardo Monge from Costa Rica, Sourav Mohanty from India, Ilham Laziz from Morocco, Luke Stannard from the Netherlands, Renata Grando from Brazil, Abhay Kumar from India, Mwasi Wilmore from Tanzania, Minchul Shin from South Korea, and Sarah Descamps from Belgium.
The anniversary celebration highlighted the award’s enduring legacy as a global bridge for sharing knowledge and uniting nations in reshaping education through technology.
