TEHRAN -- Eight Iranian 
children and teenagers have received international awards at the 25th JQA International Environmental Children’s Drawing Contest in Japan, including the UNICEF Prize, three international first prizes and four honorary diplomas.
The 2025 competition attracted 9,907 drawings from 72 countries and regions under the theme “Let’s Listen to Earth’s Voice,” according to the Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA), which organizes the annual contest with the International Certification Network (IQNET).
Aylin Javanbakht, a nine-year-old Iranian participant, received the UNICEF Prize in the international section. The official competition website confirms her award and identifies her as representing Iran. 
Three other Iranian participants — Benita Aliyari, nine, Alisadra Ghadiri, 10, and Naghmeh Muhammadnezhad, 14 — received international first prizes, according to the official results. Aliyari is listed as representing Iran, as are Ghadiri and Muhammadnezhad. 
Four additional Iranian participants received honorary diplomas. They are Sanaz Gorji, nine, from Yazd province; Fatima Fathi, 14, from Khorramabad in Lorestan province; and El-Ai Ebrahimi, 13, and Sara Shakouri, 15, from Maku in West Azerbaijan province.
The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, widely known in Iran as Kanoon, submitted 280 drawings by children and teenagers from its cultural and artistic