Two Iranian children have been honoured by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum for their entries in the museum’s 29th Children’s Peace Drawing Competition.

Eight-year-old Yas Rostampour Kakroodi won the Distinction Hiroshima Mayor’s prize and 12 year old Helieh Dehnari was won the Award of Honor.

Over 4,200 students from countries all around the world participated in this competition, as well as Japanese students from elementary and junior high schools in Hiroshima City and its sister and friendship cities abroad.

Yas and Helieh will receive their awards at a special ceremony in April this year, to be held at the Tehran Peace Museum.

Eight-year-old Yas Rostampour Kakroodi

12 year old Helieh Dehnari