Tag: Cipta

Comic superhero Cipta to help fight violence in schools

Stuart Mitchell

A youth artist and activist from Makassar, Indonesia, unveiled today a new comic book designed to help keep children and young people safe from violence in and around schools.   18-year-old Rizka Raisa Fatimah Ramli – winner of UNICEF and Comics Uniting Nations’ School Superhero Comic Contest – presented her comic book, entitled CIPTA, Create, to leaders from government, business, civil society and UN agencies, as well 100 children and young people, at the annual United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, held in New York. Rizka created superhero Cipta…

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Superhero ‘Cipta’ to help UNICEF end violence in schools

Stuart Mitchell

Rizka Raisa Fatimah Ramli, a 17-year-old student from Makassar, Indonesia, has won the UNICEF and Comics Uniting Nations’ worldwide comic contest with a character who helps keep children and young people safe from violence in and around schools. ‘Cipta’ – as the main character is called – is a make-believe superhero who gives children a sketchbook to draw objects that in turn come to life and stop violence and bullying.  “I created ‘Cipta’ to draw attention to the violence and bullying that children in Indonesia and around the world face…

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