Mahira Miyanji, a social activist from Karachi, won the N-Peace network award for Untold Stories Pakistan. She is an advocate for girls’ education in Lyari.
N-Peace is a United Nations Development Programme Asia-Pacific flagship initiative founded in 2010 to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. It is a network of peace advocates in Asia who are advancing the women, peace and security agenda through these awards.
She won the award after being voted for by both the public and judges. Around six women from Pakistan were nominated for the award.