Stacey Fru (12) wins Global Child Prodigy Award 2020
JOHANNESBURG – Stacey is also the youngest writer of the story of choice for Blind SA's World Read-Aloud Day.
Bramley resident and Sacred Heart College‘s 12-year-old Stacey Fru travelled to New Delhi during the festive season where she received the Global Child Prodigy Awards in the category of writing.
Stacey wrote her first book titled Smelly Cats at the age of seven without her parents’ knowledge. Published in June 2015, Smelly Cats saw Stacey creating many records. She has also been awarded the youngest African writer of chapter books, youngest African author of five books and youngest African writer to have a book translated into both audio and text Braille.
Stacey is the youngest author whose book has been recommended as supplementary reading material for early childhood and primary schools by the SA’s Department of Basic Education. She is also the youngest writer of a story of choice for Blind SA’s World Read-Aloud Day celebration for February 2020.
Through her foundation, the Stacey Fru Foundation, she also gives to underprivileged and inaccessible children in forms of books, clothing, computers, food, learning sessions, etc.
As a recipient of over 18 acknowledgments and awards, this child prodigy hosts an Annual AfrICAN Children of The Year Awards every first Saturday of November in South Africa, where she joins Unicef to celebrate World Children’s Day by awarding children ages seven to 13 from across the African continent who are making a difference in the communities.
Speaking at the recent awards ceremony, Stacey extended her gratitude to the unknown person who nominated her for this prestigious award. “I feel proud of the organisers for such an initiative. I feel grateful to be representing myself, my family, my province, my country, and my continent. This is big for me, for a girl child and for African children.”
The Global Child Prodigy Awards (GCPA) is a unified platform that recognises extraordinary child prodigies who deserve to gain recognition at a global level. This year’s inaugural grand event was held at the Ashok Hotel in New Delhi on 3 January where 100 child prodigies from 18 countries were honoured.
The Top 100 selected child prodigies chosen from 15 000 entries from 45 countries, in different categories (dancing, music, arts, writing, acting, modeling, science, innovation, sports, etc.) will also be featured in Global Child Prodigy Award Book set to be released on 30 January.
Amongst the many who graced the event was Nobel Peace laureates, state ministers, parliamentarians, ambassadors and high commissioners, celebrities and the media.
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