Malala Yousafzai awarded 2013 International Children’s Peace Prize
28 Aug 2013 11:26 PM GMT
Teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, shot in the head by a Taliban militant last October after campaigning for girls’ right to education, has won the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize, KidsRights announced on Tuesday.
The Pakistani 16-year-old will receive the award from 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner and women’s rights campaigner TawakkolKarman at a glittering ceremony in The Hague on 6 September, the Amsterdam-based organization said.
Malala ‘risked her life in the fight for access to education for girls all over the world’, KidsRights said in a statement. ‘By awarding the 2013 International Children’s Peace Prize ... KidsRights shines the spotlight on a brave and talented child who has demonstrated special dedication to children’s rights,’ it added.
The passionate advocate for girls’ education was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman while on a school bus near her home in Pakistan’s Swat valley last year. She was given life-saving treatment in Britain
where she now lives, but the attack galvanized her campaign
for greater educational opportunities for girls.
The Pakistani 16-year-old will receive the award from 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner and women’s rights campaigner TawakkolKarman at a glittering ceremony in The Hague on 6 September, the Amsterdam-based organization said.
Malala ‘risked her life in the fight for access to education for girls all over the world’, KidsRights said in a statement. ‘By awarding the 2013 International Children’s Peace Prize ... KidsRights shines the spotlight on a brave and talented child who has demonstrated special dedication to children’s rights,’ it added.
The passionate advocate for girls’ education was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman while on a school bus near her home in Pakistan’s Swat valley last year. She was given life-saving treatment in Britain
where she now lives, but the attack galvanized her campaign
for greater educational opportunities for girls.
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