Malala Yousafzai Peace Prize
The nobel peace prize 2014.
Malala yousafzai peace prize. As co founder of malala fund she is building a world where every girl can learn and lead without fear. At age 17 she became the youngest person to receive this prize. Malala yousafzai is a pakistani education advocate who at the age of 17 in 2014 became the youngest person to win the nobel peace prize after surviving an assassination attempt by the taliban. Born 12 july 1997 is a pakistani activist for female education and the youngest nobel prize laureate.
The pakistani child education activist one of two to receive the award joining a child rights activist from india. Residence at the time of the award. Her story is why i dedicate the nobel prize money to the malala fund to help give girls everywhere a quality education and call on leaders to help girls like me mezun and amina. Malala s story learn how malala began her fight for girls from an education activist in pakistan to the youngest nobel peace prize laureate and how she continues her campaign through malala fund.
Malala yousafzai malala yousafzai during her visit with u s. For their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education prize share. Nominated for the nobel peace prize in 2013 but passed over that year yousafzai in 2014 won the prize becoming the youngest nobel laureate. Pete souza official white house photo.
12 july 1997 mingora pakistan. In october 2014 malala along with indian children s rights activist kailash satyarthi was named a nobel peace prize winner. The committee praising the humanitarians for the struggle against the suppression of children. Accepting the award malala reaffirmed that this award is not just for me.
She is known for human rights advocacy especially the education of women and children in her native swat valley in khyber pakhtunkhwa northwest pakistan where the local. Barack obama in the oval office washington d c october 11 2013. It is for those forgotten children who want education. Malala yousafzai is a pakistani activist student un messenger of peace and the youngest nobel laureate.
The first place this funding will go is where my heart is to build schools in pakistan especially in my home of swat and shangla.