Pakistani teenage rights activist Malala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt in 2012, is among three persons nominated for an award known as the “Children’s Nobel Prize”.
The 16-year-old has been nominated for the 2014 World’s Children’s Prize with John Wood from the US, who has given millions of children in 10 countries access to libraries and education, and Nepalese child rights worker Indira Ranamagar.
Every year, the World’s Children’s Prize Child Jury, comprising around 15 children from across the globe, selects three final candidates for the award. The award is given by a Sweden-based organisation.