Payal Jangid

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President Obama and Michelle Obama met Payal (being hugged) at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi in January 2015 during a greet with the First Lady. Payal was a guest of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Kailash Satyarthi (foreground).[1][2]

Payal Jangid (age 19) is an Indian children's rights activist. She campaigns against child marriage, child labour and for the right to education for girls.[3][4]

Life[]

Payal Jangid was born in Hinsla in Rajasthan's Alwar district, India. In 2012, Hinsla became a (), a concept forwarded by Kailash Satyarthi and his children's foundation since 2001; this provided inspiration to Payal. When she was 11, she prevented her own child marriage and went on to prevent the child marriage of her sister as well with the help of Sumedha Kailash and her children's trust.[5][6][7] She became the leader (Sarpanch/President) of the Bal Panchayat (children's parliament) in her area, consisting of children from a number of nearby villages.[6][8] The Bal Panchayat takes up local issues and also coordinates with the Gram Panchayats. Following her first election she became a Deputy Sarpanch. She was told about various issues that the children faced,[9]

They told us about child labour, child marriage and women in veils being dated customs. Then there were the issues we face in schools; lack of a toilet being the biggest issue for girls. This was a major reason why many girls wouldn't come to school, because they would have to go outside, in the open. When we went to the panchayat and told them that there are no toilets in the girls' school, they felt ashamed that they haven't paid any attention to children's issues.

Her efforts have helped her village become child marriage free.[7] In 2013 she was chosen as a jury member for the World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child in 2013. In 2017, Reebok honoured her with its 'Young Achiever Award'.[10] In 2019 she was awarded a Goalkeepers Changemaker Award, the youngest Changemaker awardee.[4][11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ "US first lady Michelle Obama in New Delhi (Photo Gallery)". India Today. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  2. ^ Couch, Robbie (2015-01-27). "Obamas Honor Work Of 12-Year-Old Child Slave Turned Activist During India Trip". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  3. ^ "Payal, India". World's Children's Prize. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  4. ^ a b Press Trust of India (26 September 2019). "Rajasthan Teen Gets "Changemaker" Award From Gates Foundation". NDTV. Retrieved 2021-06-07.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  5. ^ "17-year-old Rajasthan crusader against child marriage gets global recognition". The Times of India. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  6. ^ a b "Activist Snapshot: Payal Jangid". Kailash Satyarthi's Children Foundation. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  7. ^ a b DeSantis, Rachel (2 October 2019). "17-Year-Old Is Fighting to End Child Marriage in India After Escaping It Herself". PEOPLE. With reporting by Nick Maslow. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  8. ^ Press Trust of India (25 September 2019). "Indian girl gets Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation award for fight against child marriage". India Today. Retrieved 2021-06-07.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  9. ^ Ahuja, Aastha (21 March 2021). "How Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundations Bal Mitra Gram Is Empowering Children". NDTV. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  10. ^ "Payal Jangid - Fighting For Children Rights One Village At A Time". Woke. 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  11. ^ "Rajasthan girl Payal Jangid gets Changemaker Award from Gates Foundation". The Indian Express. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  12. ^ Ratnakumar, Evelyn (1 September 2021). "How Payal Jangid Inspired the Girls of Her Village by Refusing to Marry at Age 11". in.makers.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
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