Miss Payal Jangid, a 16-year-old from India was on Tuesday
honoured for her commitment towards advocating for education and
abolition of child marriage after refusing to marry at the age of 12.
Jangid was presented with the Change Maker award by the United
Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Mrs Amina Mohammed at the 2019 Global
Goals Award organised by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in New
York.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a 28-year-old, Miss Aya
Chebbi from Tunisia also received the Campaign Award for her work on
youth empowerment throughout Africa.
Also Mr Gregory Rockson, the founder of mPharma, who is from Ghana,
received the Progress Award for his work in providing primary healthcare
services across Africa.
Similarly, the Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi received the
Global Goalkeepers Award, which recognised the progress India had made
in providing safe sanitation to over 500 million people through the
Swachh Bharat Mission.
While receiving the award, Jangid spoke about her commitment to
ensure that girls were treated properly and equal to men and also that
it was important for girls to receive proper education.
“I want every kid in the world without education to be given a chance
to progress in the society especially girls who are more likely to drop
out because of gender bias or poverty,” she said.
Meanwhile, the Co-founder, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr Bill
Gates charged world leaders to take a cue from the Indian government
and priotise the SDG Goal 6, which deals with water and sanitation.
“Sanitation is something that government do not like to talk about because the solutions are not that easy.
“We feel a lot about malaria because it is devastating but sanitation
related illnesses kills more kids every year than malaria yet progress
in achieving the SDGs 6 on water and sanitation is leading far behind,”
he said.
Also, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Mrs Amina Mohammed
said that courage was what it would take to address global inequality
and achieve the SDGs by year 2030.
“It will take courage to achieve the SDGs. I mean tons and tons of
it. Courage to stand up for human rights and to stand against those who
oppose gender equality.
“Courage to push for financial inclusion and say that universal access to basic services are not charity but a right.
“Courage to engage the sceptic and challenge the political interests
that are hindering inclusive and sustainable development,” she said.
The United Nation’s Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) focuses
on ending poverty, fighting climate change, illicit financial flows,
hunger, improving health and education, sustaining economic growth and
reducing inequality within countries by 2030.
The Bill and Melinda Gates’ annual Global Goals Awards honours
remarkable individuals inspiring local and global audiences to help
achieve the 17 SGDs by 2030. (NAN)
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