2. Malala Yousafzai (18) – The Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Malala Yousafzai puts us all to shame. At 11 years old, she was writing a blog for BBC where she would talk about her life under Taliban occupation while using a pseudonym. A New York Times documentary was made about her life, which brought her name to prominence. She was even nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize. Everything changed one day when she boarded a bus and a gunman asked her name. After giving him her name, her fired three shots at her. She recovered and continues to work for women’s and children’s rights, for which she has received much praise. In 2013, 2014 and 2015,Time named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. Oh, she also won a little thing called the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for her activism in fighting for the right to education for all children. You know, she’s just changing the world and only 18.
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