- Rajasthan’s Payal Jangir, aged 17, became the first Indian to receive the Changemaker Award 2019at the Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards 2019 presented by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation at a ceremony held in New York, United States.
Key Points:
- She hails from Hinsla village, Rajasthan and was awarded for her work towards the abolition of child marriage in her village and other neighbouring areas.
- She is the President of her village’s Children’s Parliament (Bal Panchayat).
- Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi was also conferred with Global Goalkeeper’ Award 2019 by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA).
