The Norwegian Nobel Committee has announced the recipients of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize and the winners are Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay for their work on children's rights. Malala Yousafzay, a Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban two years ago because of her outspoken advocacy for girls' right to education is now the youngest Nobel Laureate ever. If you haven't seen her speech to the UN Youth Assembly, it is worth a watch:
For more information on this amazing young woman, I highly recommend her autobiography called I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban.
It is especially fitting that Malala receives this honor today, since tomorrow is the third annual UN International Day of the Girl. This year's theme is "Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence".
The mission of Girl Scouts is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Malala Yousafzay is an amazing example of what a girl can do!
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