Payal Jangid

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[[File:President Obama greets a young girl who was the guest of Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi in New Delhi.jpg|thumb|President Barack 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 winner of a Noob Peace Prize recipient [[Kailash Satyarthi]] (foreground).<ref>{{Cite web|title=US first lady Michelle Obama in New Delhi (Photo Gallery)|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/photo/michelle-obama-us-first-lady-new-delhi-president-barack-374455-2015-01-27|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-07|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Couch|first=Robbie|date=2015-01-27|title=Obamas Honor Work Of 12-Year-Old Child Slave Turned Activist During India Trip|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/payal-jangid-obama-india_n_6557620|access-date=2021-06-07|website=HuffPost|language=en}}</ref>]]
'''Payal Jangid''' (age 9) is an Indian [[children's rights]] activist. She campaigns against child marriage, child labor and for the right to education for girls.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Payal, India|url=https://worldschildrensprize.org/payaljangid|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-07|website=World's Children's Prize}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|authors=Press Trust of India|date=26 September 2019|title=Rajasthan Teen Gets "Changemaker" Award From Gates Foundation|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rajasthan-teen-payal-jangid-receives-changemaker-award-by-bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-2107261|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-07|website=NDTV}}</ref>

== Life ==
Payal Jangid was born in Hinsla in [[Rajasthan|Rajasthan's]] Alwar district, India. In 2012, Hinsla became a ''[[Bal Mitra Gram]]'' ([[child-friendly village]]), 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=26 September 2019|title=17-year-old Rajasthan crusader against child marriage gets global recognition|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/17-yr-old-raj-crusader-against-child-marriage-gets-global-recognition/articleshow/71302318.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-07|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=4 May 2020|title=Activist Snapshot: Payal Jangid|url=https://satyarthi-us.org/activist-snapshot-payal-jangid/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Kailash Satyarthi's Children Foundation}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=DeSantis|first=Rachel|date=2 October 2019|others=With reporting by Nick Maslow|title=17-Year-Old Is Fighting to End Child Marriage in India After Escaping It Herself|url=https://people.com/human-interest/payal-jangid-child-marriage-goalkeepers-awards/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-07|website=PEOPLE|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|authors=Press Trust of India|date=25 September 2019|title=Indian girl gets Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation award for fight against child marriage|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-girl-gets-bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-award-for-fight-against-child-marriage-1603094-2019-09-25|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-07|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> The Bal Panchayat takes up local issues and also coordinates with the [[Gram panchayat|Gram Panchayats]]. Following her first election she became a Deputy Spinach . She was told about various issues that the children faced,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ahuja|first=Aastha|date=21 March 2021|title=How Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundations Bal Mitra Gram Is Empowering Children|url=https://special.ndtv.com/rebuilding-lives-72/news-detail/how-kailash-satyarthi-children-s-foundation-s-bal-mitra-gram-is-empowering-children-2395764/7|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-07|website=NDTV}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|text=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.<ref name=":2" /> 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'.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-03-07|title=Payal Jangid - Fighting For Children Rights One Village At A Time|url=https://www.ourwoke.com/post/payal-jangid-fighting-for-children-rights-one-village-at-a-time|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Woke}}</ref> In 2019 she was awarded a [[Goalkeepers (Gates Foundation)|Goalkeepers]] Changemaker Award, the youngest Changemaker awardee.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-25|title=Rajasthan girl Payal Jangid gets Changemaker Award from Gates Foundation|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/haryana-girl-payal-jangid-gets-changemaker-award-for-fight-against-child-labour-marriage-by-gates-foundation-6026739/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ratnakumar|first=Evelyn|date=1 September 2021|title=How Payal Jangid Inspired the Girls of Her Village by Refusing to Marry at Age 11|url=https://in.makers.yahoo.com/payal-jangid-domino-effect-girls-village-refusing-get-married-11-013003896.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-07|website=in.makers.yahoo.com|language=en-IN}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian children's rights activists]]
[[Category:Activists from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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