Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, an outspoken proponent of girls' education who survived a Taliban assassination attempt last year, is all set to receive the 2013 international children's peace prize in The Hague, Netherlands.
The award will be presented by Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman, in a grand ceremony on Friday. The 16-year-old Pakistani activist has received much acclaim in her fight for education after being shot by the Taliban in October last year.
The foundation that awards the prize hailed Malala as "a brave and talented child who has demonstrated special dedication to children's rights."
Malala was 15 years old when she and two of her friends were attacked on their way home from school in Pakistan's northwest Swat Valley. She survived and now attends school in England after being flown there for treatment.
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