Om Prakash Gurjar

For the actor, see Om Prakash

Om Prakash Gurjar (born 3 July 1992) is a former child labourer from Rajasthan who won the International Children's Peace Prize for 2006.

At the age of five, he was taken away from his parents and for three years he worked in the fields. After he was rescued by activists of Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Om nofor free education in his native Rajasthan. He then helped to set up a network of what are known as "child friendly villages",^[1] places where children's rights are respected and child labour is not allowed. He also set up a network that aims to give all children birth certificates as a way of helping to protect them from exploitation. He says such registration is the first step towards enshrining children's rights, proving their age, and helping to protect them from slavery, trafficking, forced marriage or serving as a child soldiers.

He was awarded the International Children's Peace Prize by former South African President FW de Klerk, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

References

↑ Bachpan Bachao Andolan

External links

Awardees of the International Children's Peace Prize

Nkosi Johnson Om Prakash Gurjar Thandiwe Chama Mayla Avellar Neves Banruani Ndume Francia Simon Michaeli Mycroft Kesz Váldez Malala Yousafzai Neha Gupta

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