Young Activist From Swat Wins Global Citizen Award for Women’s Rights Advocacy

22- time-old activist Hadiqa Bashir from Swat has been recognized with the prestigious Global Citizen Youth Leader award for her inexhaustible Swat in backing women’s rights and combating underage marriages in her region. A native of Saidu Sharif in Swat, Hadiqa has become the first Pakistani to admit this esteemed award, adding another remarkable corner to her formerly outstanding career as an advocate for gender equivalency and education.

As the author of ‘ Girls United for Human Rights, ’ Bashir has devoted herself to empowering women and girls in the Swat Valley, fastening particularly on eradicating the dangerous practice of underage marriages. Her unvarying commitment to social justice and sustainable development has garnered transnational recognition.

Global Citizen, in its homage to Hadiqa Bashir, emphasized her dynamic leadership and advocacy, citing her belief in education as a catalyst for positive change in ethnical regions. Bashir’s profile on the platform stressed her significant benefactions to advancing social justice in Pakistan.

Having preliminarily entered accolades similar to the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award and the Asian Girls Ambassador Award, Hadiqa’s rearmost achievement further solidifies her position as a lamp of stopgap and alleviation for youth activists worldwide.

Hadiqa’s birthplace of Swat, known for its stirring geographies, has also produced Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, emphasizing the region’s adaptability and determination in championing for women’s rights and education.

In recognition of her outstanding work, Hadiqa Bashir and 31 other winners from the Asia-Pacific region will admit backing to address social issues in their communities. also, they will have the occasion to share in a Youth Leadership Summit in Melbourne, fostering global connections and collaborations to drive positive change on a broader scale.