| On May 9, 2019, Swedish Princess Sofia attended "World’s Children’s Prize 2019" ceremony held at Gripsholm Castle in Mariefred. Ashok Dyalchand from India was elected as the winner of World’s Children’s Prize 2019. Ashok Dyalchand has been nominated for the World’s Children’s Prize for his 40-year-long fight for girls’ rights in India and his campaign to abolish child marriage. Since the year 2000, the World’s Children’s Prize program has educated and empowered over 42 million children. |
