The world's 'other Malalas' —
Urmila, 22, comes from a family of bonded farmers in Nepal and was sold as a child servant, known as a Kamalari, at the age of 6. After she was freed 11 years later, Urmila started school with the help of non-governmental organizations and began fighting for the rights of Kalamari girls, a campaign that has taken her to meet Nepal's president and prime minister.
Urmila will be presented with a Youth Courage Award for Education by the U.N. special envoy for global education on Friday, July 12.