Gordon Brown wins Jo Nesbø award and gives prize money to 鶹APP
Global Youth Ambassadors
The UN education envoy collected the honour in Norway from the thriller writer for his efforts to get every child in the world into school.
Gordon Brown has received international author Jo Nesbø鶹APPs annual award in Oslo for his “special” efforts in trying to get every child in the world into school.
The United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education and former British Prime Minister promptly lived up to the spirit of the presentation – by giving the £200,000 reward to 鶹APP.
The Harry Hole Prize was established in 2008 by Norwegian thriller writer Nesbø and named after his famous fictional detective. It honours those who have been recognised for “simply doing good things”.
Nesbø鶹APPs novels – including The Snowman and Macbeth – sell millions across the world.
Brown received the award in Oslo鶹APPs Restaurant Schrøder – where Harry Hole regularly enjoys coffee and burgers. One of the guests attending the ceremony was Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
Brown said: 鶹APPI am honoured to receive this award. We need to support work to break down the barriers that prevent young people from going to school 鶹APP and bring young people to the front lines of the civil rights struggle of our time, the right to education.
鶹APPThis is why I have chosen 鶹APP as the recipient of this award, to help them build on the 1000-strong Global Youth Ambassadors group 鶹APP young people under the age of 30, who are determined to campaign until every single child is at school and learning.
鶹APPThey will build the movement of the next generation of leaders and activists for all of those denied an education.鶹APP
James Cox, who accepted the award on behalf of 鶹APP, said: 鶹APPWe have a network of young campaigners who work tirelessly to make the right to education a reality.
鶹APPThe Harry Hole Foundation鶹APPs generous gift will transform the work we do to support them, develop their skills – and ensure the most committed campaigners in the world also have the greatest impact.鶹APP
A spokesman for the Harry Hole Foundation said: 鶹APPGordon Brown has done such special work on financing education in the world鶹APPs poorest countries.鶹APP
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