The award comes with a $150,000 prize money, which Jacinda Ardern has put towards a scholarship for a New Zealand student at Harvard Kennedy School. Photo: ODT filesPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern will join names like Malala Yousafzai and Nelson Mandela as a recipient of the Gleitsman International Activist Award. The Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership award honours Ardern for her leadership, decisive action, and commitment to reformative and inclusive policies. The award comes with a $150,000 prize money, which Ardern has put towards a scholarship for a New Zealand student at Harvard Kennedy School. "We are thrilled that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will accept this year's award.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 18, 2020 21:33 UTC