Malala Fund is working for a world where all girls can learn and lead without fear. a Malala Fund publication. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter. Has the country changed since I left? We are seeking people from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity , to provide a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights into the strategy, policies, culture and ambitions of Malala Fund. Malala Fund is working for a world where all girls can learn for 12 years and lead without fear. At the event – Stand Up for Malala, Girls’ Education is a Right – the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari announced that his country would donate the first $10 million. Student opinions Profiles Roll Call Photos + Illustrations Q&A. Aladeselu Margaret Ayomikun. 2011: Awarded Pakistan’s first Youth National Peace Prize. On 10 December, UNESCO and Pakistan launched the Malala Fund for Girls’ Education at a high-level event held as part of the celebrations for Human Rights Day. Malala Fund will continue our work — and I hope our leaders and political parties make girls’ education their priority as well, especially in the coming elections. Even if we disregard all the positive work done by people inspired by Malala, the Malala Fund has used a $45,000 grant to build schools in Pakistan. It plans to alleviate the economic effects of the pandemic to help families prioritize education. Apple is using International Women's Day to expand its slate of influential TV+ programming. Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist who, while a teenager, spoke out against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan’s ban on the education of girls. But Mr Yousafazi revealed that in between overseeing the work of the Malala fund, she has spent lockdown home schooling her mother, Toor Pekai, 49, who is attending online English classes. 17 Feb … Tess Thomas. Their work is projected to directly impact over 90,000 girls and indirectly impact over 10 million girls around the globe, via school enrollment, non-formal education programs, advocacy, and other training. The session was moderated by Kate Ewart-Biggs of the British Council. This year she won a gold medal in taekwondo at the same event. Sections. ... is Malala Fund's chief communications and creative officer and an Amanda Gorman superfan. February 11, 2019. How to address the climate crisis according to young women . With a grant from The Big Heart Foundation, Malala Fund constructed a new secondary school for up to 1,000 students in Shangla, Pakistan — Malala’s hometown. malala.org. Malala and her best friend Moniba reunited in Pakistan, credit: Farah Mohamed / Malala Fund. There are many more houses and people in Swat than there were in 2012. Malala Fund is working for a world where all girls can learn and lead without fear. This trip was the most exciting, memorable, beautiful and haunting time for me and family. The stated goal of the organization is to ensure 12 years of free, safe and quality education for every girl. 7 Mar 2021. 1,637 talking about this. Malala Fund is working for a world where all girls can learn and lead without fear. Ziauddin Yousafzai (born 20 April 1969 Shangla, Pakistan) is a Pakistani education activist best known as the father of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who protested against the Taliban's opposition to the education rights of girls, especially for Pakistani girls. Featured. Inspired by Malala and Ziauddin Yousafzai’s roots as local activists in Pakistan, we established the Malala Fund Education Champion Network to identify, invest in and scale the work of promising local advocates and educators. Aladeselu Margaret Ayomikun. Tess Thomas. With support from Malala Fund’s Gulmakai Network, Haroon’s organisation will distribute these tablets and give more than 1,000 girls in Pakistan an opportunity to continue their education.