Would you be willing to risk your life for your right to education? Very few would. One girl named Malala was. In this essay I will be explaining what Malala and her foundation are trying to accomplish through their work. Malala and her organization have made a positive impact on education in third world countries.
First, I want to talk about what Malala and her organization have accomplished so far. Malala mostly focuses her efforts towards raising money for girls education. She raises money from other non profit organizations, and she also has a website for people to donate to. She takes the money she raises and either builds schools or buys the kids supplies. Malala has raised over 7 million dollars for women’s education in third world countries. (Ghumman, Khawar)
Malala doesn’t just raise money for education. She cares for much more than just getting kids an education. She also visits the places she is trying to help and speaks with the kids and motivates. Most of the kids she goes to visit look up to Malala so it’s a very pleasant thing to them to get to spend time with her. She does not only talk to them about their education but she talks to them about the conditions in living in a poor country. It’s very easy for Malala to relate to the kids because Malala used to live like them. Malala has just recently been seen with her father helping Syrian refugees cross the border to escape war. (Robbie, Couch)
Malala also likes to give speeches talking about the importance of girl’s education. She also talks and supports very serious matters that are going on. Just recently Malala has became a global voice for the Nigerian girls abducted by Boko Haram. Malala has also just made a long term commitment to girl’s education at CGI. Malala doesn’t just do all of this to gain publicity, she gives young people a voice among world education leaders. (Robbie, Couch)
Secondly, I would like to talk about who makes up the Malala Fund and similar non profit organizations to the Malala Fund. Malala simply can’t handle all that she does by herself, so she has many people who share the same goal helping her.
Arrebah Shahid is a very important aspect in fighting for girls education. Arrebah is head of programmes at Pakistan Youth Change Advocates. She mainly focuses on developing a youth-led advocacy campaign to increase secondary education opportunities for girls in northwest Pakistan. The area that she works in has twice as many boys schools as it does girls. That’s why her role in the fight for women’s education is so important.(Fund, Malala)
There are many people that help Malala in her fight for education. Gulalai Ismail plays an important part in getting the word out for women’s education in Pakistan. She co-founded Aware Girls with her sister when she was only 16 years old. Her organization works for gender equality and peace in Pakistan. She tries to encourage younger girls to attend school and teaches them the benefits of getting an education.(Fund, Malala)
There are just to many places around the world that need help in their fight for education that Malala just simply can’t cover them all. That’s why she has men and women like Rotimi Olawale helping her out. Rotimi is the co -founder of YouthHubAfrica. He works on educating young people on the importance of education. Rotimi has 10 years of experience with working with today’s youth. Rotimi plans on expanding his program through 5 states in Nigeria. (Fund, Malala)
Another major person helping Malala is Nayla Fahed of Lebanon. Nayla created a program called the Lebanese Alternative Learning, her organization uses a digital learning platform compared to a physical learning process. She uses this technique of learning to reach more vulnerable communities. She plans on using her grant to expand her program to Syrian refugee girls in public schools in Lebanon. (Fund, Malala)
Help is needed all around the world for education, but where help is needed there will always be somebody that steps up. Gamze Koc is one of those people. Gamze is the vice president of Mavi Kalem, the organization serves vulnerable women in turkey. With her grant she plans on trying to improve government policies on Syrian refugee girls’ education. She also wants to increase the enrolment in public Turkish secondary schools. She says she is trying to accomplish her goals through community campaigning.(Fund, Malala)
The last major person helping Malala in her fight for education is Fadi Hallisso. Fadi is from Lebanon and his organization plans on working with syrian refugee girls’ in Lebanon and Turkey. He is the CEO and co-founder of an organization named Basmeh & Zeitooneh. With his grant he plans on working with the refugee issues in the region, focusing on mainly girls’ education.(Fund, Malala)
Finally, I am going to talk about what Malala and her family have gave up in the fight for not only girl’s education but education for everyone in places that are less fortunate. Malala and her family care so much about others that they will do whatever it takes to make things right.
Malala has given the ultimate sacrifice. When she was denied her education she didn’t give up and let them take it away from her. She stood up for what she believed in and didn’t let anyone tell her what she could and couldn’t do. She loved her education so much that when the Taliban told her to stop speaking out it only gave her more motivation.
The Taliban shot Malala in October in 2012. Shooting Malala did not slow her down in her fight for education but only drove it. Malala was not discouraged from being shot, the shooting only drove her fight for education stronger. After the shooting Malala and her family moved to England. When Malala and her family settled in, her and her father went to work day and night for women’s education. (John, Ydstie)
Malala started giving speeches advocating for girl’s education. Her father supported Malala and also started raising awareness for girl’s education. Malala and her father thought they needed to do more so they founded the Malala fund in early 2013. This was only one year after Malala had been shot. Malala didn’t stop there, in 2014 Malala was the co-laureate with Kailish Satyarthi, who was an advocate for the rights of children in India. Malala was nominated this for her dedication to the fight on education. (John, Ydstie)
Malala didn’t stop there, on her 16th birthday she gave a speech in front of the United Nations urging them them to take action in the fight for education. Malala also urged other women to take action, she said,”if you want to see your future bright, you have to start working now and not wait for anyone else.”(John, Ydstie)
Malala and her father don’t just give speeches and raise awareness. They also travel around the world to meet the less fortunate children to show them that they really care. Malala oftenly visits schools all around the world to talk to students and tell them how to improve their situations. That’s what sets Malala away from the rest. She takes the time to talk to the students and make them feel like someone is their to help. (John, Ydstie)
Malala and her family have made a great sacrifice by leaving their home in Pakistan and moving to England. Even if it wasn’t their choice they still left their hometown in the Swat Valley because Malala wasn’t going to back down to the Taliban.
Malala doesn’t care who she’s talking to when encouraging girls’ education. Whether it’s a local speech or a speech to a high representative. Malala will always say what she thinks is best to improve the fight on girls’ education. Malala travels talking with important diplomats expressing the importance of educating the youth. It’s safe to say that Malala and her family have given up more than enough for what they believe in.
You can see that Malala and her organization have had a strong positive impact on girls education around the world. Malala has devoted her whole life to fighting for girls education. If one girl at the age of 15 can take a bullet for what she believes in then I don’t see why others wouldn’t want to fight with her.