Malala’s story
Learn how Malala began her fight for girls — from an education activist in Pakistan to the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate — and how she continues her campaign through Malala Fund.
Where we work
Malala Fund’s Gulmakai Network supports the work of education champions in developing countries — and helps bolster girls’ secondary education around the world.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Recruiting female teachers and eliminating gender discrimination
Brazil
Brazil
Ensuring schools reach the most marginalised girls and training young women to speak out for their rights
India
India
Expanding access to free secondary school through advocacy, mentorship programmes and re-enrolment campaigns
Nigeria
Nigeria
Helping girls living under the threat of Boko Haram complete their education and campaigning for education reform
Pakistan
Pakistan
Fighting for education funding, guaranteeing 12 years of school for girls and training young women to speak out for their rights
Syria region
Syria region
Using technology to give girls access to classrooms and working to ease enrolment restrictions and reduce child marriage
Assembly
Assembly is our digital publication and newsletter for girls and young women to share their thoughts, challenges and accomplishments — and for all of us to learn about this new generation of leaders.
Amari Rose Leigh | December 4, 2019
For Indonesia’s all-girl heavy metal band, music is the ‘voice of resistance’
Voice of Baceprot challenges stereotypes about gender, culture and religion through heavy metal music.
Amari Rose Leigh | December 4, 2019
Female friendships through the eyes of Assembly readers
Assembly readers from Bangladesh, Nigeria, Portugal, Tunisia and more share photos of their friends and tell us why their girl crew is special.
Hannah W. Orenstein | November 20, 2019
Sisters in law: Meet young women studying the justice system and how it affects their rights
“The justice system can be a really powerful tool for girls.”
McKinley Tretler | November 6, 2019
No sharam, no problem: Maria Qamar, aka @hatecopy, on fighting for women in the arts
Maria’s distinctive style — Indian soap opera meets Roy Lichtenstein comic — has taken the art world by storm.
Hanyu Wang | November 6, 2019
A girl
“She wanted to be a kung fu star in Chinese movies. / Ma said girls don’t do kung fu.”
Emma Yee Yick | November 6, 2019
The mother-daughter duo behind Afghanistan’s first all-female yoga studio
Fakhria and Froohar Momtaz are using yoga to help Afghan girls and women.
Amika George | October 17, 2019
Amika George and Malala Yousafzai discuss periods and crazy menstruation myths
Amika speaks to Malala about her fight to see every girl in school and how menstruation affects girls’ education.
Amika George | October 17, 2019
Amika George guest edits menstruation issue of Assembly
The 19-year-old menstruation activist writes about her fight to end period poverty around the world.
Tess Thomas | October 17, 2019
Myths about menstruation that prevent girls from going to school
These misconceptions about periods keep girls around the world from realising their potential.
Tess Thomas | October 17, 2019
Meet five young women who champion menstrual management in Ethiopia, Nepal, Tanzania, Turkey and the US
Making periods easier, safer and cheaper for every girl.
