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.
McKinley Tretler | July 18, 2019
Snaps from Ethiopia — a week with Malala in Addis Ababa
A photo essay from Malala Yousafzai’s recent trip to learn from girls and local education advocates.
Shibu Shrestha | July 17, 2019
Breaking generations of stigma around menstruation in Nepal
Shibu Shrestha writes about training Nepalese students to think differently about menstruation.
Tess Thomas | July 17, 2019
Commemorating one year of Assembly with a special print edition
Browse the issue and find out how you can get a copy for yourself (and some extras to share with your friends)!
Omolara Uthman | July 15, 2019
Every queen bleeds: normalising menstruation in Ethiopia
Noble Cup founder Sara Eklund is using menstrual cups to make periods cleaner, safer and easier for girls.
Omolara Uthman | July 9, 2019
In ‘Beneath the Tamarind Tree,’ award-winning journalist Isha Sesay follows a group of kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls who made it home
Read an excerpt from a new book following the story of four Nigerian schoolgirls held captive by Boko Haram.
Emma Yee Yick | July 5, 2019
In Aurélia Durand’s artistic universe, people of colour take centre stage
How the 28-year-old French digital illustrator found her voice as an artist.
Shegufa Bayat | July 3, 2019
Striking photos show Afghan women climbing mountains and shattering norms
Ascend Athletics teaches leadership skills to aspiring female climbers in Afghanistan.
Aramide Akintimehin | July 3, 2019
What needs to change in the Nigerian education system
19-year-old teacher Aramide Akintimehin describes the barriers preventing her students from completing their education.
Tess Thomas | July 3, 2019
Celebrate Assembly’s first year with a box of free books!
We’re offering you the chance to win five of our favourite recent books.
Omolara Uthman | July 3, 2019
In ‘Walk on My Own,’ a 16-year-old filmmaker documents the history of Keur Simbara — one of the first villages in Senegal to abandon female genital cutting and child marriage
A teenager shares what life is like in her Senegalese community two decides after they decided to end these practices.The fight for girls’ education won’t be
won by girls alone.
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