“I believe we will see every girl in school in my lifetime.”
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.
Janine Shum | January 16, 2019
My journey to finding a poem
Singaporean student shares the creative process behind writing the poem that won her The Queen’s Commonwealth essay competition.
Tess Thomas | January 16, 2019
Standing tall: Q&A with trailblazing structural engineer Roma Agrawal
Roma builds some of the tallest buildings in the world, now she's working on tearing down gender bias in engineering.
Tess Thomas | January 15, 2019
While the Australian government turns its back on refugees, this high school opens its doors
Holroyd High School in Sydney offers a comprehensive support programme for refugee students who make up 65% of the student population.
Tess Thomas | January 8, 2019
Digging through Australia’s past for a better future
Archaeologist Maddison Miller creates space for Aboriginal voices in cultural heritage and STEM.
Malala Yousafzai | January 3, 2019
Malala shares why she wrote her newest book
In “We Are Displaced,” I share my story of being displaced — and the stories of other girls who, just like me, were forced from their homes by conflict, poverty and discrimination.
Bianca He | January 2, 2019
The girl who represents more than half a million Palestine refugee students
14-year-old Palestine refugee Aseel Soboh advocates at the U.N. General Assembly for her peers’ right to learn.
María Rendo | January 2, 2019
Displaced by Colombia’s civil war, María Ceballos Paz fights against racism and poverty to reclaim her future
María Ceballos Paz hasn’t been home in 20 years — she is one of 7.3 million people displaced by Colombia’s civil war.
Rawan | January 2, 2019
‘I was 9 years old when a man decided he wanted to marry me’
Syrian refugee Rawan writes about her mother’s bravery to save her from an unwanted marriage — and why she’s happy to be in school.
Bianca He | December 21, 2018
Meet the teens behind the award-winning documentary ‘Astronaut Starbright’
15-year-olds Taylor Richardson and Lana Taylor joined forces to create a film on the importance of inclusion and representation in STEM.
Hannah W. Orenstein | December 21, 2018
Teen co-stars of 'Mythbusters, Jr.' are busting the myth that girls aren't good at science
On the reboot of “Mythbusters, Jr.,” Valerie Castillo, Rachel Pizzolato and Allie Weber are busting the myth that girls aren’t good at science.The fight for girls’ education won’t be
won by girls alone.
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