Malala Yousafzai, the outspoken advocate for girls and children’s right to education caught the world’s attention when she was shot by the Taliban in October. The fifteen year-old Pakistani girl is recovering well from her most recent surgery and shared this major announcement about her continued committment to her cause on Monday, February 4, 2013.
During this first interview with Malala since October, she announced the establishment of the Malala Fund with support from The United Nations Fund and the NGO Girls Up. The fund will promote girls education in Malala’s home district of Swat Valley.
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