Support the Malala Fund

On October 9, 2012, 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan was shot in the head by the Taliban. It was a failed attempt to silence her — and her leading voice for girls' education and the right of all children to go to school. (About Malala Yousafzai >>)

We established the Malala Fund on behalf of Malala and her family, working together with supporters of the cause, including the United Nations Foundation and Girl Up, and within a community of supportive organizations and individuals, to realize Malala's vision of education for all girls. (Malala Fund Advisors >>)

The Malala Fund supports the education and empowerment of girls in Pakistan and around the world.

Through grants and partner collaborations with civil society organizations and individuals focused on education, the Fund is advised by a committee comprising education experts, entrepreneurs, and Malala with her family. (Press release >>)

The first grant

Before she was attacked, Malala was in the process of setting up an organization with her friends to get girls into school and out of domestic labor. The first grant of the Malala Fund will continue this process and provide a safe space for the girls, resources for a positive learning environment and an incentive program for families. 

"Today I'm going to announce the happiest moment in my life, and that is the first grant of the Malala Fund," said Malala Yousafzai in a video shown to thousands attending the April 4-5 Women in the World Summit at Lincoln Center, and streamed around the world. "I invite all of you to support the Malala Fund and let us turn the education of 40 girls into 40 million girls.”

The grant will fund a program in Pakistan to ensure that 40 girls ranging in age from five to 12 who would otherwise be engaged in domestic labor, or at high risk of entering the workforce, will be able to attend school. Working with the families, the organization will enroll the girls in school, offer a safe space for convening and provide them with resources and support to adapt to an educational environment, such as school uniforms, shoes and learning materials. Each family will receive a monthly stipend, and the organization and the school will continue to work with the families and the community to highlight the importance of girls’ education.

After a needs assessment and final program design, the project will be launched and running in spring 2013.

61 million kids around the world are denied access to education.
32 million are girls. Donate to the Malala Fund and get involved:

Help educate more girls. Donate today!
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Help Malala realize her vision:
Support the education and empowerment of girls.

Learn more

The UN Foundation and Girl Up
Campaign to get American girls involved in promoting the education and empowerment of girls around the world.

The Office of the UN Special Envoy for Global Education
Petition to end discrimination against girls and to ensure all children are in school by 2015.

Girl Rising
The 10x10 film about the power of education to change a girl, and the world.

Women in the World Foundation
Supports women of impact from around the globe.
Special thanks to Tina Brown, editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast and Newsweek, and creator of the Women in the World Foundation, who joined forces with Angelina Jolie and her Education Partnership for Children of Conflict, to make a combined pledge of $150,000 to the Malala Fund.

 

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