“In Sudan, extensive violations of human rights and international humanitarian law are committed. My [activist] colleagues and I continue our work — and will not stop.” Meet the Sundanese girl activists and students determined to continue their work, despite displacement via The Africa Report ➡️ mala.la/3Mp8T3Z
Malala Fund
International Affairs
Working for a world where every girl can learn and lead.
About us
Malala Fund is working for a world where all girls can learn for 12 years and lead without fear. Learn more at malala.org
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http://www.malala.org
External link for Malala Fund
- Industry
- International Affairs
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Specialties
- Girls Education, Social Enterprise, Advocacy, Grantmaking, Girls Empowerment, Grassroots Activism, Education, Women's Media, and Fundraising
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Employees at Malala Fund
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Nabila Aguele
Chief Executive, Nigeria @ Malala Fund | Boards: INSEAD, Girl Rising, Women for Women | Advisory Board: Talentx Africa
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Latoyia Harris Allen
Director of Individual Giving at Malala Fund
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Akhter Mateen
Portfolio Non-Executive Director (Public, Private and Not-for-Profit); Executive Coach (ILM7); Senior Finance Professional.
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Gayatri Patel
Chief External Affairs Officer @ Malala Fund
Updates
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Only 27% of quilombola communities in Mirandiba, Brazil have operational schools — leading many students to drop out early, miss class or travel long distances to school. Centro de Cultura Luiz Freire (CCLF) is changing this through training quilombola and Indigenous girl advocates and policy reform, working to ensure girls can get to — and stay in — school. More on their work at mala.la/477MtNZ
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"I long for the simple pleasures of home... I yearn for the days I was studying at the university and exploring Shakespeare and reading poetry... It is unbelievable that this genocide will soon mark one year. Are we going to spend another autumn like this, another winter or spring? Will this war ever end?" Palestinian student Huda Skaik reflects on ten months of displacement in Gaza via We Are Not Numbers ➡️ mala.la/3XgfVOy
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“We [Afghans] are a country of rebels. And we will keep rebelling against the Taliban and anyone who enforces their outdated mentality again, and again, and again, until they lose power — which they will.” — Pashtana Durrani
‘Eight times we have changed the place and times of the school’: Afghan women defying the Taliban education ban
irishtimes.com
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“I’ve got one minute when the whole world’s watching me and I thought, what’s more important, my dream, my life, or women in Afghanistan? I didn’t go there to win, that doesn’t matter to me. I want to show the girls back home that even in the most difficult circumstances, they have the strength to transform things." 21-year-old breakdancer Manizha Talash on her protest for Afghan women at the Olympics via The Guardian —> mala.la/4dAoRnF
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"Our voices must count, we must be part of the decision-making process." Young people across Africa are putting pressure on leaders to protect their futures. Why they're protesting and their demands via The Guardian👇🏾mala.la/4fOGDoO
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The epitome of bravery, courage and defiance: 27-year-old Hazara activist Sorayya Heidary. She's one of many Afghan girls fighting against gender apartheid in Afghanistan, despite arrests and threats to their safety. Read Sorayya's story at mala.la/sorayya.
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“Nothing can make up for what girls are losing out on [in Afghanistan].” — Sahar Halaimzai speaking on gender apartheid in Afghanistan in an interview with Pod Save The World (Crooked Media). Watch their full conversation ➡️ mala.la/saharinterview
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27-year-old Hazara activist Tamana dreamed of getting her master's degree and fighting for women's rights in Afghanistan’s government. But when the Taliban came to power on August 15, 2021, her dream shattered. Her fight against the Taliban's gender apartheid and message to the brave girls of Afghanistan 👉🏾 mala.la/tamana
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