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When the Taliban took over in August 2021, Marina witnessed the targeted destruction of Afghan girls' and women's rights, especially in education. She found her passion in teaching other girls. First, by creating educational videos through her YouTube channel, then through Begum Organisation for Women. By producing videos for Begum TV, she helps girls continue their secondary education
As we bring in the new year, I know each of you will continue to inspire change and champion girls’ rights fearlessly. Remember: there is power in your collective voice as young women and nothing can take that away from you.
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Betty Shitahun, 25, reflects on her journey as a deaf rights activist in Ethiopia and how she's carved out space for girls just like her with Roots and Wings ELIXIR, a Malala Fund-supported organisation.
In Assembly’s “Around the world” series, girls sound off on the topics that matter to them.
24-year-old Malala Fund Fellow, Jane, reflects on the day girls voiced their needs to policymakers at a Malala Fund Nigeria organized Day of the Girl event in Abuja. From policy demands and panel discussions to a painting session, young women came together to commemorate International Day of the Girl Child — as a celebration of their strength and creativity and give space for their education demands.
24-year-old Halima Yusuf reflects on how her mother’s story of being taken out of school inspired her to pursue her education and is the reflection of the realities of many girls in Nigeria today. When girls are excluded from decision-making tables where their lives are shaped, they suffer. This piece is expanded from Halima’s address to Nigerian policymakers at a Malala Fund Nigeria organised an International Day of the Girl event in Abuja last week.
Learn from the young women on the front lines of fighting gender apartheid.READ MORE
From becoming a tailor to teaching other girls in secret, Afghan girls share their lives under Taliban rule.READ MORE
Thousands of girls across Afghanistan have been denied the right to learn. Collaborating with organisations like Begum Organisation for Women —Malala Fund is helping restore not just education, but dreams, ensuring Afghan girls continue to learn despite the enormous challenges they face.READ MORE
Firuze documents everything about life in Afghanistan — from how girls and women live their lives to how people continue to find joy despite Taliban rule.READ MORE
Amina, a 15-year-old Afghan student, interviews her dad about his role in her education, their hopes for Afghan girls’ future and what Father’s Day means in a country where girls cannot attend secondary school.READ MORE
Malala makes it an annual tradition to meet girls all around the world on her birthday. This year, she visited Harrow High, a secondary school in London, to speak to Afghan girls about their journey to the U.K. and their hopes for girls in Afghanistan. Meet three girls who shared their stories at this year’s Malala Day event.READ MORE
Amid fear and uncertainty, here’s what is keeping young women hopeful about their education and future three years after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.READ MORE