Malala Yousafzai Research Paper

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“One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world.” Malala Yousafzai, known for winning the Nobel prize at the youngest age to be recorded has shared her wisdom with the world along with continuing to work toward her cause of supporting girls around the world and getting them into schools. She has risen to become a strong influence for education in third world and poverty stricken countries and a role model to both students and teachers alike throughout the world. Not only has she come to accomplish breaking a peace prize record, she has overcome the physical disabilities from a shot to the head after a Taliban bus shooting aimed at her. Malala had recently opened a school in Lebanon as well, despite the threats that …show more content…

Malala has also made huge contributions to her fund in many hard times for families and has created campaigns using the fund to support it. In Nigeria, “the Fund’s support for the Centre for Girls Education provides scholarships for in-school girls, as well as safe space programs for in-school and out-of-school to improve their literacy and numeracy skills.” (He Named Me Malala, 15) The foundation has given to support to many schools and have helped share unique learning experiences that the students would have never had due to the Nigeria’s developing country status. Not only has the Malala Foundation given diverse programs to Nigerian schools, the Chibok girls who returned home were given scholarships to further their education and to prove that nobody could steal their right to learning. Despite Malala’s inability to visit herself, her fund has also reached her homeland of Pakistan. “[She] has provided funds for books, uniforms, and supplies.” (He Named Me Malala, 17) In 2014, massive flooding had destroyed towns and left many schools in shambles and the Malala Fund had gone to work by buying new supplies for schools in order to ensure that children can continue their schooling. The fund is also hard at work, helping to build schools to educate the 5.5 million children who lack a basic education in Pakistan. All around …show more content…

However, many people tend to disregard Malala’s position and claim that her father has done all the work for her. In fact, “he has spoken out fearlessly many times in favor of girls’ education.” (He Named Me Malala, 8) Malala’s father, Ziauddin Yousafzai fully supports the idea of many girls, much like his daughter having an education due to his passion of being a teacher and instructing children. He sees all people as equal in their ability to learn after having taught both boys and girls and has never been afraid to stand up at a podium and reflect his opinion with his life hanging in the balance. Malala would check the locks every night in fear of the Taliban entering to drag her father away in the middle of the night. While it is true that Ziauddin is an intelligent man and brave speaker that has gone against tribulations of his own countless times, there is no way to deny that Malala has done nothing to support her cause. “Malala has visited the families of the kidnapped girls and called on then-President Goodluck Johnathan” (He Named Me Malala, 18) After the Chibok girls had been taken, Malala had offered emotional support and gained testimonies to push forward on awareness and government aid to find the girls. She was there, in person, listening to these people speak and had used the power of her fund the voices she

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