Day 7 - Malala Fund

Chances are you've heard of  Malala Yousafzai, unless you've been living under a rock the last couple years, but I'm going to introduce you to her anyway because she's undeniably amazing.

This is Malala. This year she turned 18. Two years ago she won the Nobel Peace Prize (the youngest to ever win any Nobel prize), the year before that- she was shot in the face by a Taliban gunman.

Why might one of the most powerful terrorist organizations on the planet try to assassinate a 16 year old girl? Because for years she had been BRAVELY advocating for educating girls.

Lucky for us, and unlucky for the Taliban, she survived- and she has been taking the world by storm as an incredible advocate for universal access to education. The results speak for themselves, educated women raise educated sons. Sons who learn to respect women, and see them as more than just property to be hidden away. Sons from educated mothers are far less likely to turn to extremism, and far more likely to educate their own daughters.

In addition to touring the world to speak on behalf of those without a voice Malala and her father started their own foundation that works to bring education to girls in especially difficult places. 

Here's Malala celebrating her 18th birthday by opening a school for Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon

I can't think of many people who would do better things with my money, so I am beyond happy to support Malala, her amazing father Ziauddin and all the brave girls fighting terrorism with education.

Also! Read her book "I Am Malala", not only is it beautifully written and easy to read, but it gives an wonderfully personal account of what it was like to grow up under Taliban rule. If that's not enough Malala for you, the documentary "He Named Me Malala" by Davis Guggenheim (of "An Inconvenient Truth" fame), opens this weekend. 

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