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A moment of appreciation for the people behind the work. 🫶🏾 As a global team, Malala Fund cherishes every opportunity we get to connect with our partners in person. This week, we were thrilled to meet some of our incredible grantees in and around the United Nations General Assembly to celebrate their work.
“A lot of Climate Week is about adults having these fancy conversations in fancy venues about climate change. Really, this is an essential issue that affects us all, and most importantly, affects the working class and young people who are not in a lot of those spaces and rooms at climate week.” Why young people are protesting during Climate Week in NYC via the Sierra Club ➡️ mala.la/3zH5Wca
When girls are excluded from decision-making spaces, it results in policies that don’t reflect girls. Simple as that. Last weekend, girls gathered in protest of the Summit of the Future held by the United Nations to tell leaders exactly what they want for their future. What they said at mala.la/3TJTKOy.
World leaders: it’s time for you to pass girls the mic. 🎤 — If we want to create a more equitable future, leaders must listen to girls. Learn more about girls’ demands at whatgirlswant.com
🌟 Malala Fund Girl Fellows Dr. Ayesha Kareem and Tamilore Omojola in NYC to advocate for young women during UNGA. 🌟 Here are some of the messages they brought: “Girls and young women are the experts in their lives. They’re already driving change in their communities and leading amazing work. No one is in a better position than them to tell world leaders what they need and what suits their contexts.” — Ayesha “Having experience is what builds leaders — and girls need as much support and as many opportunities as they can get...girls want to take control of their future and they need the support of other girls to do so.” — Tamilore
“We want a say in decisions that affect our lives.” — If we want to create a more equitable future, leaders must listen to girls. Learn more about girls’ demands at whatgirlswant.com.
"I am just calling on leaders to build a better world for young people." "If we want a good future, we have to invest in children's education and peace." "It's young people themselves who are best-placed to say what they think." Activists share their messages to leaders at the UN General Assembly and call on them to include — and listen to — young people via FRANCE 24 at mala.la/3THwe4X.
“It is critical that people listen to the voices of Afghan girls and protect their right to education.” Malala speaks on gender apartheid in Afghanistan in an interview with MSNBC ⬇️
A moment of appreciation for the people behind the work. 🫶🏾 As a global team, Malala Fund cherishes every opportunity we get to connect with our partners in person. This week, we were thrilled to meet some of our incredible grantees in and around the United Nations General Assembly to celebrate their work.
