Pakistani girls education activist Malala Yousafzai appeared in an interview at Cable News Network (CNN) with Julia Chatterley where she discussed the $25 million donation made to Malala Education Fund by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia.
She also shared her opinion on continuing to invest in girls education.
During the interview they talked about the women’s right to learn and the current challenges in different parts of the world where every woman faces difficulties in getting education.
“The situation for the girls education is alarming in many parts of the world. Climate-related disasters including the recent floods and earthquakes are badly affecting the education of girls,” said Malala.
She talked about the current situation in Afghanistan where girls education has been completely banned and they cannot go to schools and universities, and women cannot do jobs.
“It’s not just a loss for girls. It’s a loss for the world”, she said.
Malala expressing her gratitude said, “First of all I am just so grateful for this opportunity that Joe has given to Malala Fund. I cannot tell you how excited I was when I received the call from Joe and he asked me about the vision of Malala Fund.”
“Our goal is to ensure that we create a world where all girls can learn and lead where they have access to 12 years of free quality and safe education.
“I was one of those girls who could not go to school so I know how important it is for every girl even that one last girl to have access to education,” she added.
Malala said, “For me it’s even more critical right now to ensure that we are investing in Girls education. So Malala Fund you work with local education activist in 10 countries including Pakistan, Turkey, India, Brazil, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
“They are the people who are doing research, advocacy, engaging with the local communities-parents, teachers, religious leaders, community leaders to advocate for Girls access to education.”
She further told that they are also working directly with the Girls through a platform called ‘Assembly’ which is a digital newsletter to which girls are sharing their stories and address their problems that they face on the daily basis regarding their education.
“Access to education for girls is their human right and also an economic opportunity as well and for so many reasons this has to be a priority for everyone”, said Yousafzai.