Years ago, I went to college to become a Teacher. Soon after obtaining my Bachelor's in Elementary Education, I taught for about 4 years. Preschool, first grade, and third grade twice. Malala was actually a topic I was taught in college and it changed everything for me, one, because I was going to be a teacher and education was innately important to me and two, because I was a woman. In my last few years, I taught in a private inner city school where a misbehaving student expressed how their parents didn't even really care how they did in school. Another student responded with, "We're lucky we could even go to school because in some places, girls can't." I brought up Malala to my curious students.Fast forward to last month (March) being Women's History Month, I remembered that exchange and decided to do something to bring awareness to her cause. I've long stopped teaching to stay home and care for my first child but I did start a small business where I created items that advocate for mental health awareness, kindness, self-love, and healing from trauma. So I decided to create a fundraiser for the month of March where 20% of all profits made will be donated to the Malala Fund. It was amazing. The website was super easy to navigate and donating was simple. I'm passionate about children and their access to education. Im also passionate about my rights as a woman. This cause was perfect. It's one to be about something... It's another to DO something about it. Photos of myself as a teacher attached.
I had read Malala's book a few years ago and as a school-aged person myself I found the lengths she went to preserve her educational rights enormously inspiring and brave. I truly believe in the fundamentally life-changing effects of education and believe that as half of the global population is female, the benefits of educational equality in our world would support a world of equality in all areas. How is one supposed to fight for their rights if they are never taught that they have rights in the first place? Education is essential, that's why I donated here.
Malala’s story itself is enough inspiration to support her work. It is clearly evident that she cares deeply about this cause and I feel content knowing my contribution is going to be effective towards supporting her mission. I also use a website called charitynavigator.org to research which charities to donate to and Malala Fund has a perfect 100% score on it. This means your full donation will go directly to the people in need and help support the charity’s mission.
I feel very inspired by supporting girls' education, and I think malala Fund makes a Great job , helping those girls .
I feel happy to donate
Patriarchy has already taken a lot away from women and there is no reason to let it continue anymore. As a person who experiences sexism every day, the least I can do to help is make sure the future generation has it better. Malala fund is one of the most trustworthy funds I've ever come across. I really hope it makes the difference that we all would like to see one day, empowered young girls all across the globe. I'm an 18-year-old close to broke college student, all I can donate every month is $5 but I still hope that it helps someone in some way, makes someone's life better.
I asked myself just two questions: 1. If we could just improve one thing, what would have the biggest impact on our world? My answer was simply to make it easier for girls everywhere to access education. (I’ll leave the “why” to smarter people than me). And question 2. Who do I trust to do the right thing ? The answer was Malala Yousafzi. I just remember reading about her struggles and spirit and then heard that she has set up a foundation.
To me, I heard the story of Malala and was inspired by her resilience to continue to pursue education. I wanted to support a foundation that will advocate equal rights for women. Education is a foundational skill set that will empower these women. I donated to this cause to support these women and help bring them a life where they feel empowered.
I listened to Malala Yousafzai as a guest on a podcast series dedicated to recognizing strong women that have been pioneers in the fight for equality, fair treatment and empowerment. Hearing her story not only touched my heart but humbled me greatly. I grew up in the US so my access to education was never even a question & I had always taken it for granted. I didn't understand that education was a privilege, especially as a woman. I remember reading about the US women's suffrage movement in my history class and feeling indifferent to the hardships and injustice they endured because what they fought for is so commonplace now. The fact that I had little genuine feelings toward their suffering, besides an ounce of gratitude made me sick to my stomach. Also, knowing that there is still great injustices happening against women right now, I thought, how could I be so heartless? I want to do at least a little something to contribute to the fight against injustice against women. Hence, I have been wanting to donate to an organization that wants to see girls educated, and recently I was reminded of Malala's story and vision from the podcast I listened to, which prompted me to donate to this organization. Not many people will think its wise to go out of their way to be heartbroken toward injustice, but, because believe in Jesus, I believe that he will break my heart for what breaks his, and not giving young women the proper access to the wealth of knowledge that exists in schools is a heart breaker for sure.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I don't have a story (0), but Malala does (10), and, by the way, so does her inspiring father (10). We can't all be movers and shakers of the world, but we can give whatever we can afford ($$$). Now I believe that morality is more precious than money, so your supportive voice is invaluable. Money comes a distant second but is necessary to maintain the real campaign for girls' education on the ground. The best thing you can do, if you are unable to physically take part, is to give both: your heart and a financial contribution. Luckily we have more than one Malala. We have many, as a result of her example.