Apple Teams with Malala Fund to Support Girls’ Education
January 22 2018 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
Apple® and Malala Fund today announced that Apple will become
the fund’s first Laureate partner, enabling a significant expansion
of Malala’s effort to support girls’ education and advocate for
equal opportunity. Led by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala
Yousafzai, Malala Fund champions every girl’s right to 12 years of
free, safe, quality education.
With Apple’s support, Malala Fund expects to double the number
of grants awarded by its Gulmakai Network and extend funding
programs to India and Latin America with the initial goal of
extending secondary education opportunities to more than 100,000
girls.
Apple will help Malala Fund scale its organization by assisting
with technology, curriculum and research into policy changes needed
to help girls everywhere attend school and complete their
education. Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, will also join the Malala Fund
leadership council.
“My dream is for every girl to choose her own future,” said
Malala Yousafzai. “Through both their innovations and philanthropy,
Apple has helped educate and empower people around the world. I am
grateful that Apple knows the value of investing in girls and is
joining Malala Fund in the fight to ensure all girls can learn and
lead without fear.”
“We believe that education is a great equalizing force, and we
share Malala Fund’s commitment to give every girl an opportunity to
go to school,” said Tim Cook. “Malala is a courageous advocate for
equality. She’s one of the most inspiring figures of our time, and
we are honored to help her extend the important work she is doing
to empower girls around the world.”
Since 2013, Malala Fund has been working in partnership with
other organizations, the private sector and governments around the
world to realize every girl’s right to 12 years of free, safe,
quality education. The fund’s Gulmakai Network currently supports
programs in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Turkey and Nigeria.
With an estimated over 130 million girls out of school, the
importance of their work is increasingly essential.
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