Malala

By emayerhofer

  • Introduction

    Introduction
    Malala was a girl that lived in Pakistan that spoke up for the right for girls education. She was shot, but she didn't let that stop her. She was awarded the Nobel Peace prize and is an advocate for girls education worldwide.

  • Birth

    Birth
    Malala was born in Mingora, a town in the swat district of North-west Pakistan.

  • Speaking up

    Speaking up
    Malala and her father started to speak about the right for girls education. They started to get death threats, but still kept speaking out.

  • Pakistan's first national youth peace prize

    Pakistan's first national youth peace prize
    Malala was awarded Pakistan's first national youth peace prize. In response, Taliban leaders voted to kill her.

  • The Shooting

    The Shooting
    Malala and her friends were traveling home from school, and a masked gunman came in and shot her with a single bullet that went through her head, neck, and shoulder. Her friends also got hurt, but not as badly, for Malala was in critical condition.

  • Discharged from hospital

    Discharged from hospital
    She was discharged from Birmingham hospital in England and moved with her family to a temporary home in the west Midlands.

  • Speaking to the United Nations

    Speaking to the United Nations
    She spoke at the United nations to a group of five hundred youths calling for worldwide access to education.

  • The Malala Fund

    The Malala Fund
    Malala and Ziauddin co-founded the Malala Fund to bring awareness to the social and economic impact of girls' education and to empower girls to raise their voices.

  • Publishing her book

    Publishing her book
    Malala publishes her book, "I Am Malala". The book tells us about what she went through to stand up for girls education.

  • Nobel peace Prize

    Nobel peace Prize
    Malala accepted the Nobel Peace Prize with Indian education advocate Kailash Satyarthi. She gave her entire prize to help finance the creation of a secondary school for those in Pakistan.

  • Conclusion

    Conclusion
    Overall Malala is a very strong person and won't let anyone stop her from doing what she think is right. She still continued to fight for girls education even after she was almost killed. She has helped millions of little girls that don't get the right education and is a role model for girls to stand up when something's not right.