Huma's story
With no middle school for girls in her village in Pakistan to attend, Huma dropped out of school at age 12.
A Malala Fund grant supported the construction of a new school in Huma’s village and allowed her — and 1000 more girls — to continue their studies.
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Second highest
Pakistan has the second highest number of
girls out of school of any country in the world.
Malala
Fund invests in technology developed by Haroon Yasin to help
out-of-school girls catch up on missed lessons at home so they can continue
their education.
Only
51%
Women
with a primary education in Pakistan earn 51% of what men earn. With a
secondary education, they earn 70%.
A
Malala Fund grant helps Gulalai Ismail train and empower girls
to fight cultural norms that hold them back.
867
attacks
From
2007 and 2015, extremists attacked 867 schools in Pakistan, often because they
taught science or educated girls.
In
addition to building two new girls’ schools, we support Maryam Amjad
Khan, Umme Kalsoom Seyal and Areebah Shahid who
campaign for the government to provide resources girls need.
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