8'S MEREDITH JORGENSEN
WAS THE EMCEE FOR THE PROGRAM,
AND SHE'S
HERE WITH MORE.
MEREDITH: THIS IS ONE OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS OF MY CAREER.
YOU'LL REMEMBER MALALA
YOUSAFZAI, WHO WAS JUST A
TEENAGER WHEN THE TALIBAN
SHOTTER IN THE HEAD BECAUSE
SHE ADVOCATED FOR GIRLS
TO GO
TO SCHOOL IN HER HOME COUNTRY
OF PAKISTAN AND WORLDWIDE.
TODAY HER MESSAGE
OF HOPE
RESOUNDED AMONG THE REFUGEE
AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY HERE
IN LANCASTER.
>> WHEN YOU MEET PEOPLE FROM
DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES,
DIFFERENT CULTURE, IT HELPS
YOU
TO SEE A DIFFERENT PICTURE
OF THE WORLD.
IT BURDENS YOUR MIND, IT
EXPANDS YOUR
VISION.
MEREDITH: NOW 19, THIS YOUNG
WOMAN IS SHARING HER STRUGGLES
AND HER SUCCESSES AROUND THE
GLOBE, HOPING
TO INCREASE
ACCESS FOR EDUCATION FOR GIRLS
AND PEACE
WORLDWIDE.
>> WE SHARE THE SAME HUMAN
VALUES, WHICH IS BROTHERHOOD,
SISTERHOOD, BEING TOGETHER,
HELPING EACH
OTHER AND BEING
PROUD OF WHO WE ARE.
MEREDITH: TAKING QUESTIONS
FROM MCCASKEY SCHOOL STUDENTS,
SHE
STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF
INVESTING IN SCHOOLS AND
GIVING GIRLS A VOICE.
>> MANY OF YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT
IT IS
LIKE WHEN YOU BECOME AN
IMMIGRANT OR A REFUGEE TO
LEAVE YOUR HOME, AND IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT EDUCATION IS
GIVEN TO YOU THAT -- BECAUSE
IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO WHICH
YOU CAN
GO FORWARD.
MEREDITH: SHE WAS
EXTRAORDINARY.
EDUCATION IS SO IMPORTANT IN
HER OWN LIFE THAT SHE
DOES NOT
LET THESE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
GET IN THE WAY OF HER OWN
SCHOOLING IN ENGLAND.
SHE
RECEIVES MORE THAN 5,000
REQUESTS A YEAR AND MAKES JUST
TEN VISITS.
MALALA PICKED LANCASTER
