Hey guys!
So, as most of you probably know, it is Project
for Awesome.
For those of you who don't know, there will
be links down in the description because I
want to make this video short and just explain
the charity that I'm trying to raise money
for which, if you can't tell, is The Malala
Fund.
The Malala Fund is a nonprofit organization
that helps girls get an education.
This organization was founded by Malala Yousafzai,
who is an activist for girls' education in
Pakistan.
In 2009, when she was only 12, she began writing
a blog about her life in Pakistan and how
hard it was to get an education there.
She had even received death threats for speaking
out about education.
Over time, word had started to get out about
her running the blog, and in 2012, she was
shot on her way to school.
However, she did recover, and afterwards created
The Malala Fund.
Just recently, in December of 2014, she received
the Nobel Peace Prize.
If you want to know more about her amazing
and inspirational story, you should read her
book, called I Am Malala, or watch her new
documentary that just came out I believe two
or three months ago, called He Named Me Malala.
So, back to the actual charity to donate to.
This organization isn't to only help with
education in general, but also with gender
equality.
Lack of education, in general, is a serious
problem on its own, but there are many more
girls out of school than there are boys.
Over 60 million girls worldwide are out of
school.
Here in America, a lot of people think of
education as a basic right, and that everyone
gets an education, but to many people in other
countries, education is a privilege.
Basically, I feel the reason why we should
help this organization is because by donating
to help kids with education, it helps to create
the next generation of doctors and engineers
and activists.
So, as this quote says, "One child, one teacher,
one book, and one pen can change the world,"
which is very true, so thank you for watching
and Happy Project for Awesome!
