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Malala asks international community to contribute to flood relief efforts so girls can go to school

Malala asks international community to contribute to flood relief efforts so girls can go to school

The Malala Fund has donated to multiple local organisations to help flood affected people.
14 Oct, 2022

Nobel laureate Malala returned to her home country after four years to travel to flood affected areas and visit victims of the recent floods. After inspecting the areas on ground and speaking with flood affectees, she described the situation, asking the international community to contribute so that girls impacted by the calamity can continue their education.

Two days after her arrival in Pakistan, she took to Instagram to explain the purpose of her visit on Thursday. “This week, I returned to Pakistan to visit communities and hear from young women and educators impacted by this summer’s devastating floods that destroyed an estimated 24,000 schools. Half of those were in Sindh,” she wrote. “The destruction is astounding. Some villages are still sunk under water. People are waiting for their homes, schools, hospitals and shops to be repaired and reconstructed.”

She stressed on the the psychosocial and economic impact, especially on women and girls and said, “Governments — federal and provisional — need to accelerate response and ensure people get the resources they need to survive, and to return to their lives and educations. Malala Fund has committed emergency grants to local organisations in Pakistan to support flood relief.”

Quoting a 16-year-old flood affectee named Sohaila’s story, she wrote, “‘I want to go to school, but there is so much water. If there was less water, I’d even go through it. Now we are hearing that the flood waters will stay for five months.’ She wants to be a doctor but worries she may never go back to school. I hope leaders will listen to Sohaila and every girl like her.”

She addressed the international community and said she hopes it, along with country leaders, can continue to provide emergency aid and ensure girls can safely return to school soon.

If you want to donate to flood relief efforts in Pakistan, you can also consider one of the organisations on our extensive list.

Comments

Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Oct 14, 2022 11:17am
She is 100 percent right in this matter. However, in the community of the leading global donor nations spearheaded by the U.S. and its so-called European allies currently heavily engaged in Ukraine, who cares?
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Omar Oct 14, 2022 11:18am
How and when can we get rid of this Nobel prize actor?
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Ghani K Oct 14, 2022 11:20am
Oh lady , Pakistan does n’t need lip service from you. You & your family is English , go back serve them.
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MG Oct 14, 2022 11:31am
Lady should ask Ummah, OIC and other Muslim nations (popularly known as Muslim world) to take care of Pakistan
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SayNoToPlastics Oct 14, 2022 11:34am
Would have expected her to do more than lip service .
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Anonymouseee Oct 14, 2022 11:39am
Time for her to stop this drama and go back to her home in England.
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NYS Oct 14, 2022 11:55am
Here goes an argument Ms Malala is Showing an indigenous deal of courage
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Surela Besur Oct 14, 2022 12:02pm
She came she saw she spoke.
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Shaun Oct 14, 2022 12:25pm
Malala, please state how much dollars you contributing towards the flood victims?
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Mehmood Oct 14, 2022 01:31pm
@Shaun You are always interrested in Dollers.
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Asif Oct 14, 2022 02:54pm
The duo.
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Captain Oct 14, 2022 04:03pm
School drama Queen and actress ..,
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Captain Oct 14, 2022 04:03pm
Better actress than Angelina
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Ikhlaque Chani Oct 14, 2022 04:26pm
@Shaun I think it is more than you!
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Ravi Ramaswamy Oct 14, 2022 05:16pm
@Shaun, Now Malala has almost become seasoned NRP politician, so she won't contribute any dollars, but follow Mr. Ten Percent in taking the cuts from the donations. As a married woman of Pakistan, she needs to earn something for family.
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Swami Bodhijagran Oct 14, 2022 05:53pm
Next pm
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Kulsoom Baloch Oct 14, 2022 06:23pm
The only actress in Pakistan made no movie but got publicity by fake personality.
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Ehsan Oct 14, 2022 06:37pm
We never support women specially proud confident women
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Sam Jawed Oct 14, 2022 07:33pm
She is remarkable person not only working hard in what she believes but resisting against haters
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Bunny Oct 14, 2022 07:46pm
There is no dearth of money for schools or anything else . there is a dearth of brave men and women who can implement these projects .
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Bunny Oct 14, 2022 07:46pm
@Surela Besur she shook hands she gave interviews she clicked pics and she left .
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Mirza Oct 15, 2022 03:34am
Malala has a world stature and will bring help for my native Sindh. After all the hate mongers done shouting the results will show her success. I am proud that Sindh welcomed the Noble Laurete. Thanks
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Maxx Oct 15, 2022 06:41am
School?...what planet she lives on? 33 million people are starving and fighting disease, 650,000 pregnant woman are waiting for medical assistance! Why she is visiting these poor struggling people? Optics to build her profile for future mileage? Futile attempt!
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Kam Oct 15, 2022 07:19am
@Shaun It's $700,000 or Rs154 million.
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