Objetives:
- To amplify the partnership and Malala’s ongoing support of the hearing health cause, including reinforcing her words in the World Report on Hearing and positioning her as a role model to those with hearing loss.
- To generate awareness of the ‘Achieve Anything program’ and messaging about the importance of children having early access to hearing care to help them speak, learn and develop, significantly improving their ability to gain an education and realise their full potential.
- To help build societal awareness of the importance of addressing hearing loss (including with hearing implants) across the life-course and to help reduce stigma associated with hearing loss.
Malala Yousafzai, co-founder of Malala Fund
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist, UN Messenger of Peace and the youngest person ever awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As co-founder of Malala Fund she is building a world where every girl can learn and lead without fear.
Malala Fund
Malala Fund is working for a world where all girls can learn and lead. Malala Fund advocates for resources and policy changes needed to give all girls a secondary education, invests in local education leaders and amplifies the voices of girls fighting for change. Its mission is 12 years of safe, free, quality education for every girl. Learn more at malala.org.