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Apple teams up with the Malala Fund to further girls’ education

The Nobel Laureate’s organization will now be able to double its efforts.

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Tim Cook, Malala Yousafzai sit with students

Apple is partnering with Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai’s organization to give more young women access to 12 years of free education in a safe environment.

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My dream is for every girl to choose her own future,” Yousafzai said in Apple’s press release. “Through both their innovations and philanthropy, Apple has helped educate and empower people around the world. I am grateful that Apple knows the value of investing in girls and is joining Malala Fund in the fight to ensure all girls can learn and lead without fear.”

The Malala Fund was founded in 2013 to address a major global problem: More than 130 million girls don’t attend school regularly. After surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban for her work supporting girls’ rights to education, Yousafzai founded the organization with her father. The Malala Fund works with governments, philanthropic organizations, and the private sector to help ensure young women have access to 12 years of free, safe, quality education. Currently, it supports initiatives in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey through the Gulmakai Network.

Both Apple CEO Tim Cook andYousafzai, the world’s youngest ever Nobel Laureate, tweeted about the announcement. (Yousafzai only joined Twitter back in July.)

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With Apple’s funding, the Malala Fund will be able to double the number of educational grants it’s able to give out. The organization will also be able to broaden its efforts to include India and Latin America. There, it will work to provide secondary education opportunities to 100,000 young women. Apple will also be helping the Malala Fund with its curriculum, research, and technology.

“We believe that education is a great equalizing force, and we share Malala Fund’s commitment to give every girl an opportunity to go to school,” Cook said of the new partnership.

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