The Malala Fund, founded by prominent women’s rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, has announced it will allocate over $3.26 million to support education for girls in Afghanistan.
This funding is part of the foundation’s global initiative, provided to local and international organizations to amplify the voices of Afghan girls in the face of Taliban-imposed educational restrictions.
Sahar Halimzi, Director of the Afghanistan Initiative at the Malala Fund, stated: “The foundation stands with girls who are fighting against gender apartheid and demanding justice.”
According to the foundation, new partners in the fund are now providing both in-person and online education opportunities to more than 10,000 Afghan girls.
The Malala Fund also emphasized that recognizing “gender apartheid” is crucial—not only for holding the Taliban accountable but also for shaping global aid, diplomatic relations, and the protection of Afghan refugees.
This initiative is part of the Malala Fund’s new five-year strategy, which aims to allocate $50 million worldwide to secure educational rights for girls.
In recent years, Malala Yousafzai has repeatedly called on international organizations to officially recognize the Taliban’s policies against women and girls as “gender apartheid.”
