After surviving an attack on her life over her pursuit of an education, the Pakistani activist and youngest Nobel laureate ever has made it her mission to ensure that no other young girl faces any obstacles—deadly or otherwise—as she pursues learning of her own. To that end, she launched the Malala Fund with the stated goal of securing 12 years of safe, free and quality education. As of July, the organization has a staff of 48 supporting 58 advocates working across Afghanistan, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, Turkey and Pakistan. In 2018, Yousafzai created Assembly, a digital publication for girls and young women available on Apple News that has published in more than 100 countries and in over 20 languages. And she’s now following that up with her production company, Extracurricular, which will create original programming for Apply TV+. “I believe in the power of stories to bring families together, forge friendships, build movements, and inspire children to dream,” the Oxford graduate said in a statement. “And I couldn’t ask for a better partner than Apple to help bring these stories to life. I’m grateful for the opportunity to support women, young people, writers, and artists in reflecting the world as they see it.”
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