Malala Yousafzai
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They're going to universities now.
And the school is amazing because they have mental health support, and they play chess, and they play different games.
And I just love that it was a state-of-the-art school.
So I'm really excited for the difference we're making for girls.
But I'm committed to making a difference for girls through education, through creating more opportunities.
And I have been an activist for a very long time.
I have seen what works, what works for a while, but doesn't work anymore.
I have also seen sometimes that statements actually fall short, like these words sometimes don't mean anything.
And I always think about how can we make real power shift.
And I believe we have to empower local activists.
And this is the whole model of Malala Fund.
The fundraising we do, the money goes directly to local education activists because
The work that my father and I did in our hometown, there are so many activists around the world who are doing that work on the ground, making a difference for girls.
And I believe that we can see a change.
We can see more girls in schools by supporting them.
Yeah.
So yeah, I got therapy seven years after the Taliban attack.
And in my first therapy session, I told my therapist all of the challenges that I was going through, including the flashbacks of the Taliban attack and many, many panic attacks for months.
And then I told the therapist, here's all my problems.
Now give me the medication.