"Change is possible." Dr. Shakardokht Jafari, five years into Taliban rule, on what she learned from South African women who fought for decades and won. "Just trying alone doesn't work." Afghan women are acting. Countries must stand against the Taliban and help them codify gender apartheid as a

Apartheid in South Africa told women where they could go, where they could work, and with whom. Afghanistan’s laws do the same thing right now. Mariam Safi, founder of DROPS Afghanistan, asks: Why are are still shocked by a rule we have seen before? #GenderApartheid #Afghanistan #AfghanWomen

Every year on 15 August, Horia relives the day Kabul fell. Five years of Taliban rule, and Afghan women like Horia have not stopped seeking justice. #GenderApartheid #Afghanistan #AfghanWomen

Today is a painful day. But it is also a hopeful one. @malala and Gaisu Yari, our Afghanistan Initiative lead, were in South Africa earlier this month, where jurists, lawyers, civil society activists and President Ramaphosa stood with Afghan women and girls. South Africa knows what it means to di

Happy Independence Day of Pakistan! 🇵🇰 Today, we celebrate the hope and potential of Pakistan’s next generation. Here’s to a future where every child can learn, live joyfully and chase their dreams.

We are grateful to President Ramaphosa for answering the call of the Afghan women leading the fight to codify gender apartheid as a crime against humanity. This support is a critical step toward justice for Afghan women and girls, and to ensure it doesn't happen anywhere else.

"We have come to honor your heroes, to learn from your movement. And to ask for your solidarity in our own fight against oppression." Seventy years after the Women's March, Malala asked South Africa to lead again — by supporting the codification of gender apartheid as a crime against humanity, for

@malala and a delegation of women leading the fight against gender apartheid met with the Equalizers — a new generation of South African youth activists — to talk about what it takes to build solidarity across borders and fight for equal justice everywhere. Different realities, different struggles

What can a prison become? This week, @malala stood at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg, where women were once imprisoned under the same pass laws those 20,000 marched against in 1956. Today it's home to South Africa's Constitutional Court. She was there with South African anti-apartheid stalwart

Happy Malala Day! What are your wishes for all girls today? 🎉🥳 #malaladay2026 @Malala Yousafzai

“If we change the world for girls, honestly, girls will change the world for us.” – Ziauddin Yousafzai, Malala’s father and our co-founder. On this Father’s Day, honour the fathers, grandfathers, mentors and loved ones who believe in the power of girls. ➡️ Donate to keep girls learning: malala.or

On this Day of the African Child, we celebrate the girls building brighter futures across Africa and the partners helping them to thrive. In Nigeria, Tanzania and Ethiopia, they work to expand education access, challenge harmful norms and turn possibility into progress. Support the work at malala.o

"I may not have had an education, but I helped raise a girl who stands up for millions. That is the strength of a mother's belief. This Mother's Day, I stand with mothers everywhere — those who speak out and those who fight in quiet ways for a brighter future for their daughters." — Toor Pekai Yo

Amna is a grade 7 student in Punjab who goes to public school — where she studies and learns a skill that can help her family. Her school runs an afternoon session so girls like her don't have to choose. And it's not by accident. Female headteachers across Punjab are organising to advocate for the

At a public school in Punjab, Pakistan, the Education Champions Club is changing how girls see and use their own power. ✊🏾 The club teaches girls skills in leadership, advocacy, environmental action and social media to make their voices heard at every level. It's part of our partner Youth Tube's w

O Brasil acaba de aprovar uma nova lei para a educação. Mariana, nossa gerente de parcerias para o Brasil, explica o que essa mudança significa para as meninas. O Plano Nacional de Educação define os rumos do financiamento, do acesso e da qualidade da educação no país pelos próximos 10 anos — e, d

Women aren’t just giving more, they’re giving differently and building for long-term impact. Hear from our women supporters: “Access to education has changed my life… it gave my voice vigour and confidence” — Hauwa Ojeifo 
“I chose to fundraise… because not everyone has equal access to education.

Meet Urooj, first girl to rap and ride a motorbike in Tharparkar. All while championing girls' rights. By investing in local partners like Thar Education Alliance to expand access to education for girls in Pakistan, we’re supporting young women like Urooj to find and use their voices. Now, she's

New CEO. Same mission. Watch this space. 🔥 Meet Nabila Aguele — Malala Fund's first global CEO based in Nigeria and the woman about to take this organisation to a whole new level. Allow her to reintroduce herself. 🌟