I dream of a future when all girls can go to school

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In honor of the amazing news today and International Day of the Girl tomorrow, I am dedicating this post to one amazing young woman who risked her life for her belief that all girls should have the right to go to school. Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban two years ago for her desire to learn was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this morning along with Kailash Satyarthi of India, a campaigner for the end of child labor and freeing children from trafficking.

At 17, Malala is the youngest ever winner of a Nobel Prize. Since the shocking news hit the world that young Malala was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman, Malala has fought tirelessly for the rights of girls worldwide to go to school. After her remarkable recovery in a British hospital, Malala has become a global icon for girl’s rights. To further her work, she co-founded the Malala Fund with her father Ziauddin Yousafzai (an educator and social activist) and Shiza Shahid (a Pakistani social entrepreneur and activist) to amplify, advocate and invest in girl’s education. To read more about the amazing work Malala does around the world for girls, click here.

Congratulations Malala on following your dreams! You are amazing and truly changing the world.

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These girls need you and others to stand up for their right to education.

Mosebo Village, Ethiopia
Family in an unauthorized slum. Delhi, India
Sister Love in La Ceiba
Playmates in Honduras
Girl in red in Roatan, Honduras
Everyone walks alongside the road, with or without shoes.
Mosebo Village, Ethiopia
Two young girls pose for me during a visit to one of Delhi’s many unauthorized slums.
Girls in rural Ethiopia
Local girl living near Project Mercy
Genet’s five year old daughter stole the show during our meeting and had to try all our equipment.
Genet’s two daughters doing their homework after school.
Girl who proudly carried her little brother on her back all day, smiles for the camera.
Children in front of Mosebo’s Health Post which runs morning hours for drop-in patients and afternoon house to house calls by the Health Extension Workers.
Lovely smiling sisters.

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This post was inspired by the Weekly Photo Challenge: Dreamy. To see more entries, click here. For me, a world in which every girl matters and can go to school, is a dream. 

40 thoughts on “I dream of a future when all girls can go to school”

    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Yes!!!

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  2. I was SO happy to hear this news! Congratulations to Malala and girls the world over, as they follow their dreams!

    Hugs from Ecuador,
    Kathy

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Me too. She is amazing!

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  3. I wrote a song with that express feeling. I should have called it Malala’s Song, but I called it “Ecoutez-Moi” from the album Manaus Where Two Rivers Meet. It is a topic very close to my heart.
    Leslie

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Yes Leslie! It is amazing. I am so happy. Girls need to have the same opportunities as boys. I am very happy Malala won the award.

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      • Me too. That young girl (now a woman) has a lot of courage. She will take her country far into the future.
        Leslie

  4. jaime perez – Maracay, Estado Aragua, Venezuela – Born and stablished in Maracay, Venezuela, I´m a teacher and a passionate about photography. The idea of this blog is to share my vision of the world trough my pictures as welll as enjoying the views of the rest of the Wordpress comunity. Feel free to take a look and coment any post in my blogs; I'll appreciate it and I´ll take your feedback into consideration.
    jaime perez on said:

    Great for Malala; great for girls and women education, good for world’s peace! Thank you Nicole for bringing this wonderful news to us!

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Yes, it is wonderful news!

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  5. Cardinal Guzman – CardinalGuzman.wordpress.com | articles on the History of Tattoo and photo related posts (street photography, model photography, cityscapes, night shots etc).
    Cardinal Guzman on said:

    Nice gallery.

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  6. Mike Howe – Pembrokeshire, Wales – I am an ecologist and a composer of guitar based instrumental melodies signed to the Real Music label in California. I like to write about my work, music and nature conservation and how it all comes together. I try not to write about things I don't know much about.
    Mike Howe on said:

    Here, here, an amazingly inspiring story and an objective that will one day overcome the worst aspects of cultures ruled by religious dogma. She is an example to us all.

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Yes so true! 🙂 And she is only 17!

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  7. Excellent post and photos. This came at the most opportune time when we are celebrating one of the biggest successes of human kinds, and that too achieved by a just 17-year old girl. I wonder sometimes when a 17-year old can think and commit herself to such a cause for the betterment of the society, why there is so much unrest in this world, so much anarchy, so much intolerance. Why humans are so willing to taste the blood of other humans. This is so terrible. I really wish that the achievements of these two leading lights will inspire many more and we will have more such Malalas and Kailashs in this world.

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Yes she is amazing. Just shows what one person can do in the world to make a difference, if you never give up on following your heart and your beliefs.

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Yes! I talk about her all the time to my kids. 🙂

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  10. scillagrace – Oregon – I began this blog when I entered my 50th year of life. I have always enjoyed writing and taking photographs. My sister did a profound personal photo project the year she was turning 50, so once again, I followed in her footsteps, taking her idea and doing it my way. My life has changed dramatically in recent years, and I have changed with it. My husband died, my kids moved out, I sold our home and moved to Wisconsin, then followed my kids to Oregon. I suppose I have a lot to process, and I'm sure there will be more.
    scillagrace on said:

    Agreed!! 🙂

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  11. thetinywriter – I'm just a girl who wants to share her story with the world :) A writer, poet, humanitarian, singer/songwriter... these are all the parts of me that make my life unique. I will never follow the norm and I will always be searching for my true path. I feel like I am destined for many things and living a fulfilled life is what I strive for xo
    thetinywriter on said:

    Beauty!

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thanks!

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Yes she is amazing!

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  13. Lola Jane – Monterey Peninsula, California – Advocate for planet Earth, grandmother, Philippine born, US Air Force Veteran. I blog about topics related to conservation and the environment, living in the California Central Coast, and Philippine-related development topics, to understand challenges faced by developing nations like my home country. I believe we are all connected -- no matter what part of the world we live in -- and positive that we have the capacity to solve our problems…if we know what they are.
    Lola Jane on said:

    Great news about Malala, indeed, and beautiful collection of photographs as usual!

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Wow, what kind words! Thank you so much! 🙂

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  19. anotherday2paradise – Durban South Africa and Florida USA – I enjoy writing about absolutely anything, and started blogging with WordPress in 2012. This was my 'Hammock Lady' blog, and I really enjoyed sharing my travels here: http://adinparadise.wordpress.com/ In November 2013, I decided it was time for a change of scenery, so I started my blog afresh, and here it is. I love to travel, and have been fortunate enough to do two round-the-world trips and visit more than forty countries so far. This year we visited our 7th continent, Antarctica. I enjoy photographing wildlife, especially in my backyard in Florida. I was born and brought up in England. My husband and I emigrated to South Africa in 1970. We now live in Florida, USA. I have a son and a daughter and five gorgeous grandchildren currently aged between 6 and 21 years. I'm so happy that you've taken the time to visit my blog, and would love for you to join me on my travels. Sylvia.
    anotherday2paradise on said:

    Perfect post for the challenge, Nicole. Roll on the day when all children have this precious gift.

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  20. Leya – Sweden – Love my family, photography, art, literature, architecture, flowers, trees and dogs, but most of all Nature itself. I also keep on travelling...
    Leya on said:

    Who is more worthy of this prize than her? Lovely post and tribute to an amazing young woman!

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  21. Malala is an inspiration to us all. Great post Nicole! 🙂

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Yes she is amazing!

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  22. Awesome post and photos! It truly is amazing some of the small things like education that we take advantage of. It’s awesome to see the people who dedicate their lives exposing the hardships that young women around the world must go through simply to become successful members of society! Your work is truly awesome!

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thank you so much!

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  23. Kat at travelgardeneat – Life sometimes gets so busy, we forget to stop and smell the roses. Travel.Garden.Eat is a reminder to slow down and enjoy the things that make good memories and replenish the soul!
    Kat at travelgardeneat on said:

    The Nobel Prize this year was truly inspirational! Malala is amazing.

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  25. Coolasas – Philippines – I teach for a living. I teach in classrooms without walls. I take pleasure in my work and, I get to travel for both. I enjoy nature, the sunrise, the sunset and the full moon. I write because I can.
    D on said:

    Very well said. I share in your passion to see a world where all children are going to school.
    We can all make a difference.

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    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thanks! Yes we all can make a difference!

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