Schooling models haven’t been adapted for decades, and The Malala Fund is shining the spotlight on key educational issues that need fixing and innovations that show promise.
Since starting in October 2013, the organization that rose as a response to the tragic shooting of then 14-year old Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai, is finding its stride.
Shiza Shahid, co-founder and CEO of The Malala Fund, spoke with Devex at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s International Women’s Day Forum last week and shared her thoughts on progress and priorities moving forward.
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Adva Saldinger@AdvaSal
Adva Saldinger is a Senior Reporter at Devex where she covers development finance, as well as U.S. foreign aid policy. Adva explores the role the private sector and private capital play in development and authors the weekly Devex Invested newsletter bringing the latest news on the role of business and finance in addressing global challenges. A journalist with more than 10 years of experience, she has worked at several newspapers in the U.S. and lived in both Ghana and South Africa.