First Family meets Malala Yousafzai

[Luddly Neddite]

"On every continent, there are girls who will go on to change the world in ways we can only imagine, if only we allow them the freedom to dream.” — President Obama

On my fb page with no link.

We have much to be proud of in our president and his family.

Surely, even the haters can be glad for this brave girl and for our president.

 

[Mr. H.]

Surely, even the haters can be glad for this brave girl and for our president.

Well you're half right, you half wit.

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - you go gurl!...

Malala Nominated for 'Children's Nobel'
February 05, 2014 ~ Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban, has been nominated for the World Children's Prize for championing education rights for girls.

The 16-year-old, who now lives in Britain following extensive medical treatment, was shot by a Taliban gunman in 2012 over her outspoken views on education in her hometown, Swat in Khyber Pashtunkhwa region.

Malala's father, Zia Uddin Yousafzai, said in an interview with the VOA Urdu service that "we need to invest our energies and resources in educating our new generation. An educated youth can give us a better tomorrow so that we get rid of extremism and terrorism and live peaceful life on our homeland."

Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai.

The World Children's Prize - also known as the "Children's Nobel Prize" - was founded in 2000 and aims to raise awareness of children's rights in 60,000 schools in 110 countries through educational programs which include studying champions of human rights and voting for the prize winners.

The two other nominees for this year's award are John Wood, founder of the U.S.-based education charity Room to Read, and Indira Ramanagar, who helps the children of prisoners in Nepal. The prize will be awarded in Stockholm in October.

Malala Nominated for 'Children's Nobel'

 

[Stephanie]

So, If this had been done when Bush was President and Laura and the twins met the young lady, you think luddy would be creaming his jeans then?

What the hell does it take to frikken MEET someone? good grief cult members are weird and shouldn't ever drink Kool-Aid offered to them

just think, Jim Jones

 

[dannyboys]

At least Malala won't have to be careful of being caught alone in the Oval office with Obama.

 

[waltky]

Granny says she'd make a fine teacher...

Malala Promotes Universal Education at UN
August 18, 2014 — Global education advocate Malala Yousafzai joined the U.N. secretary-general Monday to mark the 500 Days countdown until the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals. The teen activist has inspired other young people with her commitment to making education available to children everywhere.

Five-hundred young people gathered at the U.N. Monday to encourage political leaders to keep up the momentum as the clock counts down to the deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals of eradicating extreme poverty, hunger and other obstacles to development and healthy lives. Their focus was the second of the eight goals - achieving universal primary education. And their motivational speaker was Malala Yousafzai, the courageous young Pakistani girl who survived a Taliban assassination attempt for wanting to go to school.

Malala said her dream is still to see every child go to school and she encouraged other young people to get involved in making it happen. “We should believe in the power of our voice and we should believe that yes, it can really bring a change,” she said.

Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai poses for pictures during a photo opportunity at the United Nations in New York

The young advocate has had a busy year. She has visited Syrian refugees in Jordan and met the parents of school girls abducted in Nigeria, all while promoting her Malala Fund which empowers girls through education. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Malala on Monday, saying she is a “daughter of the U.N.’ He encouraged other young people to follow her example and raise their voices too. “One may think, I’m just a young girl or a young boy, I don’t have any power, but each and every one of you can make a difference,” he said.

Ban said that the world is experiencing so many “fires burning” at once, and the U.N. is working to extinguish them. He said there is a “flame of hope” as well, which are the Millennium Development Goals. While all eight will likely not reach their targets in time for the 2015 deadline, the U.N. is looking beyond that timeframe to carry on a post-2015 sustainable development agenda.

Malala Promotes Universal Education at UN

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Wow this is great, America burns while Obama is busy with something that the vast majority of Americans could care fucking less about !!!

Good job comrade leader !

 

[guno]

So, If this had been done when Bush was President and Laura and the twins met the young lady, you think luddy would be creaming his jeans then?

What the hell does it take to frikken MEET someone? good grief cult members are weird and shouldn't ever drink Kool-Aid offered to them

just think, Jim Jones

Maybe it's time to rotate the tires on your "house"