Dare to Learn: The Power of an Educated Girl by Malala Fund

HarperCollins

is proud to announce the upcoming release of

Dare to Learn

The Power of an Educated Girl

25 Inspiring stories by young women on their fight to go to school

by Malala Fund

Releasing on 18 June, 2022

More often than not, a girl’s education is under threat anywhere in the world. The specifics may vary – from simply the clothes she chooses to wear, or the absence of religious freedom, to the dominance of militant groups – but the story of Malala Yousafzai plays out in a different context in the life of any girl asserting her right to receive an education in the face of great odds.

“The barriers keeping millions of young women from learning vary between communities and countries, but one thing is always true: girls know that education is their best hope for a brighter future,” says Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Co-Founder of Malala Fund. “I hope young women see themselves — their strength and ambition— reflected in the pages of this book and that it reminds readers of what girls and young women can accomplish when we are given the tools to learn and lead.”

 

“We are delighted to partner with the Malala Fund to publish this important book that has twenty-five remarkable stories of the transformative effect of education on young women’s lives. These also serve as a reminder of the fact that for countless girls, learning is not a given but a privilege they must fight for, at times at great personal cost (as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai’s own story illustrates). We hope that the young women in this book will inspire many more around the world to stand up and fight for their right to learn,” says Swati Chopra, Executive Editor, HarperCollins India.

 

Dare to Learn documents the journeys of 25 exceptionally brave young girls who fought oppression and defied regressive social norms to go to school. This includes stories such as that of Vandana from India, who studied day and night to excel in her studies to prove to her parents that she was a police inspector in the making and not a child bride; Nibras, a Yazidi refugee who stood up against the ISIS to go to school after her family was forced to flee; or fifteen-year-old Aisha from Nigeria, who was separated from her family by the Boko Haram but held on to her dream of becoming a nurse one day.

Replete with stories of hope, courage and revolution, and with an Introduction by Malala, these are exceptional profiles of some extraordinary girls who dared to change their world – by standing up for their right to learn.

 

Author Bio

Malala Fund is working for a world where every girl can learn and lead. Co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, Malala Fund advocates for resources and policy changes needed to give all girls a secondary education, invests in local education advocates and amplifies the voices of girls fighting for change.      To help more girls tell their stories like Malala once did, Malala Fund launched Assembly, a      digital publication and newsletter. Assembly is a platform for young women      to talk about their lives, the issues they care about and find inspiration in their fight for education and equality. Dare to Learn features 25 Assembly contributors.          To hear      more from girls around the world, visit assembly.malala.org

 

Print price: Rs 299 | Page Extent: 204 pp (inserts with colour photographs)

 

For more information, please contact Aman Arora at aman.arora@harpercollins.co.in