Malala Donates $50,000 to Rebuild Schools in Gaza

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http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/26710-malala-donates-50000-to-rebuild-schools-in-gaza

Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban for championing girls' right to education, is donating $50,000 to help rebuild schools in Gaza.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala, 17, is using cash she was given for winning the World Children's Prize to rebuild U.N. schools destroyed by fighting between Israel and Palestine.

Malala, who was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen on a school bus two years ago, praised the U.N. agency for 'performing heroic work to serve children in Gaza, in very difficult circumstances.'

She added: 'The needs are overwhelming – more than half of Gaza’s population is under 18 years of age. They want and deserve quality education, hope and real opportunities to build a future.

'This funding will help rebuild the 83 schools damaged during the recent conflict. Innocent Palestinian children have suffered terribly and for too long.

'We must all work to ensure Palestinian boys and girls, and all children everywhere, receive a quality education in a safe environment.

'Because without education, there will never be peace. Let us stand together for peace and education because together we are more powerful.'

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1. Malala's a pretty awesome person...

I admired her before, but the admiration just went up another couple of notches after reading that...