Yes, Malala is coming to Brazil! The young Pakistani comes to São Paulo at the invitation of Itaú Unibanco to participate in a closed event for guests. The theme discussed is the role of education in the development of women and children in the country.
The discussion will take place on the 9th of July and will also be attended by representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and students from public schools. Everything will be broadcast live on the financial institution's social media.
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Malala is one of the youngest activists for women's right to access education. Her humanitarian work means that the 19-year-old girl travels to regions of the world where this right is threatened.
Her actions made her the youngest recipient of the Nobel Prize. Malala received the award in 2014, when she was just 17 years old, sharing it with Indian Kailash Satyarthi.
Malala became known worldwide after being the victim of a shooting attack by the Taliban when she was 15 years old. It all happened on October 9, 2012 when the girl was returning from school in Swat, her hometown in Pakistan.
Even at a young age, Malala fought for the right to education for girls in an ultra-conservative region. That's why she ended up being shot in the head on the school bus. The attack shocked the country, even amid the repression promoted by the extremist group.
The violence did not stop the young woman who, despite the seriousness of her injuries, survived the attack. She remembers that when she didn't come home after a normal school day, her mother thought the girl would never see her room again.
After recovering, Malala and her family were evacuated from the country and taken to the UK. Malala finished high school and entered the University of Oxford to study politics, economics and philosophy.
The Pakistani returned to Swat in March of this year, even if for a few hours. Surrounded by tight security, Malala and her family toured the valley and she was seen photographing the region as she flew over it aboard a military helicopter.
The Nobel Prize was not the only one received by Malala, until today. The young woman who travels the world spreading the basic right of women to education, made history when she was granted honorary Canadian citizenship by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The honor, until today, has only been granted to personalities such as Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama. The historic feat for someone so young also featured a speech to Canadian senators and members of Parliament in a joint session.
In 2013, she received the Children's Peace Prize, Anna Politkovskaya, Sakharov Prize for Human Rights from the European Parliament. Four years later, Malala was awarded the Medal of Freedom from the National Constitutional Center in the United States.
