WHO WE ARE
MISSION
FEARless aims to support female equality, particularly in the field of education, and offer the chance for all to experience the joy and opportunity that is learning.
OUR INSPIRATION
FEARless is inspired by Malala Yousafzai's incredible story.
Malala Yousafzai is a 17-year-old Pakistani girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban. Growing up in Mingora, the Swat distict of Pakistan, she faced female inequality issues with a fiery determination to propagate education to all children, despite gender or class. Because of the Taliban's resolution to prevent girls from going to school, Malala paid the ultimate price and was almost killed when she was shot at point-blank range. Today, after excruciating rehabilitation, Malala continues on her crusade to universalize education and provide inspiration to girls and boys across the world. In October 2014, she became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize at age seventeen.
Read more about Malala's global education campaigns on the Malala Fund website and join us in celebrating Malala Day annually on July 14!
Video courtesy of The New York Times
EDUCATION & LITERACY FACTS
Around the world there are 57 million children not in primary school, 32 million of them girls.
In Pakistan alone, 5.1 million children do not go to primary school and there are almost 50 million illiterate adults, 2/3 of whom are women.
Girls' schools are vandalized and destroyed while teachers are killed for trying to spread education to girls.
THE FEARLESS VISION
FEARless was founded on the belief that education enables women and girls to free themselves from the cycle of poverty - and ultimately, to develop their countries.
FEARless believes that education is not a political, cultural, or religious issue; it is a basic human right that all should have access to.
Our vision is a world where all people have access to education. We would like students to found FEARless chapters at their university communities in order to raise awareness and funds for education in multiple countries and continents.
Image courtesy of the New York Times