Thursday, 30 October 2014

Malala donates $50,000 to reconstruction of schools in Gaza

Nobel Prize winner and Pakistani education campaigner, Malala
Yousafzai, has donated $50,000 towards the reconstruction of schools
in war-torn Gaza in Palestine.Many public buildings and schools in the
Gaza Strip were destroyed by Israeli war planes and tanks during
Gaza's recent conflict with Israel.

Malala made the donation yesterday Wednesday October 29th after
receiving the World Children's Prize for the rights of the child in
Marienfred, Sweden.
Speaking at the event, Malala said the money will be channeled
through the United Nations relief agency UNRWA to help rebuild 65
schools in the Palestinian territory.

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