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Day 1763: Happy 18th Birthday Malala

“It seemed to me that everyone knows they will die one day. My feeling was nobody can stop death; it doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib or cancer. So I should do whatever I want to do.” ― Malala Yousafzai, I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

It’s 12 : 49 PM on day 1763 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Zachariah 13, publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, learn one new thing –Salient [sa·li·ent] adj. 1. Strikingly conspicuous; prominent. “A salient argument.”– and promote my Educate Generations campaign – $3 301 raised so far and I’m working on a new way that people can support this campaign so things are looking great 🙂 .

As you may or may not know today is Malala Yousafzai’s 18^th birthday I’ve never met her but through her book, I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, and her interviews she taught me more about courage than anybody else on the planet there’s this moment in the book where she says (I’m paraphrasing) I had two choices I could either speak up and die or stay silent and die so I chose to speak up how many of us would speak up about something knowing it could cost us our lives I don’t know if I would but Malala did and that’s why me and others think she is the bravest girl in the world. Happy birthday Malala the world is truly blessed to have you.

Day 1749: 18 For 18 in Honour of Malala’s Upcoming Birthday

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“I don’t want to be thought of as the “girl who was shot by the Taliban” but the “girl who fought for education.” This is the cause to which I want to devote my life.” ― Malala Yousafzai, I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

It’s 12 : 01 PM on day 1749 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Haggai 1, publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, learn one new thing – Only male humpbacks produce the species’ distinctive song, the most complex in the animal kingdom. Some scientists believe the song is meant to attract females, but others believe it may be an “acoustic display,” serving the same purpose as horns or antlers. – and promote my Educate Generations campaign– Simon Magid and Wayne Mansfield donated $36 and $18 respectively yesterday (thanks so much Simon and Wayne) which brings my total raised to $3 199 .

As you may or may not know Malala Yousafzai turns 18 on July 12 I’m hoping to get 18 people to donate $18 to my campaign benefiting the Malala Fund in honour of Malala’s upcoming birthday (Simon donated $36 and Wayne donated $18 so we only need 15 more people to donate $18 each to reach the 18 For 18 goal). Please contribute if you can your ongoing support is very much appreciated as always https://www.classy.org/fundraise?fcid=355198 .

Day 1550: 9 Amazing quotes by Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai at the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony

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“It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not.” – Alfred Nobel

It’s 12 : 14 PM on day 1550 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, read Isaiah 35, publish my Disability of the Day feature, promote my Educate Generations campaign– on $1 090 – brush my teeth, feed myself a peanut butter sandwich and a banana for breakfast and continue promoting my campaign – still on $1090 but things could be worse I could still be on $0 and besides I’m praying about it I know God is busy I’m willing to wait because I know he’ll answer my prayers eventually probably through someone I would least expect 🙂

Yesterday afternoon I watched the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony and I wrote down some noteworthy quotes by Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai.Take a look:

9 Amazing quotes by Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai at the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony

“I refuse to accept … just one week of global spending on armies is enough to bring all of our children into classrooms.” – Kailash Satyarthi

“Hope can only be restored through education.” – Kailash Satyarthi

“Let us globalize compassion! A march from exploitation to education… Let us march.” – Kailash Satyarthi

“This award is not just for me. It is for those forgotten children who want education.” – Malala Yousafzai

“As far as I know, I am just a committed and stubborn person who wants to see every child getting quality education” – Malala Yousafzai

“I share my story not because it is unique, but because it is not. It is the story of many girls.” – Malala Yousafzai

“Though I appear as one girl, one person, who is 5 foot 2 inches tall, if you include my high heels. I am not a lone voice, I am many.” – Malala Yousafzai

“I am those 66 million girls denied an education.” – Malala Yousafzai

“Why is it that giving guns is so easy, but giving books is so hard?”- Malala Yousafzai

Day 1549: Malala Yousafzai Accepts the Nobel Peace Prize Today

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“In some parts of the world, students are going to school every day. It’s their normal life. But in other part of the world, we are starving for education… it’s like a precious gift. It’s like a diamond.” – Malala Yousafzai

It’s 12 : 18 PM on day 1549 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Isaiah 34, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself egg with bread for breakfast and promote my Educate Generations campaign–still on $1 090 but I continue to pray and work on so I know I will reach goal eventually meanwhile I’ll focus on raising awareness about the importance of girls’ education 🙂

Today Malala Yousafzai will take the stage in Norway with child advocate Kailash Satyarthi to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. Watch the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6VQpB4kGtQ today at 12:50pm – 2:40pm in UTC+01.

Day 1286: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

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“On my sixteenth birthday I was in New York to speak at the United Nations. Standing up to address an audience inside the vast hall where so many world leaders have spoken before was daunting, but I knew what I wanted to say. ‘This is your chance Malala,’ I said to myself. Only 400 people were sitting around me, but when I looked out, I imagined millions more. I did not write the speech only with the UN delegates in mind; I wrote it for every person around the world who could make a difference. I wanted to reach all people living in poverty, those children forced to work and those who suffer from terrorism or lack of education. Deep in my heart I hoped to reach every child who could take courage from my words and stand up for his or her rights.” ― Malala Yousafzai, I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

It’s 12 : 05 PM on day 1286 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, read Job 20, publish my Disability of the Day feature, promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign – no donation so far – feed myself egg with bread for breakfast and continue promoting my campaign – still no luck .

Yesterday afternoon I finished reading I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb the book recounts the events leading up to Malala Yousafzai’s shooting and from the book you get a sense of what kind of person Malala is and what her life was like in Pakistan I really love this book it proves that anybody can change the world.