Malala Yousafzai fund in global drive for girls' education

THE Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban has spoken of being given a "second life", and of setting up a fund to help "every girl, every child, to be educated".

Malala Yousafzai, 15, who was attacked in Pakistan by Taliban gunmen after campaigning for girls' rights, underwent surgery on her skull and ear at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham at the weekend.

In a video recorded before her latest operation, she said: "Today you can see that I'm alive. I can speak, I can see you, I can see everyone and . . . I'm getting better, day by day.

"It's because of the prayers of people. God has given me this new life. This is a second life, a new life. I want to serve the people. I want every girl, every child to be educated and for that reason we have organised (the) Malala Fund."

The fund supports her campaign for children's right to education around the world. Malala is likely to secure permanent residence in Britain after her father was granted a job at the Pakistani consulate here.

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