Malala Yousafzai unveils $230,000 for Pakistan’s flood-hit children

ISLAMABAD: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has announced a $230,000 grant to help children affected by the recent floods in Pakistan.

The fund will be used to restore education by providing essential resources such as books, uniforms and school supplies.

Malala revealed in a video message that $200,000 will be given to the Idara-e-Taaleem-o-Agahi in the form of a grant. She also announced a $30,000 grant to the Mountain Institute for Education and Development (MIED).

The aim of both grants is to ensure that flood-affected children can return to classrooms with the equipment and resources they need.

Malala stressed that the fund will cover books, uniforms and other essential needs for children who have lost access to education due to natural disasters.

She noted that schools across the country were destroyed in the floods, leaving thousands of children without proper learning facilities.

Expressing her sympathy, Malala expressed her heartfelt condolences to the entire Pakistani nation in this hour of difficulty. She said that despite such devastation, education should be prioritized to ensure that children are not left behind.