Malala Fund’s CEO Suzanne Ehlers on why it’s important we all fight for girls’ rights to access 12 years of free, safe quality education and changing social norms around the world

Nov 12, 2020

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Joining me on the show is the CEO of Malala Fund, Suzanne Ehlers.

For our 80th episode, I wanted to do something a little different to our usual founder stories. But let’s rewind a year. Female Startup Club was born so we could empower women to launch startups and solve global problems, primarily through ecommerce. On May 27th when we launched our very first program for women we also knew we wanted to give back to someone who aligned with our message and in our mission, and for me that meant the Malala Fund. We donate a portion of our sales to Malala Fund, to help the fight for girls rights to have access to 12 years of free, safe, quality education.

So for me, this is a really special episode. Suzanne and I are talking about what it means to have every single girl in the world having access to education. What it means for society, what it means for the economy - and what it means for girls.

Thanks for being part of the Female Startup Club episode! If you know someone who would benefit from hearing this episode please do pass it along so they can have a listen.

LINKS WE MENTION:

Malala’s Instagram

Malala Fund’s Instagram

Suzanne’s Instagram

FSC’s Instagram

Innovations:

Orenda Project by Haroon Yasin, developer of Taleemabad app

Pashtana Durrani in Kandahar, organization with digital e-learning labs powered by solar tools

Kiki James, Radio Programming in Nigeria

Publications:

https://assembly.malal

Digital publications of newsletters created by girls