Apple becomes Laureate partner for the Malala Fund

Apple has become the first Laureate partner for the Malala Fund. The Fund is led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, and works to help girls get an education. No financial details were disclosed but with the partnership, the Malala Fund expects to double the number of grants awarded by its Gulmakai Network and extend funding programs to India and Latin America. The initial goal is to extend secondary education opportunities to more than 100,000 girls. 

Apple will help the fund scale its organization by assisting with technology, curriculum and research into policy changes needed to help girls everywhere attend school and complete their education. Apple CEO Tim Cook will also join the Malala Fund leadership council.

The fund’s Gulmakai Network currently supports programmes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Turkey and Nigeria. The organisation estimates that over 130 million girls are out of school.