Pakistan’s Malala makes a speech to the UN.

Pakistan’s Malala takes education plea to UN – YouTube.

Malala Yousafzay is a Pakistanese girl. This winter, she was shot in the head by Talibans in her country because she wanted girls to be educated.

She was sent to England to be operated on and she was saved. She was given British nationality for her and her family.

Last week, on her 16th birthday, she went into the UN (= ONU in French) building to give a speech about education.

She said : “one child, one teacher, one book, and one pen, can change the world.” and “Education is the only solution”.

She said she forgives the person who tried to kill her. She also said she wants education for the children of the terrorists as well as for all children.

This is a short extract. If you want to listen to the full speech you can go here :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5X70VyjU0g

 

Mandela day 2013: you can make a difference too!

mandela-day-2013Every year, on July 18th (Nelson Mandela’s birthday), people are asked to give 67 minutes of their lives to help others.

This is to remember that Mandela gave 67 years of his life fighting racism and being a prisonner.

What can you do to help? Maybe you can help your parents, share with your brothers and sisters, join a club, bring some food to the Restau du Coeur, visit an old person… There are many ways to help others!

If it’s too late today… you can do it tomorrow or any other day!