Malala Fund announces Abubakar Askira as a Gulmakai Network Champion
Malala Fund is proud to welcome Abubakar Askira into the 2018 class of Gulmakai Network Champions. The Gulmakai Network is Malala Fund’s initiative to support local education activists who work in countries where girls face the greatest barriers to education.
Abubakar is director of programs and administration at Hallmark Leadership Initiative. He teaches at Yerwa Government Girls’ Secondary School in Maiduguri. He trains community coalition groups to identify the challenges girls face when going to school. After their training, the coalition groups meet with the families of out-of-school girls to discuss the benefits of girls’ education and help them to re-enrol their daughters.
“Malala Fund believes that local educators and activists are the key to giving all girls the education they need and deserve,” said Farah Mohamed, Malala Fund CEO. “With their ambition, courage and dedication, our Gulmakai Champions are working to build a world where every girl can go to school and choose her own future. We are proud to invest in their leadership and advocacy.”
Threats to girls’ education — like poverty, war and gender discrimination — differ between countries and communities. Malala Fund believes local education activists are best placed to understand the challenges in their communities and deliver solutions. But these women and men often lack the funding and support necessary to increase their impact.
Malala Fund aims to close this gap by connecting our Gulmakai Network Champions with each other and to the tools, training and partners they need to spark social and systemic change. Our Champions work across Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nigeria, India and countries hosting Syrian refugees, like Turkey and Lebanon.
For more information on the Gulmakai Network, please visit malala.org/gulmakai
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