Last year, Malala Yousafzai headed to Oslo, Norway, to accept the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting the right of children worldwide to an education. She's inspired millions of people to speak out, and as the youngest Nobel laureate in history, she wasn't even 18 years old.
During the past year, Malala has continued to travel the world, challenging the world's leaders and education ministers to do more, do it faster, and do it better. This week, Malala returned to Oslo, because the city was hosting an event called the Oslo Summit, which brought together national leaders, the head of the United Nations, and a range of experts and guests. The topic on the agenda was global education, and Malala's speech to the Summit was fantastic. Watch it above!
Here are some highlights from the speech, to whet your appetite:
The MDGs included the right of a child to primary education only. They remained silent about a child's right to a secondary education, the education they need to succeed in the modern world.
The dream was small, so they achieved small."
We must take action this year in 2015, we must finance our future now. The issue is not that there is not enough money. The issue is the lack of commitment of our world leaders to invest in education."
Books are a better investment in our future than bullets. Books, not bullets, will pave the path towards peace and prosperity."
Very important ideas from a very important young woman. Here on Global Citizen, we'll be covering next week's funding conference in Ethiopia, so check in to get news and updates as they happen.