Poverty is a big issue in my country. Many girls leave schoo... - Malala Yousafzai

"Poverty is a big issue in my country. Many girls leave school not because they don't want to, but because their family cannot afford it."

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Education Activist, Nobel Laureate Pakistani Born 1997 (age 29)

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